Position Available: Research Assistant/Associate in Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
Monterey, California
For more information about this position contact:
Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski
maslowsk [at] nps.navy.mil
Consideration of applications will begin on 20 September 2002. The
search will continue until the position is filled.
The Department of Oceanography at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
has an immediate opening for a research assistant/associate to provide
support to the Global and Arctic Modeling Group in the area of shelf
basin interaction in the Western Arctic Ocean. Work will be in support
of the high resolution Pan-Arctic ocean/sea ice/ecological modeling
effort.
The position will involve all aspects of the biophysical modeling
including model-data validation, synthesis and integration of historical
and modern biophysical data collected during the 5-year
inter-disciplinary Shelf Basin Interaction (SBI) Phase II Program
sponsored by the National Science Foundation / Arctic System Science
(NSF/ARCSS) and Office of Naval Research / High Latitude Dynamics
(ONR/HLD) programs. In addition assistant/associate will be responsible
for communication with other SBI II PIs for acquiring data and model
output dissemination, preparation and evaluation of model initial and
forcing fields, post-processing including visualization of model output,
and preparation of results for publication. Available analysis tools
among others include MATLAB, Ferret, and IDL.
Skills needed/desired:
- An M.S. in biological/physical oceanography or a related field.
- Experience using commercial programming and graphic software, e.g.
MATLAB, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, Ferret, etc. - A background in observational polar oceanography, analysis of field
data, or ocean modeling are desirable. - Experience in analyzing large biophysical data sets.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and communication skills.
Applicants should submit a CV, a brief description of research
interests, and contact information for three references to:
Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski
Department of Oceanography
833 Dyer Road, Bldg 232, Room 326
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 9343 USA
maslowsk [at] nps.navy.mil
Consideration of applications will begin on 20 September 2002. The
search will continue until the position is filled.
The Naval Postgraduate School is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative
Action Employer.