Physical Scientist: Hurricane Modeler | District Heights, MD

which is the Unified Forecast System's (UFS) hurricane application, providing reliable, robust, and skillful model forecasts for tropical cyclones (TCs). The work location is at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) in College Park, MD.

Responsibilities The candidate will perform the job duties in a high-quality, independent, and collaborative way, assisting in managing projects and developing and applying innovative methods for the primary work areas. The candidate will work with EMC scientists and external collaborators to develop and evaluate the current and future operational hurricane forecast systems, as well as to design, develop and evaluate HAFS ensemble

analysis and forecast for downstream applications. The candidate will work with advanced UFS infrastructure and multi-scale modeling framework, improving hurricane specific physics, data assimilation, dynamics, and high-resolution telescoping and moving nest techniques.

Detailed responsibilities will include: Design, develop, test and evaluate the HAFS based ensemble forecast system. Optimize hurricane ensemble perturbations and improve ensemble spread. Find optimal number of HAFS ensemble members and develop probabilistic forecast products. Conduct HAFS ensemble simulations to provide atmospheric forcing for downstream applications. Conduct pre-implementation tests for annual experimental

and operational hurricane model upgrades. Develop advanced scripts for flexible end-to-end system integration and automation.

Qualifications A Master's Degree or higher in atmospheric sciences or meteorology, oceanic, mathematics, or related physical science with at least 2 years of experience in the area of hurricane and tropical cyclone (TC) modeling. Candidates must be a U. S. Citizen or Green Card Holder to qualify. Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas: Advanced knowledge of tropical meteorology and experience in developing hurricane numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems for operational implementation. Experience/knowledge of hurricane model evaluation and verification.

Excellent knowledge and skills of modern programming languages and object-oriented languages, such as FORTRAN90 and Python. Skills and knowledge of the High Performing Computing environment. Proficient with modern software development practices and version control software. Demonstrated skill in communicating effectively with scientists of diverse backgrounds on technical details of the work plan and present results accurately and clearly in both oral and written form. Ability to work independently on complex problems in a team and fast-paced environment and demonstrated skill in performing tasks requiring organization and attention to detail.

Desired Skills Familiarity with operational NWP and/or an operational forecasting environment. Experience with UFS applications and knowledge of earth system modeling. Experience in high-resolution model development in various infrastructures (ESMF, FMS, CCPP, etc. ). Familiarity with agile software development practices. Axiom offers competitive compensation packages including comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance and matching 401(k) contribution. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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