The Cooperative Institute for Analysis within the Environment (CIRA) on the Foothills Campus at Colorado State College (CSU) in Fort Collins, CO, seeks to rent a Analysis Affiliate I or II to help manufacturing of satellite tv for pc imagery, movies and/or animations as a member of CIRA’s Meteorological Satellite tv for pc Functions (MetSat) Group and the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Nationwide Environmental Satellite tv for pc Knowledge and Info Service/Satellite tv for pc Functions and Analysis (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) Imagery Group.
Date posted
Mar. 24, 2023 4:30 pm
Software deadline
Apr. 9, 2023 11:45 pm
Group
Colorado State College
Location
Job description
The Cooperative Institute for Analysis within the Environment at Colorado State College is searching for a Satellite tv for pc Imagery Manufacturing & Communication Skilled (Analysis Affiliate I or II) to help manufacturing of satellite tv for pc imagery, movies and/or animations as a member of CIRA’s Meteorological Satellite tv for pc Functions (MetSat) Group and the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Nationwide Environmental Satellite tv for pc Knowledge and Info Service/Satellite tv for pc Functions and Analysis (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) Imagery Group. This place will permit versatile work preparations together with hybrid workplace/distant work relying upon the phrases of CSU’s telework coverage.
Overview:
The Cooperative Institute for Analysis within the Environment (CIRA) at Colorado State College (CSU) is a multi-million greenback analysis group situated on CSU’s Foothills Campus in Fort Collins, Colorado. CIRA is a cooperative institute (CI) that can also be a analysis division inside CSU’s School of Engineering, in partnership with the Division of Atmospheric Science. Its imaginative and prescient is to conduct interdisciplinary analysis within the atmospheric sciences by entraining expertise past the meteorological disciplines, exploiting advances in engineering and laptop science, facilitating transitional exercise between pure and utilized analysis, leveraging each nationwide and worldwide sources and partnerships, and aiding the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), CSU, the State of Colorado, and the Nation via the applying of our analysis to areas of societal profit. Increasing on this Imaginative and prescient, our Mission is to function a nexus for multi-disciplinary cooperation amongst CI and NOAA analysis scientists, College college, employees and college students within the context of NOAA-specified analysis theme areas in satellite tv for pc purposes for climate/local weather forecasting. Vital bridging components of the CI embody the communication of analysis findings to the worldwide scientific group, transition of purposes and capabilities to NOAA operational customers, schooling and coaching applications for operational consumer proficiency, outreach applications to Ok-12 schooling and most of the people for environmental literacy, and understanding and quantifying the societal impacts of NOAA analysis.
The person on this place will report back to the CIRA/Meteorological Satellite tv for pc Picture Manufacturing Group Lead and be co-mentored by the NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Imagery Group Lead and the Principal Investigator of the CIRA/NESDIS JPSS Imagery Calibration and Validation challenge. The person on this place additionally will coordinate with the JPSS Satellite tv for pc Liaison on VIIRS-related schooling and coaching efforts and with CIRA researchers on different satellite tv for pc imagery tasks. The target of this place is to offer a possibility for a motivated researcher to discover progressive approaches and interact each most of the people and satellite tv for pc consumer group whereas working in a extremely stimulating and interdisciplinary group atmosphere. The person on this place will work on numerous satellite tv for pc imagery purposes that help VIIRS customers in addition to CIRA and NOAA public outreach efforts, and is anticipated to determine robust partnerships with each CIRA analysis employees and sponsors.
Particularly, the person on this place will produce and consider imagery from the Seen Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on-board the Joint Polar Satellite tv for pc System (JPSS) constellation of satellites, and can work carefully with CIRA researchers and the NOAA Workplace of Low Earth Observations (LEO) to establish attention-grabbing climate and/or hazard-related phenomena as seen by VIIRS and create imagery and/or animations of those occasions which may be shared and used on the CIRA web site, CIRA and NOAASatellites social media feeds, technical shows, weblog posts and publications by each CIRA and NOAA scientists, and for coaching and schooling functions. This imagery may also be utilized in CIRA and NOAA public outreach and media outreach efforts, together with the newly created CIRA Satellite tv for pc Library web site (https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu). Instance phenomena embody tropical cyclones, extreme thunderstorms, wildfires, smoke, blowing mud, auroras, and any attention-grabbing cloud or floor options. The person on this place additionally will develop new strategies for visualizing VIIRS imagery and develop novel VIIRS imagery merchandise in help of ongoing CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Imagery Group tasks.
Job Tasks:
Imagery Manufacturing & Collaborative Outreach 65%
- collaborate with scientists at CIRA and NOAA on actions associated to JPSS VIIRS observations;
- choose climate phenomena and put together satellite tv for pc imagery and/or animations to be used on social media and CIRA’s Satellite tv for pc Library web site and supply contextual info on this imagery;
- develop an archive of satellite tv for pc pictures and animations for use by CIRA, NOAA and different scientists, in collaboration with CIRA Picture Manufacturing Group;
- coordinate usually through electronic mail and periodic conferences with CIRA and NOAA scientists;
- collaborate with the CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Imagery groups on CIRA’s suite of images merchandise created for media use and common schooling.
Impartial and Utilized Analysis 25%
- develop novel strategies for visualizing VIIRS imagery and information throughout the context of public outreach;
- develop novel VIIRS imagery merchandise with a give attention to demonstrating distinctive capabilities of VIIRS;
- enhance current VIIRS imagery manufacturing and product dissemination at CIRA.
Reporting and Documentation 10%
- contribute to challenge reviews, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Department (RAMMB) Weekly reviews and CIRA Annual Report;
- take part in CIRA’s every day Climate Discussions, month-to-month MetSat Group, and month-to-month NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Imagery Group conferences.
{Qualifications}:
Notice: Please element every of this stuff in your cowl letter and resume.
- for Analysis Affiliate I: Bachelor’s Diploma in atmospheric science, meteorology, or a carefully associated STEM (Science, Know-how, Engineering, and Math) subject plus 1-2 years of expertise working with information visualization and show, together with use of picture processing software program;
- for Analysis Affiliate II: Bachelor’s Diploma in atmospheric science, meteorology, or a carefully associated STEM subject plus 3 or extra years of expertise working with information visualization and show, together with use of picture processing software program –OR– Grasp’s Diploma in atmospheric science, meteorology, or a carefully associated STEM subject plus not less than 1 yr of expertise working with information visualization and show, together with use of picture processing software program;
- expertise speaking throughout disciplinary boundaries verbally and in writing.
Most well-liked {Qualifications}:
Notice: Please spotlight any relevant gadgets in your cowl letter and resume.
- Grasp’s Diploma in atmospheric science, meteorology, or carefully associated subject;
- 2 or extra years of expertise working with geospatial information evaluation and/or science communication;
- expertise with satellite tv for pc information processing and programming for meteorological purposes;
- expertise producing weather-related informational content material for the general public;
- expertise with satellite tv for pc distant sensing, satellite tv for pc meteorology or associated subject;
- expertise with public outreach, consumer coaching, and/or schooling;
- expertise with social media and different digital media platforms;
- expertise working in a group atmosphere.
How you can Apply:
Functions can be accepted till the place is stuffed; nevertheless, to make sure full consideration purposes needs to be submitted by 11:59 PM MT on April 9, 2023. For full place announcement and to use, please click on “Apply to this Job” on the following web site: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/123739.
NOTE: In your cowl letter, please particularly tackle the required and most popular {qualifications} of this place. A canopy letter that fails to deal with the {qualifications} of this place might not be additional thought-about after assessment by the search committee.
CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer.
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