RESEARCH METEOROLOGIST FOR ALMAThe Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile, invites applications for a Regular, 2-years Full-Time Post-doctoral position in Valparaiso, Chile. The incumbent will: conduct research directed at improving meteorological forecast support for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) astronomical operations site; special interest will be put in the forecast of the Precipitable water vapor(PWV); maintenance and ingest of text and binary data from diffrent resources (e.g.,the US National Weather Service Forecast Office); improvements to the Web-based weather data server, and supervise the Department's Weather Forecaster for the observatories. Applicants *must* have: a Ph.D. in Meteorology (or in Physics/Computer Science with a Bachelors Degree in Meteorology). (Ph.D. candidates may apply but must submit evidence of Ph.D. completion upon hire); **2 years experience** with mesoscale numerical weather prediction models (a plus for MM5 or WRF); knowledge of the mesoscale numerical weather prediction model; knowledge of Unix/Linux workstations and Unix/Linux programming; ability to work independently to make improvements to the mesoscale numerical weather prediction model and forecast products. For further information contact Dr. Michel Cure, (michel.cure@uv.cl, cel ph.: +56 9 96795574). Application Requirements: Send cover letter and referral source with narrative on your qualifications for the position, resume with salary history, the names, phone numbers, and addresses of three supervisory references, and copy(ies) of degree(s)/transcripts/certificate(s) used to qualify for position via email to michel.cure@uv.cl Salary: US$ 25.000 per year Closing: May 15th, 2008 |
Posted: 04-16-2008
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