<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications are invited
for a Research Scientist position in the fields of ionospheric physics and
space weather.  <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Applicants should hold a PhD in space physics or a related
field and a track record of publications in peer reviewed journals.  </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The successful candidate
will conduct research relevant to understanding the near-earth space
environment and its impacts on radio frequency (RF) systems. Experimental
and/or modeling experience is preferred. 
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Desired skills include the
ability to develop, test and deploy RF sensors operating in passive and active
modes, system prototyping to include algorithm development and real-time system
operation, and tools for analysis of the collected data requiring familiarity
with digital signal processing techniques such as optimization, filtering, and
image processing. Familiarity with machine learning/data science techniques is
also valuable.</span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The candidate will have proficiency in analysis of ground-based and
space-based ionospheric instrument measurements together with scientific
programming and visualization experience in computer languages such as MATLAB,
IDL, Python, Fortran and C/C++.  Candidates
with prior research experience modeling high-frequency (HF) propagation,
ionospheric irregularities, and scintillation are particularly encouraged to
apply.  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applicants at the Research Scientist
and/or Senior Research Scientist level will be considered.  Salary will be commensurate with experience
and responsibilities. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The selected candidate will work in a
successful research group at the Institute for Scientific Research at Boston
College in Newton, Massachusetts.  US
citizenship is preferred.  Please send a
CV together with contact information for two references to Patricia Doherty at
Boston College (</span><a href="mailto:Patricia.Doherty@bc.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Patricia.Doherty@bc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">) by April 16, 2020.<b></b></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Patricia H. Doherty</div><div dir="ltr">Director<div>Institute for Scientific Research</div><div>Boston College</div></div></div></div></div></div>