Affiliate Scientist – Winter Climate — Penn State Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

The Cooperative Institute for Analysis in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) on the College of Colorado Boulder is looking for a Skilled Analysis Assistant (Affiliate Scientist) to supply scientific and meteorological experience for the NOAA Hydrometeorological Testbed (HMT), which is collectively organized by the NWS/Climate Prediction Heart (WPC) and the OAR/Earth Methods Analysis Laboratory (ESRL). The incumbent will function the first HMT facilitator for WPC’s Winter Climate Experiment.

The place will likely be primarily based on the WPC in Faculty Park, MD, inside the NOAA Heart for Climate and Local weather Prediction (NCWCP). The NCWCP is a extremely collaborative setting containing a number of NOAA organizations, together with the Environmental Modeling Heart (EMC), Ocean Prediction Heart (OPC), and Local weather Prediction Heart (CPC). The incumbent will work together with HMT employees, NOAA scientists and forecasters, CIRES staff working at WPC, and externally funded researchers to facilitate the transition of recent science to NWS forecast operations for hazardous winter climate. Areas of explicit want and curiosity to be addressed embrace the forecasting of winter storms and atmospheric rivers. Extra areas of focus embrace using ensemble mannequin output and forecaster technology of probabilistic merchandise, in addition to exploring future roles of climate forecasters.