Jobs:Job-00036
Start reviewing process: 5 December 2019
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Position: Associate Scientist III
Start reviewing process: 5 December 2019
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Below is a summary of the job description. See the full job description and application process here: https://bit.ly/ASSTIII
What You Will Do: This is a new two-year term position. The new hire will work as part of an NCAR/RAL team of scientists and engineers to support 1) collection, organization, and analysis of hydrometeorological data from radar, numerical models, precipitation gauges, stream gauges and other field instrumentation, 2) hydrologic forecast execution and verification from hydrometeorological (numerical weather prediction, nowcasting and rainfall-runoff) models, and 3) implementation and execution of meteorological and hydrological models for a variety of hydrometeorological forecasting applications.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts hydrometeorological analyses of multiple hydrometeorological data products (e.g. radar, satellite, numerical weather prediction models, sounding data, snowpack, soil moisture, inundation, streamflow data) as a basis for quantifying skill and uncertainty in hydrologic predictions.
- Performs basic hydrologic model experiments using the WRF-Hydro/National Water Model system to assess the impact different meteorological forcing datasets and land surface characterization datasets on hydrologic simulation and prediction skill.
- Collects and analyzes radar, disdrometer and in situ hydrometeorological surface station data for improving the characterization of precipitation phase (solid vs. liquid) and intensity in complex terrain.
- Presents research results with program sponsors at scientific conferences and meetings, and in reports and journal articles.
- Develops and/or assesses physically-based and statistically-based precipitation, temperature, humidity, wind and incoming radiation downscaling methodologies as tools for preparing input data for hydrologic prediction models.
- Works with a diverse academic and federal agency team of hydrometeorologists on the improvement of meteorological forcing data for use in the NOAA National Water Model.
DECISION MAKING&PROBLEM SOLVING - i.e., types of problems that are solved independently
- Ability to develop and implement scientific methods related to achieving the goals of a project using past experience and general scientific research skills.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve problems in the hydrometeorological model simulations with general guidance through the development/implementation of post-processing scripts, analysis programs, graphical displays, and statistical tools.
- Ability to work independently in remote field research environments
