CIRES/ NOAA GML Temporary Researcher [United States]

 

Requisition Number:

49428

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

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City

Boulder

State

Colorado

Employment Type:

Research Faculty

Schedule:

Part-Time

Posting Close Date:

26-Jun-2023

Date Posted:

22-Jun-2023

Job Summary

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) welcomes applications for a Temporary Researcher in the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML). The Temporary Researcher will be responsible for developing 3-D animations of CarbonTracker-CH4 assimilated atmospheric distributions, exploring strategies for graphics on CarbonTracker websites, and adapting simulations to a mobile app infrastructure.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) is an internationally recognized leader in innovative environmental science and research and is located at the University of Colorado Boulder. At CIRES, more than 800 environmental science professionals work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people’s relationship with the planet. CIRES has partnered with NOAA since 1967, and our areas of expertise include weather and climate, changes at Earth’s poles, air quality and atmospheric chemistry, water resources, solid Earth sciences, and more. Our vision is to be instrumental in ensuring a sustainable future environment by advancing scientific and societal understanding of the Earth system.

Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research that addresses three major challenges; greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Develop 3-D animations of CarbonTracker-CH4 assimilated atmospheric distributions and estimated emissions. These animations will be manipulatable by users and will be included on the CarbonTracker-CH4 web site. This capability may be extended to CarbonTracker as well.
• Tools to be used: Blender, BlenderNC add-on, d3.js, three.js, and webgl (if need be)
• Explore strategies for on-the-fly generation of standard graphics on CarbonTracker websites (vs. pre-generation of figures). Standard graphics include bar graphs, timeseries plots, 2-D maps of emissions etc. Strategies must meet NOAA IT security protocols.
• Tools to be used: Plotly/Plotly Dash, or d3.js
• Work with the Science on a Sphere (SOS) personnel to adapt 3D CarbonTracker-CH4 simulations to SOS’s Mobile App infrastructure.
  

What You Should Know

• This is a temporary position and is ineligible for benefits except those required by law. This position will accrue 0.034 hour of sick leave for every hour worked.

What We Can Offer

The hourly rate for this position is $28.50 per hour.

Benefits

Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave.

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What We Require

• Master’s degree in computer science.

What You Will Need

• Experience with Python.
• Experience with manipulating large data sets.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• Resume/CV

Applications will be accepted until 6/26/23.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu

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