Forwarding on this opportunity (below) as it may be of interest to OpenModders working at the interface of energy and climate science? Applications from early-to-mid- career researchers seeking to establish themselves as future leaders in their field.
I think there’s a real opportunity for cross-cutting energy-meteorology here, noting that one of AFESP’s themes is “Maximising the societal benefits of extended-range numerical weather predictions” and they list particular interest for the fellowships as including:
- Advancing analysis methods for process discovery and for tailoring forecast products to specific user requirements.
- Democratising environmental impact assessments, making data and tools more accessible and widely applicable.
Please feel free to forward on to others who may be interested!
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The University of Reading is seeking Fellowship applicants to join the Advancing the Frontiers of Earth System Prediction (AFESP) research programme.
We invite applications from early to mid-career researchers wishing to establish themselves as leaders in research, with opportunities to apply for Junior or Senior Fellowships, appropriate to career stage.
These fellowships aim to empower ambitious researchers to consolidate their independence and position themselves as future leaders in the three AFESP research Themes. Fellows will also contribute to expanding the University’s expertise and fostering deeper collaborations with AFESP’s partners.
These roles will be funded by the research programme on Advancing the Frontiers of Earth System Prediction (AFESP) – a 15-year investment by the University of Reading, in partnership with the European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts (ECMWF), the (UK) Met Office and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science. The programme aims to tackle some of the far-term (10–15 year) and difficult (high-risk, high-reward) research challenges in global Earth System prediction. By enhancing our capabilities in global data assimilation, simulation and analysis, it will deliver a new class of accurate, reliable and usable forecasts, aiming to re-define the medium-range predictability limit from two to at least four weeks, enabling a wide range of new scientific and societal applications.
To further implement our strategy, we are excited to announce the launch of the AFESP Fellowship Programme. The fellowships will align with the AFESP science plan, which has themes on Predicting the Earth System up to the sub-seasonal range, Challenges and opportunities in simulating the Earth System at the kilometre-scale and Data assimilation for the Earth system across a range of scales, while also encouraging innovative proposals that leverage AI-based approaches to environmental prediction. These approaches include exploring new methods for evaluating prediction skill, reliability, and inherent limitations.
The AFESP fellowships will have an expected duration of 3 to 5 years and it is envisioned that up to three fellows will be funded in the period 2025-2030 across junior and senior levels.
The closing date for initial expressions of interest is Friday 20 June 2025. Further details and full applicant guidance can be found at: Fellowship Opportunities 2025 - Earth System Prediction
Please feel free to share this opportunity widely with any colleagues, collaborators or networks that may be interested.