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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 3<BR><BR><BR>Req #: 89363<BR>Department: JOINT INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF ATMOSPHERE & OCEAN<BR>Appointing Department Web Address: http://www.jisao.washington.edu<BR>Job Location: Seattle Campus<BR>Job Location Detail: Wallace Hall <BR>Posting Date: 10/08/2012 <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>A leader in the environmental sciences, the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) is a Cooperative Institute between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Washington that fosters collaborative research on a broad range of global and regional topics of concern and interest to the public.<BR><BR>JISAO has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist/Engineer 3.<BR><BR>RESPONSIBILITIES:<BR>This JISAO research scientist position involves conducting biogeochemical, ecosystem, and circulation modeling as a part of implementation of a prediction system for the NOAA Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) for the California Current System ecosystems. Emphasis will be given to development and refinement of existing ecosystem models (particularly NPZD and oxygen models) and knowledge of the California Current System. Duties will include the implementation of ocean circulation, ecosystem, and biogeochemical models through programming in Fortran, Matlab, Ferret and other computer languages, and preparing and presenting results both to fisheries management and scientific audiences. Specific emphasis is placed on development and validation of the model forecast system through the integration of the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS), the Climate Forecast System (CFS) and local observations. The incumbent will take a leading role in the presentation of the results in the NANOOS website, peer-reviewed journal articles, and scientific presentations at meetings.<BR><BR>The position requires ability to independently coordinate biogeochemical research with ongoing efforts in the California Current System to help increase understanding of California Current System marine biogeochemical processes, trends, and impacts on fisheries (e.g. hypoxia and ocean acidification). Knowledge of ROMS, experience working with complex datasets, and knowledge of northern California Current System circulation and marine biogeochemistry is preferred. The incumbent should also be comfo                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 </font></td>
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