26-110: Meteorological Satellite Applied Mathematician

Colorado State University • Fort Collins, CO

1d • $67,900 - $73,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University (CSU) is seeking a Meteorological Satellite Applied Mathematician to work on NASA and NOAA projects. These projects aim to improve estimates of fuel moisture for wildfire potential assessment, enhance fire spread modeling sensitivity to wind speed and fuel moisture, and refine smoke production and transport modeling. The role involves synthesizing satellite and in situ observations using data-driven AI-based and physically-based mathematical models. Research will include developing new models, comparing them with existing ones, and validating results against observations. The position is funded by a US Department of Defense contract and requires onsite presence for collaboration.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in meteorology, atmospheric sciences, applied mathematics or related field.
• Ph.D. program must be completed by start of the position.
• Good oral and written communication skills evidenced by publications and/or presentations.
• Experience working with wildfire fuels datasets.
• Experience with fire spread modeling.
• Experience working with remote sensing data.
• Experience developing and using AI/ML models.
• Experience in scientific programming in Python.
• Experience working on Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop code to analyze and evaluate satellite and in situ datasets.
• Use, develop, test, and evaluate AI/ML models.
• Prepare datasets for training AI/ML models.
• Collaborate with other team members on similar research projects.
• Identify new opportunities for improving fuel and fire spread modeling.
• Contribute to other satellite research that serves the CIRA/RAMMB mission.
• Contribute to proposals that may lead to an independent research program.
• Prepare manuscripts for submission to peer review journals.
• Document software development.
• Provide content for project reports.
• Travel to scientific and end user conferences to present research results.

Benefits

• Robust benefits package
• Collaborative atmosphere
• Focus on work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree