AI for DA Researcher

Colorado State University•Boulder, CO

3d•$32 - $37•Remote

About The Position

This position is limited to an end date 9 months after the start date, unless a Student at Other Institution (SOI) form can be provided. The individual in this position will work remotely for CIRA, associated with the NOAA campus in Boulder, Colorado, reporting to the AI Scientist/Researcher for Weather Forecasting within the Scientific Computing Branch within the Global System Lab, and collaborating with other CIRA researchers and federal partners within the branch. The position will support the development of next-generation AI-based data assimilation capabilities for HRRRCast. Primary responsibilities include the preparation, organization, and processing of large atmospheric datasets for HRRRCast data assimilation training and evaluation, as well as contributing to the development and testing of AI/ML-based data assimilation methods and workflows for convection-allowing forecasting applications. The selected individual will maintain, and document code developed for these efforts within the official code repository, utilizing GitHub in an active collaborative development environment. The position also includes periodically reporting progress and activities to project sponsors and providing regular updates to the scientific team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a physical science or math plus 1 year of related job experience OR Master’s Degree in a physical science or math
Experience using HPC clusters and in managing data
Experience in writing scientific software in Python or a native language
Experience working in a collaborative software development environment
Experience with AI/ML
Ability to pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) federal background check and receive a NOAA Common Access Card (CAC) ID badge
Must be a citizen of the United States or Lawful Permanent Resident with a physical USCIS “Green Card.”

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in physical science or math
Experience working in the fields of atmospheric sciences or meteorology
Knowledge of numerical analysis methods in PDEs
Experience working independently and as a team member in a collaborative setting
Strong verbal and technical writing skills

Responsibilities

Assemble data for AI DA pipeline from Brightband sources
Develop and evaluate different ML algorithms for data assimilation for use in initializing HRRRCast
Maintain an understanding of current literature in the AI DA space and share this expertise with other members of the HRRRCast development team
Collaborate with both CIRA team and other research staff
Prepare documented oral reports for regular team and project meetings, and provide briefings as requested to funding organizations
Prepare presentations on research results at scientific conferences, and contribute to publications