Post Doctoral Researcher

San Diego State University Research Foundation • San Diego, CA

2d

About The Position

Under direction, the incumbent works independently in the preparation of detailed plans for the research study, the compilation and interpretation of data, and the preparation of detailed reports on phases of major studies/research studies. Responsible for supervising and directing a small work group consisting of students, Grad Students, Research Assistants and lower level Research Specialists engaged in the compilation and analysis of data. Examples of RSIII duties consist of developing scientific constructs in a laboratory; consulting with PI to confirm approaches, data collection and analysis; serves as lead on research project initiatives; collaborates with team to make recommendations for processing/analysis/interpretation of data based on up to date literature. This advanced-level position for incumbents who can provide program leadership with a higher level of scope and responsibilities which requires a specialized knowledge, skill and experience relevant to the program/project.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in appropriate field.

Nice To Haves

• PhD or Equivalent to a PhD graduate student who has successfully defended his/his PhD dissertation in the areas of computational science, computer science, mathematics, or statistics.
• Four years of experience in AI weather forecasting research, statistical analysis of climate science data, and excellent Python coding and machine learning skills.

Responsibilities

• Data science and machine learning applications to the ocean data and weather models: 10%.
• Python coding for weather maps and SDSU FCN model: 18%.
• Paper writing for journal publications: 20%.
• Develop initial conditions for the FCN AI weather forecasting model: 30%.
• Train AI models and make real-time global weather forecasting for hurricanes: 10%.
• Collaborate with and supervise the FCN team using SDSU GPUs and AWS cloud computing: 5%.
• Present FCN research results at conferences: 2%.
• SCIL lab management: 1%.
• Management of group meetings: 1%.
• Group meeting management: 1%.
• Apply for grants: 1%.
• Write meeting summaries: 1%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees