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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, (CW3E; <a href="http://cw3e.ucsd.edu/" target="_blank">cw3e.ucsd.edu</a>) is a research and applications center established in 2013 at Scripps Institution of Oceanography by its Director, Dr. F. Martin Ralph. CW3E focuses on the physical understanding, observations, weather predictions, seasonal outlooks and climate projections of extreme weather and water events to support effective policies and practices to improve resilience in the Western U.S. CW3E is hiring a <span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>West</span>-<span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>WRF</span> (a regional version of the Weather Research Forecast Model) Manager. The responsibilities of the individual will include pr<span style='color:#2D2D2D'>oviding leadership to and coordinating the efforts of a diverse group of internal CW3E and external <span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>West</span>-<span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>WRF</span> researchers engaged in activities which utilize or extend <span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>West</span>-<span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>WRF</span> modeling concepts and techniques. Required skills for the </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'>candidate</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'> include experience with high </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'>performance</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'> computing, model </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'>verification</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'> and evaluation, in-depth experience with WRF, and knowledge of physical processes important to weather forecasting. The individual will provide guidance of the development of <span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>West</span>-<span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>WRF</span>, track of <span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>West</span>-<span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>WRF</span> efforts and performance, collect data from disparate sources and efforts and provide comprehensive analysis of data and results. The candidate will be able to work as part of an innovative Center that supports federal, state and local agency funded projects to improve forecasts of atmospheric rivers and extreme precipitation events through the continued development of <span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>West</span>-<span class=gmail-m-1739585862319691602gmail-m-8176659994760965408il>WRF</span>. </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'>For a complete posting please use the link below. Note that the deadline has been extended until </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>November 10, 2017</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2D2D'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=new&jobnum_in=89870" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=new&jobnum_in=89870</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>For questions, please email Julie Kalansky, <a href="mailto:jkalansky@ucsd.edu" target="_blank">jkalansky@ucsd.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>