Be part of a team that works with scientists to follow a project through from concept, system design, hardware or software development to collecting data throughout the world such as the Antarctic or 40,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean deploying equipment such as a network of ground-towers to a research aircraft.
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Manager - Research Aviation Facility
EOL's Research Aviation Facility (RAF) is hiring a Manager to ensure the effective and reliable use of NCAR aviation resources in support of scientific needs by the broad scientific community. The RAF Manager sustains a program of scientific research at the EOL Research Aviation Facility to advance airborne measurement capabilities, guides airborne instrument developments, oversees aircraft operations and maintenance, sustains focus on safety of operations, and manages and supports RAF employees. For more information or to apply, please see this opportunity on UCAR's career site.
Postdoctoral Fellow I (Data Assimilation)
EOL's Remote Sensing Facility (RSF) is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow I to conduct independent and collaborative research in data assimilation (DA) that addresses the project goals to assimilate moisture profiles from a state-of-the-art network of MicroPulse water vapor differential absorption lidars (MPD), water vapor and temperature profiles from Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometers (AERI) and wind profiles from Doppler lidars (DL). This position will conduct research that will focus on the best practices of assimilation of thermodynamic and wind profiles into convection-allowing Weather Research and Forecast Data Assimilation (WRFDA), Ensemble Kalman filtering data assimilation via the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART) and/or hybrid DA with a development version of the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR). This person's work will include: (1) development of best methods to combine and assimilate MPD, AERI and DL profiles and (2) evaluation of observation impact from profile data to improve short-term, high-impact weather forecasting skill. For more information or to apply, please see this opportunity on UCAR's career site.
Project Director - Airborne Phased Array Radar
EOL's Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR) team is hiring a Project Director to provide high-level project management and leadership to the APAR project. The successful candidate will lead the APAR development, directing the effort of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and support staff as well as several university and industry collaborators. This person will represent the APAR project nationally and internationally through interactions with key stakeholders including sponsors, professional organizations, government agencies, and the university community. This position will engage in continued APAR program development activities focused on creating and driving new opportunities for funding, creating proposals, statements of work, and associated budgets. The APAR Project Director reports to the EOL Director (APAR Principal Investigator), and serves as a member of the top EOL management team. For more information or to apply, please see this opportunity of UCAR's career site.
Radar Project Scientist I
EOL's Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR) team is hiring a Radar Project Scientist I to serve as an instrumentation scientist in support of the APAR project. This person will work in a team environment under general guidance of the APAR Project Director and Lead Scientist to develop/modify, test, and evaluate optimal APAR operation and scanning strategy and APAR data analysis software using simulated APAR data from high-resolution numerical models. This position will conduct original scientific research related to APAR, publish results in international peer-reviewed journals, and present results at scientific conferences. This person also writes progress reports and proposals as a member of the APAR team to seek future funding for APAR development. For more information or to apply, please see this opportunity on UCAR's career site.
EOL's internships provide unique and valuable experiences to prepare students for successful careers in the fields of engineering and technical support. We have two programs: the Summer Undergraduate Projects in Engineering Research (SUPER) program and the Technical Internship Program (TIP).
SUPER interns work hands-on with NCAR/EOL engineers on atmospheric observing systems and developments, including radar, lidar, and sounding systems and associated software developments including data analysis, visualization, and management. Interns may spend part of the summer participating in a field deployment, operating and/or supporting one or more EOL observing systems. Please see the SUPER page for more info.
EOL's Technical Internship Program (TIP) provides unique experiences to prepare science and engineering/technical support focused students from two-year colleges and vocational/technical institutions for successful careers. TIP is dedicate d to enhancing the diversity of future science support communities and the workforce. TIP interns work hands-on with technical and scientific support mentors. Please see the TIP page for more info.
UCAR's benefits package is available to full- and part-time employees and offers TIAA-Cref's excellent retirement plan, educational assistance to pay for work-related degree programs, comprehensive health and dental insurance, flex spending accounts for medical expenses and dependent care, a health savings account, a free RTD bus pass, on-site cafeterias, a convenient child care center, exercise centers and classes, bike lockers and postal services, plus flexible work options.
We are an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer that strives to develop and maintain a diverse workforce. UCAR is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or pregnancy.
