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<p id="jobTitleDiv" class="cssDspJobTitle"> Project Scientist I<br>
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<dt id="dspJobTxtDescDiv" class="cssDspJobHead">Job Description </dt>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>PLEASE NOTE</strong>: This
is a new, full-time, two-year term position with possibility
of extension. Initial consideration will be given to
applications received prior to 4:00 p.m. (MDT) on Tuesday,
November 25, 2014. Thereafter, applications will be reviewed
on an as-needed basis.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> NCAR - Climate and Global Dynamics
Division (CGD)</p>
UCAR/NCAR will not sponsor a work visa (e.g., H1B, etc.) to fill
this position.
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>BASIC JOB FUNCTION</strong>:
This position supports the NSF/USDA EaSM-3 collaborative
project investigating how regional changes in land use over
the next several decades could alter land-atmosphere
interactions against the backdrop of a warming climate. The
position collaborates with scientists in the CGD Terrestrial
Sciences Section and George Mason University on research to
study the role of microbial processes on soil decomposition.
The position builds upon recent advances in process-based
understanding of coupling by going beyond the regions, metrics
and time periods that have recently begun to be studied, and
by more thoroughly exploring, how anthropogenic land use can
modify the physical and biospheric pathways through which
land-atmosphere interactions are initiated and maintained.
This includes the design and execution of experiments, the
scientific analysis of results, the maintenance and further
development of post-processing tools, and the publication of
papers. The position works with graduate students at George
Mason University.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>DUTIES INCLUDE</strong>:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Conducts independent and
collaborative research on the cross-interactions of land use
change and land-atmosphere interactions, including the
utilization of the latest and ongoing developments in the
Community Earth System Model (CESM) and the Community Land
Model (CLM). Works with scientific teams at NCAR and George
Mason University to accomplish research tasks.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Under general guidance, trains and
mentors graduate students and post-doctoral researchers on the
use of CESM for scientific research.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Disseminates scientific results
through presentations at scientific meetings, publishing in
refereed scientific literature, and preparing progress
reports.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Interacts with the greater CESM/CLM
and university communities, by promoting and facilitating
access and use of CESM/CLM models, diagnostics tools, and
results from the project.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE</strong>:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Education and Experience:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Ph.D. or equivalent in atmospheric science, earth system
science, environmental science, or a related field; and</li>
<li>one or more years of relevant experience in at least one
of these areas.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience in working with global climate,
land surface, and atmosphere model results.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience in writing for scientific peer
reviewed journals.</li>
<li>Experience with running Earth system models, particularly
CESM.</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Advanced knowledge of land-atmosphere interactions and
land use change.</li>
<li>Knowledge of the physical basis of land surface and
atmosphere models and their coupling.</li>
<li>Skill in the use of graphical analysis tools for large
datasets (e.g., NCL, IDL, MatLAB, R).</li>
<li>Skill in the use of UNIX operating system and its
variants.</li>
<li>Experience with high performance computing environments.</li>
<li>Ability to understand and modify code in Fortran90.</li>
<li>Strong skills in verbal and written communication of
scientific results.</li>
<li>Ability to work both independently or collaboratively as a
member of interdisciplinary scientific teams.</li>
<li>Ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple
tasks.</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is an <a
href="http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf"><strong>equal
opportunity employer</strong></a>. We evaluate qualified
applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender,
national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual
orientation, domestic partner status, disability, or veteran
status.</p>
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<dt id="dspJobTxtJobLocDiv" class="cssDspJobHead"> Job Location </dt>
<dd id="jobPositionLocationDiv" class="cssDspJobBody"> Boulder,
Colorado, United States </dd>
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