Research Physical Scientist

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Open: March 18, 2026 — Closes: March 25, 2026

Summary

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) with vacancies in the following locations: Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Miami, FL. Global Systems Lab (GSL) and Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL), Boulder, CO. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), Ann Arbor, MI. Pacific Marine Environmental Lab (PMEL), Seattle, WA. Silver Spring, MD.

Major Duties

• Apply knowledge of oceanic or atmospheric processes, observations, technologies, data assimilation or modeling to enable understanding of ocean/atmosphere variability, change and improvement in ocean and atmospheric prediction and forecasting.
• Lead theoretical and experimental research for advanced earth system or weather forecasting technologies.
• Develop earth system, ocean, or weather forecast models (dynamic core) and data assimilation software codes for massively parallel supercomputers across heterogeneous environments including on-premise and cloud platforms.
• Use of AI/ML (e.g. large language models) and novel computer architectures to further exascale needs of next-generation earth system prediction models including high-resolution and ensemble forecast applications.
• Serve as an expert advisor to senior level management and manage several organizational projects.
• Lead the development of competitive research proposals across multiple labs and partners including software development for earth system prediction for exascale applications.
• Promote scientific and technology research through domestic and international collaborations and working groups.
• Work in teams across multiple labs and partners to present research findings at significant scientific conferences and workshops.
• Formulate recommendations and provide advice to managers.
• Communicate scientific and technical information verbally and in writing to stakeholders, members of the public and other individuals and groups.

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