CV

Work experience

Autumn 2023 - Spring 2025: Weather Associate
- Citadel Commodities
- Non-compete period: Spring 2025 - Spring 2026
Autumn 2020 - Autumn 2023: Researcher / Postdoctoral Fellow
- University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute & Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
- Duties included: Analysing reanalysis, and climate model data to better understand climate variability and its role in long-term prediction (summertime blocking, Hadley cell, El Niño Southern Oscillation, Atlantic multidecadal variability, teleconnections). Additionally, I ran model experiments to better understand model biases in summertime atmospheric circulation. @Bjerknes Centre Prediction Unit @Climate Futures @BCCR Fast Track Initiative
- Advisors: Dr. Nour-Eddine Omrani, Prof. Noel S. Keenlyside
Autumn 2018 - Autumn 2020: Postdoctoral Fellow
- Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science
- Duties included: Analysing reanalysis, and idealised model output for better understanding of extratropical dynamics (storm tracks, stratosphere-troposphere interaction).
- Visiting scientist at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
- Advisors: Prof. David W.J. Thompson, Prof. Thomas Birner (LMU)
Autumn 2013- Summer 2014: Climatologist
- Slovenian Environment Agency, Sector for Climatology
- Duties included: Analysing regional climate model data (CORDEX,ENSEMBLES) for regional climate change studies of Slovenia and Southeast Europe.

Ph.D. in Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate, University of Reading, 2018
- Thesis title: “Baroclinic and Barotropic Aspects of Wave-Mean Flow Interaction”
- Supervisors: Prof. Theodore G. Shepherd, Dr. Michael Blackburn, Prof. Sir Brian J. Hoskins
M.Sc. in Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate, University of Reading, 2013
- Dissertation title: “Identifying Slow Modes of Variability Using Wave Activity Theory”
- Supervisors: Prof. John Methven, Dr. Thomas H.A. Frame
B.Sc. in Meteorology with Geophysics, University of Ljubljana, 2012

Analysing large datasets in various programming languages (Python, Matlab, R, C, NCL, CDO etc.)
Running idealised and comprehensive atmospheric models (dry-dynamical core, aquaplanet, and AMIP setups; Fortran)
Analysing regional and global climate model output.
Analysing subseasonal-to-seasonal (SubX) models

May 2023: Received “Certificate of Completion” for successfully completing the “MOOC Machine Learning in Weather and Climate” course provided by ECMWF.
Dec 2022 - Nov 2023: Received volunteer appreciation certificate 2 years in a row. Awarded by society of Slovenian community educated abroad for work as a member of Scandinavia local committee.
Jun 2022: Awarded the Quarterly Journal Prize Reviewer’s Certificate for 2021 by the Royal Meteorological Society. [news story]
Jul 2021: Received the AGU 2020 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for JGR-Atmospheres.
Jun 2020: Awarded European Meteorological Society Outreach and Communication Award for the ongoing project RESCCCUE together with Žiga Zaplotnik, Nina Črnivec and Aljoša Slameršak. [List of outreach activites before May 20th 2020.] Awards ceremony.
Nov 2015: Received ‘Preparing to Teach’ certificate (University of Reading).
Oct 2013: Awarded Sutcliffe Prize for Overall Achievement at MSc level (University of Reading).
Jun 2013: Received Met Office Forecasting Diploma (University of Reading).
Oct 2009 - Jul 2012: Awarded Dean’s Award three consecutive years for outstanding academic achievement (University of Ljubljana).

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023: Awarded Bjerknes Centre seed funding (Fast Track Initiative) for a small research project.
Sep 2018: Received a bursary (travel grant) by SPARC to attend the ‘SPARC General Assembly’ (Kyoto, Japan).
Sep 2016: Received a bursary (travel grant) by the University of Cambridge (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) to attend the ‘Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment’ Summer School (Cambridge, UK).
Oct 2014 - Sep 2018: Awarded studentship for PhD degree by The University of Reading PhD Studentship.
Oct 2012 - Oct 2013: Awarded studentship for MSc degree by The Slovenian Scholarship Fund Ad Futura.
Sep 2006 - Jul 2012: Awarded studentship for secondary school and undergraduate degree by The Municipality of Ljubljana Fund for talented students.

January 2023 - January 2024: Member of the European Geophysical Union (EGU).
November 2022 - October 2023: Organizing events at Geophysical Institute & VTIS.
June 2022: Session chair at conferences (23rd conference on Atmosphere and Ocean Fluid Dynamics and 2022 Storm tracks Workshop).
February 2022 - October 2023: Member of the board for Slovenians in Scandinavia at VTIS.
October 2021 - October 2023: Columnist for Finance Manager (Slovenian finance magazine).
October 2020 - October 2022: Member of several hiring committees at the University of Bergen.
August 2019 - present: Member of the Society of the Slovenians educated abroad (VTIS).
Summer 2018 - Autumn 2023: Reviewer for various journals & funding agencies: National Science Foundation, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, One Earth, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letters, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Climate Dynamics, and others.
Spring 2018 - present: Member of the Young Earth System Scientist Community (YESS).
Spring 2017: Member of the organising committee for the PhD visiting scientist (University of Reading).
September 2015 - June 2016: Organised Large-scale dynamics weekly group meetings (University of Reading).
August 2014 - February 2026: Member of the Slovenian Meteorological Society (SMD).

See Outreach tab.

See Publications tab.

See Presentations tab.

See Teaching tab.