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Job Title

Scientist - Atmospheric Winds

Location

MD US (Primary)

Category

General Laborer, Scientist

Job Type

Full-Time

Compensation Minimum (USD)

Compensation Maximum (USD)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Citizenship Status Required

U.S. Citizen

Security Clearance Required

None

Job Description

Employment Category: Full-Time/Regular
Location: NCWCP College Park, MD
Travel: Some travel may be required both locally and domestically by car or plane.
Security Clearance: None
Citizenship: U.S.
Salary: Depending on Experience

Job Description:

STC is seeking highly motivated scientists across all levels to support scientific research, application development, and product support and validation for remote sensing of upper-level atmospheric winds from a constellation of NOAA and partner instruments, to include future hyperspectral sounders (e.g., NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Orbits (GeoXO) sounder), and European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) IRS in support of the ‘Winds Geophysical Product’ Category in the NESDIS Level 1 Requirements Document. The satellite wind products remain important to the global observing system, are among the top observations contributing to NWP forecast impact, and serve many users that include the following -

NCEP/EMC;
NWS Forecast Offices (FOs);
International NWP Centers;
Tropical Prediction Center (TPC);
National Hurricane Center (NHC); and
The Aviation Weather Center (AWC)

Job Requirements

The ability to develop and maintain science applications in cloud-based operating environments is required in support of the NOAA-NESDIS 5-year plan to migrate to a cloud-based production and development environment. The selected candidate shall be proficient in programming in Python, C, Interactive Data Language (IDL), and Matlab languages, as well as with retrieval and validation methods of atmospheric winds derived from geostationary and/or polar satellite measurements.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Climatology, Environmental, Geology, Materials Science, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, Space Applications, or related field.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.

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