CEDAR email: Federal Research Position in Thermospheric Modeling and Prediction

[Eckermann, Stephen]

DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUND-TO-SPACE ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTION MODEL

 

Research Physicist Position with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory,
Washington DC

 

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/570352000 

 

The Space Science Division of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in
Washington, DC seeks a highly motivated individual to join a
cross-disciplinary multi-institutional research team, tasked with rapidly
developing and validating a new state-of-the-art global numerical model of
the neutral atmosphere extending from the ground to 500 km altitude, for
future high-resolution forecasting of the deep atmosphere for terrestrial
and space-weather applications. The successful candidate will join a strong
team of research scientists already in place at NRL and partner institutions
for this new project that builds upon NRL's institutional expertise in
high-altitude atmospheric model development for new and improved operational
environmental prediction capabilities for the globally deployed Navy.

 

The new atmospheric model will be based on an emerging Navy dynamical core
that solves the deep-atmosphere nonhydrostatic equations on the sphere using
spectral element (SE) methods. The candidate will work primarily with a
group at NRL DC developing new upper-atmospheric (mesospheric and
thermospheric) components of the model, including dynamics and physical
parameterizations that respond to solar and geomagnetic forcings. As model
development proceeds, the candidate will conduct high-resolution model
experiments on massively parallel high-performance computers to test and
refine new features that help the team achieve specific project goals and
milestones. In the process, the candidate may also collaborate with other
project research teams located at NRL DC and elsewhere, focusing on the
model's lower altitudes, high-altitude data assimilation capabilities, and
physical coupling to ionospheric models.

 

We seek a self-motivated candidate eager to study upper-atmospheric dynamics
and physics relevant to short-term prediction, to develop efficient
algorithms of these processes, and then to integrate them as new computer
code within the evolving infrastructure of the new model. A Ph.D. in
atmospheric science, computational fluid dynamics, physics, or a related
discipline, is therefore preferred. Ability and willingness to work in the
environment of a large, diverse and geographically distributed team, to
achieve collective team goals and deliver specific monthly, quarterly and
annual reporting milestones, are essential. Strong programming skills will
also be required in working with a complex modern highly-scalable Fortran
code using up to 1 million processors per run. Candidates with interests or
expertise in applying modern coding practices on new and emerging
supercomputing architectures are particularly encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Steve Eckermann (
<mailto:stephen.eckermann at nrl.navy.mil> stephen.eckermann at nrl.navy.mil) with
any general questions about the position. To apply, see the "How to Apply"
guidance at the web site provided at the top of the page. Applications will
be accepted until 10 July 2020 or until the position is filled.

 

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