Postdoctoral Researcher - Planetary Atmospheric Scientist & Modeler - Boulder | Boulder, CO

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The Workday User Experience Design teams deliver consumer-style experiences for complex business transactions. About You Demonstrated ability to build strong stakeholders relationships in the past, often at director level Draw on your mixed-methods research background to identify, backss and prioritize research opportunities expertly, create and owning research roadmap planning and managing expectations with stakeholders Ability to take ambiguous, complex problems and drive new research initiatives to help solve them Understands how business connects to design, and how to align research strategies with business goals and objectives Detailed knowledge and understanding of evaluative, generative, quantitative and secondary research methods Demonstrates flexibility and creativity in research methodology selection, and the creation of models and frameworks to explain user behavior Experience leading on complex research projects and directing the work of more junior researcherinteractionperience influencing product strategies and/or vision using research insights Provides impactful coaching for more junior researchers, giving actionable feedback and recommendations on their work Guides designers and product managers on research strategies that are aligned with business objectives Advocates for the value of research to stakeholders and leadership You are able to work 50% of the time from the Boulder office What you can expect: An opportunity to make your mark, working directly with customers An opportunity to practice (or even create) multiple methods per the research needs you identify A chance to use design thinking methodologies to generate ideas and align stakeholders with UX practitioners Leadership who will support you and develop your career growth A UX research community of practice to collaborate with, and opportunities to help evolve and improve it Opportunities to be mentored by other experienced practitioners, and mentor researchers early in their own careers Responsibilities: Identify key research questions and objectives in partnership with product, design, and development teams Design and execute research studies using appropriate research methods for the project, timelines, and business needs, using research methods that span from usability to co-creation workshops to ethnography Conduct surveys, secondary survey analysis, such as in-app and external surveys, and feature prioritization surveys (i.

e. Max Diff, Conjoint, Kano)Analyze data and findings to define actionable insights for both short term and long-term product development Plan and deliver research programs within budget, timeline and project requirements Socialize, collaborate, and present research work and findings to multiple teams and leaders, across the organization Ability to visualize and present research data simply and clearly to diverse audiences Basic Qualifications: Masters degree/Ph D in anthropology, sociology, psychology, human-computer interaction (or other related field), or a Bachelor's degree with 4+ years experience A minimum of 2 years professional experience conducting research Knowledge and understanding of evaluative, generative, quantitative and secondary research methods, and proficiency in at least one research methodology A strong familiarity with the product development process Other Qualifications: Track record of translating research into business impact Effective interpersonal skills with experience presenting to diverse audiences A flexible and effective influencing style Ability to meet bold timelines Self-starter and strong finisher with a positive demeanor Excellent collaborator, at ease partnering with other researchers, designers, product managers, and developers Direct experience and understanding of Financial products and services and general analytics (e.

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Earth. Conduct observational data analysis that supports model validation. Incorporate additional physical schemes into numerical models. Develop and grow an independent research program through external program support. Participate in mission and instrument proposals to support the strategic growth of the Department.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: Independently develop and implement hypotheses-driven numerical model and data analysis activities; Configure, initialize, run, and analyze atmospheric numerical models of Earth, Mars, Titan, and other terrestrial planetary atmospheres to test hypotheses. Evaluate model results for physical consistency and plausibility; identify interesting,

new, or otherwise noteworthy results; place results in the context of prior investigations. Analyze observational data sets to validate and verify model results, identify model deficiencies, and identify observed phenomena that are appropriate targets for numerical model investigation.

Actively seek and apply for external support of research activities. Lead or participate in mission and spaceflight instrument proposals. Participate and contribute to Planetary Atmosphere group meetings. Present and disseminate research results at professional meetings and conferences. Submit manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals. Requirements: Requires a Ph D in Atmospheric Science, Planetary Science,

Geophysical Science, or directly related field. 2 years: Post Ph D experience with demonstrated knowledge and application of the principles of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics to terrestrial planetary (e.

g. Earth, Titan, Mars, Pluto, Venus, Earth-like Exoplanets) atmospheres. Expertise in the FORTRAN programming language in the Linux operating system environment. Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, IDL, or similar applications for analysis of observational data and very large model data sets. Knowledge and experience with one or more planetary atmosphere modeling codes (e. g. Planet WRF, Mars RAMS, Titan RAMS, NASA Ames GCM) or demonstrated experience with similar complex fluid dynamical codes.

Ability to debug code, test code, and implement new physics is helpful. Familiarity or interest in version control tools (e. g. Git) and parallel coding libraries MPI/MPICH. Experience or desire to contribute to space instrumentation and/or planetary mission concept development PDN-9ab994d4-106c-48c3-918f-83d466dbc214

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