<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">NOAA has an opening for a permanent civil servant position as Research Oceanographer in the Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry (LSA). This position is located in the NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Center for Satellite Application and Research (STAR), and Satellite Oceanography and Climatology Division (SOCD), College Park, Maryland.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Further details on the position and how to apply are available at the following sites:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(0, 105, 217);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class=""><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/490425400" class="">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/490425400</a></span><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> (Public Announcement)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(0, 105, 217);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class=""><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/490427700" class="">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/490427700</a></span><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> (Federal Employees Announcement)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The opening date is 5 February 2018, and the closing date is <b class="">26 February 2018</b>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">(</span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class="">Please note</span><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> that this is a </span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class="">separate</span><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> position from the supervisory position for the LSA branch chief announced last week.)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Responsibilities:</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Provide expertise in ocean sciences.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Develop, implement and oversees algorithms for deriving oceanic measurements from satellite observations.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Validate satellite-derived measurements against ground truth observations and other data.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Guide satellite instrument calibration.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Develop and conduct hypothesis-driven original research studies to understand the geophysical state of the ocean and impacts on climate and weather.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Publish research results in technical reports, journal articles, or requirement documents in which all may be and presented at scientific conferences and seminars.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Lead, plan, and develop analyses designed to drive improvements in altimetry products and to facilitate the development of new products,</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Interact with diverse partners, team members and users.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Facilitate and promote teamwork and collaboration.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class=""><span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Promote understanding of scientific developments, approaches and techniques.</span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Please pass this along to any other colleagues you think might be interested in this opportunity.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Best Regards,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Eric Leuliette</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">______________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Eric W. Leuliette, PhD work: 301.683.3380</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Acting Branch Chief fax: 301.683.3301</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry room: 3751</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">5830 University Research Court, E/RA3</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">College Park MD 20740-3818 <a href="mailto:Eric.Leuliette@noaa.gov" class="">Eric.Leuliette@noaa.gov</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">______________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Courier New"; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Lucida Grande";" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The contents of this message are mine personally and do not necessarily reflect any position of NOAA.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class=""></span></div></body></html>