Research Associate IV, Steps 1-4 SPoRT Air Quality

Duties/Responsibilities

• Support machine learning efforts in one or more of the following areas: air quality, wildland fire, and satellite remote sensing.
• Provide scientific expertise to facilitate applied science studies in satellite remote sensing, health & air quality, or wildland fire.
• Contribute to the design of higher-level value-added air quality products for applied science studies and manage data distribution to science investigators.
• Develop synergistic products from TEMPO, ABI, and GLM data to enhance science applications, with special attention to wildfire smoke and lightning NOx.
• Participate in the development of new proposals and scientific papers on machine learning, satellite remote sensing, and numerical modeling.
• Actively participate in and support SPoRT stakeholders through workshops, meetings, scientific conferences, and presentations of research results, including occasional travel to engage collaborators and end-users.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Environmental Science, Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Earth Science, Environmental Public Health, or a closely related discipline
• 5.5 - 7 years of full-time work experience
• Ability to perform satellite and geophysical data processing, analysis, and visualization (preferred experience would include the following sensors: TEMPO, MODIS, VIIRS, OMI, ABI, TROPOMI, EPIC)
• Strong programming background in Python and/or other programming languages
• Understanding of remote sensing theory, satellite data applications, air pollution chemistry, and meteorological principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to work closely with others in a team environment
• Desire to participate in science workshops and conferences, as well as in publishing results
• Experience with machine learning techniques with satellite and/or model datasets, and working with large datasets is desirable but not required for the position

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s of Science in Environmental Science, Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Earth Science, Environmental Public Health, or a closely related discipline or PhD is preferred

Published Salary (if Available)

$70,500 - $87,741