Postdoctoral Researcher for Climate and Sustainability

Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

• IBM Research invites applications for postdoctoral positions in IBM's Computational Climate and Sustainability Research team.
• We are seeking outstanding candidates who obtained their Doctoral degree within the last five (5) years.
• Applicants who are currently finalizing their doctoral dissertations for examination may apply, provided that they will submit them by 31 May 2023.
• The positions are located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• You will be hired as a regular IBM Employee.
• Duration of the contract: 24-36 months.
  
  

Required education

Doctorate Degree

Preferred Education

Doctorate Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Have completed at least a Doctoral degree (completing by May 2023) or within the last 5 years, in Physical or Atmospheric or Computer Science, or Civil or Electrical Engineering and other related fields with considerable programming experience as it relates to AI, ML modelling, data engineering, applied mathematics and statistics.
• Have demonstrable research proficiency based on the scientific method, meaning you must have the ability to define research questions, formulate hypothesis, and develop innovative solutions using cutting-edge technologies.
• Be familiar with state of art programming (Python, C++, Java etc.) and computer engineering practices as well as data science and machine learning methods, including their implementation. Experience with deep learning, transformer models, and computational mathematics will be advantageous.
• Be preferably familiar with climate and atmospheric sciences and remote sensing research and tools, techniques and methodologies.
  
  

About Business Unit

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Other Relevant Job Details

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Job Title

Postdoctoral Researcher

Job ID

17435

City / Township / Village

RIYADH

State / Province

Riyadh

Country

Saudi Arabia

Work arrangement

Onsite

Area of work

Research

Employment type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Position type

Professional

Travel required

Up to 20% or 1 day a week

Company

(1956 ) IBM Middle East and North Africa RHQ LLC

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No

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