21-129: Student Researcher - JPSS-PGRR Program Assistant
The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), located on the CSU Foothills Campus approximately 5 miles northwest of CSU main campus, seeks to fill a Student Hourly position to start on November 1 and work 5-10 hours per week and support research efforts in collaboration with the Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB) of NOAA/NESDIS. Specifically, the individual in this position will report to the project lead researcher and assist the investigation of satellite imagery from the Day/Night Band with a focus on detecting atmospheric gravity waves (GW) —an important form of energy transfer in the atmosphere that drives seasonal-scale atmospheric circulations impacting our weather. This position will begin immediately and is expected to last approximately 12 months with possible extension depending upon the skill of the person and project needs.
Essential Job Duties:
- identify and record satellite imagery which indicates the presence of GW;
- leverage the existing GW database as a training/evaluation set for an automated GW detection algorithm;
- support research activities which deepen the understanding how gravity waves relate to convective storms or how gravity waves can be linked to intensification/weakening of tropical cyclones;
- support Machine Learning activities related to this gravity wave project, such as finding efficient ways to label GWs in satellite imagery so that the machine learning methods can be trained on those labels, and more generally, getting the data into a format that is ready for machine learning activities (AI-ready data)
- support writing scientific project reports.
Required Qualifications:
· knowledge of Microsoft Windows and accompanying Office programs;
· programming and plotting skills (e.g. Python, Matlab, or IDL);
· experience working with meteorological data.
Background Check:
Colorado State University may conduct background checks on final candidates.
Benefit Information:
Employee benefit information can be found on HR’s Website at https://hr.colostate.edu/current-employees/benefits/
How to Apply:
Please send cover letter and resume to linn.barrett@colostate.edu. NOTE: In your cover letter, please specifically address the required and preferred qualifications of this position. A cover letter that fails to address the required and preferred qualifications of this position may not be further considered after review by the search committee.