[ES_JOBS_NET] Associate Scientist I, Earth Observing Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder CO

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

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Associate Scientist I 

  


Term: This is a 1-year term position, with possibility of extension.

 

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

 

Work Authorization:

.    U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or other protected status under
8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) is required for this position.

.    UCAR/NCAR will not sponsor a work visa (e.g., J-1, H1-B, etc.) for this
position.

 

About the Organization:

Located in Boulder, Colorado, the National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) is one of the world's premier scientific institutions, with an
internationally recognized staff and research program dedicated to advancing
knowledge, providing community-based resources, and building human capacity
in the atmospheric and related sciences.

 

Formed in 2005, the Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) is one of the seven
laboratories of NCAR, the National Science Foundation's Federally Funded
Research and Development Center. As the successor of NCAR's Atmospheric
Technology Division (ATD), the mission of EOL is to provide leadership in
observing facilities, field project support as well as research and data
services needed to advance the scientific understanding of the Earth system.

 

EOL manages the majority of NSF's Lower Atmosphere Observing Facilities
(LAOF) and deploys them in support of observational field campaigns, ranging
from single investigator projects to large complex campaigns that involve
multiple investigators, agencies, and platforms, nationally and
internationally. EOL deploys its systems for research by scientists from
universities, NCAR, and government agencies, as well as for education. An
integral part of EOL's mission is to develop the next generation of LAOF and
to provide management and archiving of data from past supported campaigns.
In order to ensure progress in the atmospheric sciences, EOL supports a wide
range of research areas within the Earth system science, ranging from
microscale to mesoscale to climate process studies, and employs LAOF
platforms and systems that reach from the surface of the Earth to the lower
stratosphere and beyond.

 

The  <https://www.eol.ucar.edu/node/18> Data Management & Services (DMS)
facility of NCAR's Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) provides data management
services to a broad range of atmospheric science research programs. As an
active partner in NSF funded initiatives for the archiving and dissemination
of field project data, DMS has developed software tools to collect and track
data throughout the archival workflow. 

 

Please visit EOL's website and our " <https://www.eol.ucar.edu/node/103>
Join our team" page for information on working in EOL.

 

Job Overview:

DMS provides support to field campaigns, through the development of product
ingest scripts, administration of EOL Field Catalog tools and products,
monitoring of data flow and provision of user support in both remote as well
as on-site modes.  Supports the management of operational data ingest,
development of new product generation scripts and data archival for field
campaigns. Participates in field projects and travels to field site
locations for up to 3 weeks at a time, several times per year. As a member
of the DMS team also supports metadata documentation of field project
datasets and contributes to planning for improved data services both through
the Field Catalog and the Data Archive system.

 

Responsibilities:

.    Contributes to the support of field campaigns through administration
and customization of field catalog interface, products and report forms.

.    Applies scientific knowledge and experience with real-time data sources
along with input from the Principal Investigator(s) (PI) to determine the
needs of a particular field campaign and develop scripts to ingest and
provide the relevant products through the Field Catalog.

.    Provides on-site support for field campaign participants, monitoring
field catalog operations and usage and provides assistance to users on-site
and remote.

.    Documents problems and solutions related to EOL's data services.
Participates in project debriefs and offers suggestions for improvements.

.    With support from other DMS staff, administers Data Ingest tools and
processes in DMS, including local data manager (LDM), in-house product
generation scripts and external ftp processes by users. Supports the upload
of specific EOL experimental products through LDM to other data centers.

.    Administers data archival of operational datasets to High Performance
Storage System (HPSS) and troubleshoots problems that occur with these
processes to ensure capture of important data. Documents data workflows,
processes, scripts, configurations and user instructions. 

.    Works with the data management team to improve metadata for project
datasets, including assignment of Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
keywords and ensures EOL metadata accuracy for project archives.

.    Helps EOL/DMS plan for evolving data needs and contributes a scientific
perspective to data services development plans.

.    Continue to develop and improve scripting and software skills including
improving familiarity with LDM, McIDAS, Python, CSPP Geo, etc. to meet the
evolving needs of field project participants.

 

Qualifications:

.    B.S. degree in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology or related Physical
Sciences; or equivalent combination of education and work experience in a
scientific research environment.

o     Students graduating in the Spring 2018 semester are encouraged to
apply.

.    Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, up
to 3 weeks at a time, up to 60 days per year.

.    Demonstrated skill with scripting languages, such as Perl or Python.

.    Demonstrated skill with LINUX/UNIX-based operating systems.

.    Ability to work effectively with HTML or HAML and CSS.

.    Working knowledge of common meteorological datasets such as satellite,
radar, surface meteorology, upper-air sounding and model forecasts.

.    Strong skills in working effectively and collaboratively in a team and
with a variety of people.

.    Able to comprehensively understand scientific needs for data both in
the field and from the data archive.  

.    Ability to work on multiple projects at once while paying close
attention to detail in all tasks.

.    Good oral and written communication skills.

.    Ability to convey complex technical information to a variety of
audiences, technical and non-technical.

 

 

 

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