[Oppslist] Support Scientist

[Michelle Flores]

<>Support Scientist
Req id: 55453
Company: SAIC(Scientific Applications International Corp.)
Location: Environmental Modeling Center at the NCEP. 

Job Description: Candidate will support the Environmental Modeling 
Center (EMC) of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction 
(NCEP). Candidate will be responsible for developing and upgrading model 
physics in the Hurricane WRF (HWRF) model, carrying out model 
diagnostics, improving model numerics, and optimizing the HWRF code. 
Application of upgrades and diagnostics are needed to improve hurricane 
track, intensity, structure forecasts in addition to improving forecasts 
of other tropical planetary motions. Duties may also include modeling of 
larger scale tropical systems and features.

Education: Position requires an M.S. or Ph.D.in Meteorology/Atmospheric 
Science.

Required Skills: Candidate must have to ability to develop and write 
programs and scripts using FORTRAN 90 and UNIX. Candidate should have 
extensive hands on hurricane/tropical modeling/NWP experience including 
a very strong background in understanding physical processes in the 
tropics for both large and small scale motions.

Desired Skills: Experience with graphics packages (NCAR, GEMPAK, and 
Grads), web site design and construction, and MPI are a plus. Experience 
with the design and implementation of operational software is strongly 
desired.

For consideration please apply at www.saic.com/career 
<http://www.saic.com/career> and click "find your job".  Enter 55453 in 
the req id box and follow instructions to apply.   

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