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Location: SEATTLE, WA
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Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 2<BR><BR><BR>Req #: 89467<BR>Department: SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY<BR>Job Location: Seattle Campus<BR>Posting Date: 10/24/2012 <BR>Closing Info: Open Until Filled <BR>Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and education. <BR>Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position,click here. <BR><BR><BR>The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation?s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.<BR><BR>The School of Oceanography fosters continued advancement of the ocean sciences, solutions to problems of societal relevance, and public awareness of the marine environment. It is at the forefront of creating knowledge and understanding about the ocean through observation, theory, modeling and technological innovation. The School focuses on learning and discovery, equipping students with knowledge and insights, scholarly methods, scientific tools and communication skills.<BR><BR>The School of Oceanography, within the College of the Environment, has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist/Engineer 2.<BR><BR>RESPONSIBILITIES:<BR>This project is engaged in the deployment of approximately 120 profiling floats per year in the global ocean for the purpose of studying the ocean''s role in the climate system. The floats are fabricated at UW and deployed from a variety of platforms, by UW personnel, including research vessels, commercial ships, container vessels, and aircraft. Each float returns in situ temperature and salinity data at regular intervals via satellite, and the data are used in quantitative analyses of climate change.<BR><BR>This position works with the group of scientists and graduate students studying large-scale air-sea interactions and the ocean''s effect on climate change. The duties involve scientific research using profiling floats, fabricated at the UW, to be deployed at sites in all oceans of the world. The incumbent is responsible for completing a final checkout of the float systems at sea prior to deployment. The individual is also responsible for deployment of the floats and will spend up to 100 days per year on travel in order to carry out these duties. When not on travel, this person is responsible for planning for future research experiments, working with scientists and personnel at other institutions, and assisting with the design and development of the floats. <BR><BR>REQUIREMENTS:<BR><BR><BR>* Bachelor''s degree in oceanography, basic sciences, engineering or related sciences. <BR><BR>* Minimum of two years of relevant work experience. <BR><BR>* Basic electronic skills, familiarity with basic physics and laboratory equipment.<BR><BR>* Ab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </font></td>
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