Oceanographic Climate Scientist Job Listing at SAIC in Princeton, NJ (Job ID 2507445)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Senior Ocean/Climate Specialist to support our customer, NOAA GFDL, in Princeton, NJ. This position requires an ability to obtain a Public Trust. Desired physical location is in the Princeton, NJ or surrounding area. 

The Senior Ocean/Climate Specialist responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support research activities focused on the change and variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC).
  
• Research associated impacts on regional and global scale climate phenomena. 
  
• Proven skill in running and using coupled models.
  
• Analyze climate model outputs in comparison with available observational datasets. 
  
• Programming in Matlab and Python.
  
• Execute scientific perturbation experiments using ocean/climate models. 
  
• Support of the above research activities on: 
  
  • Large-scale ocean dynamics coupled interactions with atmosphere and cryosphere.
  • Associated impacts in the earth system.
  • Running and analyzing ocean and coupled climate models using Python, Fortran, Ferret, and Matlab.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

•  An advanced degree with experience in scientific research in physical oceanography or climate dynamics (or closely related field, such as atmosphere dynamics, earth science, applied math, physics, and AI/ML data science).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Proven skill in running and using ocean and coupled climate models.
• Diagnostic skills in analyzing simulated and observed datasets.
• Expert in Python Programming, with experience in Fortran, Matlab, and Ferret.
• Professional experience in scientific research in physical oceanography or climate dynamics (or closely related field) and evidence of the level of knowledge and skills outlined below.
• Impeccable communication skills. 

Desirable Skills:

• An advanced degree with experience in scientific research in physical oceanography or climate dynamics (or closely related field, such as atmosphere dynamics, earth science, applied math, physics, and AI/ML data science).

Program and Project Details:  

The Ocean and Cryosphere Division goal is to conduct leading research to understand ocean and cryosphere changes and variability; their interactions with weather, climate, sea level, and ecosystems; and advance prediction and projection of future changes. To support this goal, we are developing state-of-the-science community models for the ocean, sea ice, land ice, and fully coupled models. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic Ocean, bringing warm water north and cold water south.

For more information see here: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/amoc.html