| Period | Organisation | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-2013 | IISc Bengaluru | Chairman, CAOS |
| 2003- | IISc Bangalore | Professor |
| 1997-2003 | IISc Bangalore | Associate Professor |
| 1991-97 | IISc Bangalore | Assistant Professor |
| 1989-91 | IISc Bangalore | Scientific Officer |
| 1984-89 | IISc Bangalore | Scientific Assistant |
| 1997-98 | Florida State University, USA | Visiting Scientist |
G S Bhat obtained his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay and Ph.D. from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc.
He has carried out laboratory experiments, field experiments over land and ocean, theoretical studies and data analysis.
He was the Principal Investigator for the atmospheric component in the three Indian national observational monsoon experiment under the Indian Climate Research Programme (ICRP) viz. the Bay of Bengal Monsoon Experiment (BOBMEX) carried out during July-August 1999, the Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX, 2002-05), carried out over the west coast of India and Arabian Sea during 2002-2003, and the ongoing Continental Tropical Convergence Zone (CTCZ) experiment (2009-2015).
He played a crucial role in planning and execution of BOBMEX, ARMEX and CTCZ.
He is the Indian Principal Investigator for the project titled “Interaction of Convective Organization and Monsoon Precipitation, Atmosphere, Surface and Sea (INCOMPASS)” under the MoES (India)-NERC (UK) collaborative research programme on the Variability in the South Asian Monsoon.