The Climate and Scientific Computing group in the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine is seeking an individual with enthusiasm for applying advanced computing techniques to global environmental problems. The Climate and Scientific Computing group develops software to analyze climate model and satellite data in order to improve understanding of Earth's climate.
Depending on the candidate's interests and qualifications, the opening could accomodate one of the following:
Postdoctoral Scholar in Scientific Computing/Data Analysis
The academic track candidate will incorporate and optimize geospatial features and parallelism in the netCDF Operators (NCO), a scientific data analysis toolkit written in C/C++ and ANTLR. Possible research topics include novel heuristics for hyperslabbing and computing statistics on irregular spatial grids, improved chunking algorithms, and parallelized workflows. Candidate will disseminate results in peer-reviewed journals and topical meetings.
Required Qualifications
PhD degree in computer science, atmospheric science, engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related discipline. Strong skills in free-software C/C++ development (Autoconf, GCC) in UNIX/Linux environments. Skill at written and verbal communication.
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge of atmospheric science, chemistry, oceanography or engineering. Knowledge of data storage standards (netCDF, HDF), geospatial tools (WKT/GEOS/PostGIS), and parallel programming and message passing (OpenMP, MPI).
Programmer in Scientific Computing/Data Analysis
The non-academic track candidate will: Improve robustness, optimize, document, and extend features of the netCDF Operators (NCO), a scientific data analysis toolkit written in C/C++ and ANTLR. Incorporate geospatial features and parallelism into NCO. Help graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists use NCO. Track project progress towards milestones and deliverables. Update and maintain project web site. Perform system administration on GNU/Linux platforms. Evaluate, purchase, install and configure computer hardware and peripheral devices.
Required Qualifications
BS degree, or equivalent experience, in computer science, atmospheric science, engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related discipline. Strong skills in free-software C/C++ development (Autoconf, GCC) in UNIX/Linux environments. Skill at written and verbal communication.
Desired Qualifications
MS degree. Knowledge of atmospheric science, chemistry, oceanography or engineering. Knowledge of data storage standards (netCDF, HDF), geospatial tools (WKT, GEOS, PostGIS), and parallel programming and message passing (OpenMP, MPI).
Application Details
Consideration of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Rank and salary are based on qualifications and available funding. Benefits package included.
Send PDF-format statement of career objectives, CV, and contact information for three references to: Professor Charlie Zender (zender@uci.edu), Departments of Earth System Science and of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine.
