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Task Leader, Seasonal Climate Forecast Support
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Sectors Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location Maryland - America North
Town/City Camp Springs, MD
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Senior Level
Deadline 31/03/2010
Company Name IMSG
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Directory Entry : IMSG excels at helping businesses and governments worldwide prepare for and adapt to the threat of climate change and mitigate economic, environment and political security risks. Using our proven, multi-disciplinary approach, we research and analyze problems from scientific, technological, policy, financial and socioeconomic perspectives and develop integrated solutions that meet the critical goals, requirements and missions of our clients.
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IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

Position: NCS__n03 Task Leader, Seasonal Climate Forecast Support, full time, Potential Job Opening
Location: , Camp Springs, MD, USA
Date Listed: 02/26/2010
Overview:
I.M. Systems Group (IMSG) www.imsg.com specializes in scientific and technical support to NOAA. We are soliciting highly qualified candidates for three Task Leader positions for a potential multi-year contract to provide Scientific Support Services to the NOAA/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center (EMC). Work will be performed at the EMC facility at the NOAA Science Center in Camp Springs, Maryland, expected starting in June 2010. The salary ranges will be from $80k to $110k, depending on qualifications. IMSG is a well established company that has a reputation at NOAA for superior services at several major NOAA facilities, including EMC. We offer attractive salaries and a generous benefits program, including legal and financial support for foreign nationals’ working visas, green cards, and U.S. citizenships.
Duties:
  • The qualified candidate will play a leading role in the following areas:
  • Development of seasonal climate prediction methodologies, including initialization of seasonal forecasts construction of multi-model ensembles and product generation and evaluation
  • Development of a global ocean model and 4D ocean data assimilation system applied to climate forecast time scales for the coupled ocean-atmosphere-land-SI forecast system over the global domain
  • Developing and executing a climate reanalysis, including a data assimilation system, a coupled atmosphere-ocean-land-SI forecast system and associated products and functions such as archival, data access, and facilitation of reanalysis studies by the scientific community
  • Developing data assimilation methods
Qualifications:
  • PhD in atmospheric science, mathematics, hydrometeorology, oceanography, or other physical science, and 7 years of experience
  • Extensive R&D experience in related modeling field
  • Personnel leadership with demonstrated record of successfully completed tasks
  • Proficiency in (1) optimizing FORTRAN or FORTRAN-like code for multiprocessor computers, (2) numerical analysis of multi-dimensional partial differential equations or statistical analysis of physical problems, and (3) modeling or analysis of atmospheric, oceanographic, land surface or cryospheric phenomena
  • Supercomputing experience
  • Strong communication skills
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