CIWRO on the College of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma is at present searching for a analysis scientist to collaborate with different scientists on the Nationwide Extreme Storms Laboratory’s (NSSL) Warning Analysis & Improvement Division on the event of scientific purposes, algorithms, and utilized analysis associated to enhancing Multi Radar/Multi Sensor (MRMS) quantitative precipitation estimates (QPEs) and different hydrological purposes utilized by operational forecasters within the warning decision-making course of for flash flood and river flooding occasions.
Date posted
Sep. 30, 2022 11:30 am
Utility deadline
Oct. 30, 2022 5:00 pm
Group
CIWRO on the College of Oklahoma
Location
Job description
It is a career-track PhD-level analysis scientist place within the Storm Scale Hydro- Meteorological Crew on the Cooperative Institute for Extreme and Excessive-Influence Climate Analysis and Operations (CIWRO) on the College of Oklahoma (OU) in collaboration with NOAA’s Storm Prediction Heart (SPC) and Nationwide Extreme Storms Laboratory (NSSL).
Overview
The Cooperative Institute for Extreme and Excessive-Influence Climate Analysis and Operations (CIWRO) on the College of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma is at present searching for a analysis scientist to collaborate with different scientists on the Nationwide Extreme Storms Laboratory’s (NSSL) Warning Analysis & Improvement Division on the event of scientific purposes, algorithms, and utilized analysis associated to enhancing Multi Radar/Multi Sensor (MRMS) quantitative precipitation estimates (QPEs) and different hydrological purposes utilized by operational forecasters within the warning decision-making course of for flash flood and river flooding occasions. MRMS is an operational software program system that incorporates plenty of algorithms used to ingest a number of sources of environmental info, analyzes the information to supply extreme climate, hydro-meteorological and transportation based mostly merchandise, lots of that are utilized by Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) forecasters in addition to the non-public sector and academia.
Job Tasks
- To steer the event of machine studying algorithms producing QPEs over the CONUS and Hawaii whereas operating in a real-time (24hrs/7 days per week)
- To guage new precipitation knowledge sources (each distant sensing and in situ based mostly) for integration into multi-sensor precipitation merchandise and develop methodologies and algorithms for integration into the multi-sensor QPE course of.
- To conduct post-analyses of QPE efficiency throughout precipitation occasions and to develop algorithm enhancements by way of the re-analyses of MRMS merchandise.
- Attend conferences {and professional} conferences to current analysis outcomes and work together with collaborators and customers; formally publish outcomes when applicable
- Evaluation technical {and professional} publications and attend seminars to remain abreast of present developments in meteorological and distant sensing science
{Qualifications}
- A D. Diploma in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Information Science or associated space ideally with expertise with meteorological purposes
- Three years of expertise in scientific programming on UNIX/Linux based mostly computer systems utilizing a excessive stage language (e.g. C, C++, Python)
- Expertise with statistical strategies and software program for meteorological knowledge evaluation and visualization (e.g. MATLAB, GIS, and so forth.)
- Skill to speak scientific analysis by means of convention displays, formal publications and technical paperwork
Wage/Advantages
- Diminished value membership at OU’s 80,000 ft. health and aquatic heart (https://www.ou.edu/far).
- Versatile work
- Beneficiant paid
- Starting wage is commensurate with diploma and Info on OU advantages will be discovered at: https://jobs.ou.edu/Uncover-OU
Work/Life Stability at CIWRO
- CIWRO helps a various, non-discriminatory workforce that respects the tradition, beliefs, and practices of all workers.
- Versatile work hours and simple space commutes allow workers to deal with private wants with out sacrificing paid go away.
- CIWRO’s structured career-track program permits for development {and professional} status whereas sustaining a wholesome work/life steadiness.
Residing in Norman, OK
- Norman is a stupendous small metropolis with a burgeoning arts motion, full of life live performance sequence, and quite a few athletic occasions.
- Norman’s value of residing may be very low (/bit.ly/livenorman), permitting CIWRO workers to stay inside a couple of 10-minute drive of the Nationwide Climate Heart.
- Large-city facilities are solely a 20-30-minute drive A number of close by lakes and nature preserves provide further recreation and leisure.
Find out how to Apply
Ship an announcement of curiosity highlighting the way you meet the place {qualifications}, your resume/CV, and an inventory of three skilled references to: ciwro-careers@ou.edu. Enter within the topic line: ATTN: MRMS Hydro-Meteorological Scientist. For extra details about this place, please contact Dr. Stephen Cocks (stephen.b.cocks-1@ou.edu).
The College of Oklahoma is an Equal Alternative/Affirmative Motion employer.
