26-120 Numerical Weather and Earth System Prediction Developer

Colorado State University•Boulder, CO

9d•$100,000 - $115,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University (CSU) is seeking a full-time research associate to conduct collaborative research and development with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) in Boulder, CO. This role will be within the NOAA/OAR/GSL Earth Prediction Advancement Division (EPAD) Physics Branch. CIRA is a research organization focused on interdisciplinary atmospheric sciences, leveraging advances in engineering and computer science, and applying research to societal benefit. NOAA's Global Systems Laboratory is a federal research laboratory providing environmental observation, prediction, computer, visualization, and information systems to the National Weather Service and the nation. GSL is a leader in applied research, development, and technology transfer of environmental data, models, products, and services to enhance environmental understanding, support commerce, protect life and property, and promote a scientifically literate public.

Requirements

A M.S. in Atmospheric Science, Computer Science, or related field.
At least two years of specialized technical experience developing, building infrastructure to support, and/or maintaining Earth system models.
At least three years of experience with Fortran and/or C++, Python, high-performance computing (cloud and/or on-premises), and Linux computing environments.
At least three years of experience with version control and the life cycle of complex software.
Must be a US citizen or lawful permanent resident with a physical USCIS “Green Card” due to National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI), tier 1 federal background check, and NOAA Common Access Card (CAC) ID badge requirements.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with state-of-the-art operational and/or research weather prediction systems.
Knowledge of cloud-computing environments for scientific applications.
Knowledge of best-practices for scientific code development, optimization, and management.
Experience communicating technical information, such as through technical reports, evaluations, and assessments, in ways that can be understood and acted upon by scientists and managers.

Responsibilities

Be a technical lead for numerical weather and Earth system prediction system development, including leading and assisting with the technical implementation of new and revised modeling capabilities, infrastructure, and workflows.
Port modeling system codes in support of numerical weather and Earth system prediction systems to NOAA research, development, and operational cloud-computing architectures.
In collaboration with model, infrastructure, and physics parameterization developers, develop and implement code optimizations that reduce computational expense while maintaining scientific quality.
Lead the code management of the model, infrastructure, and physics parameterization codes for which GSL is the lead developing entity.