[Coral-List] CHAMP Position Opening

Jim Hendee Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov
Mon Jul 26 12:30:49 EDT 2004


   Please  see  the details below of a position working with NOAA's Coral
   Health  and  Monitoring  Program  at  the  Atlantic  Oceanographic and
   Meteorological  Laboratory,  through  a cooperative agreement with the
   Cooperative  Institute  for  Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of
   the  University  of  Miami.   Note  that  the  contact person for this
   position  is  Dr.  Joseph  Prospero  and not me.  You may also send an
   email  of  your  resume,  etc.  c/o Jill Reed of University of Miami's
   Rosenstiel  School  of  Marine  and  Atmospheric Sciences:  jreed [at]
   rsmas.miami.edu .


       Cheers,
       Jim
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   RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II
   The  Cooperative  Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
   of  the  University  of  Miami  invites  applications  for  a Research
   Associate II position in Biological Oceanography.
   Applicants   must   have  a  BS  degree  in  Biological  Oceanography,
   Mathematics, Physics, Computer Programming, Environmental Science or a
   related  field,  plus  two  to five years of relevant work experience.
   Necessary   skills   include   use  of  oceanographic  modeling  tools
   (especially   expert   systems,   neural   networks,  Bayesian  Belief
   Networks),  computer  programming  to  support  these and other marine
   environmental  modeling  and analysis tools, and experience at working
   in a variety of operating systems.   The incumbent will be responsible
   for   modeling   the   coral   reef   ecosystem  utilizing  artificial
   intelligence  tools,  supporting computer architecture and programming
   to  support  marine  research  scientists  engaged  in  a  variety  of
   disciplines  (ocean  chemistry,  biology,  oceanography),  as  well as
   direct  support  for  marine environmental research data for the Coral
   Health  and  Monitoring  Program  at  the  Atlantic  Oceanographic and
   Meteorological Laboratory.
   A  statement  of  interest,  curriculum  vitae  and  three  letters of
   recommendation are to be sent to:

   Dr. Joseph M. Prospero, Director
   Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies
   4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
   Miami, Fl   33149
   Applications will be accepted through August 15, 2004.
   The University of Miami is an equal opportunity workplace.

   RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II
   INTRODUCTION
   This  position is situated in the Cooperative Institute for Marine and
   Atmospheric  Studies  (CIMAS)  at  the  University of Miami Rosenstiel
   School  of  Marine  and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS).  The research is
   concerned  with  developing  a  marine environmental modeling research
   program  utilizing  a  variety  of  computer-related tools, as well as
   collection,  synthesis  and  analysis  of  marine  environmental  data
   derived  from  a  variety  of instruments in the field and laboratory,
   including  possibly  at  meteorological  and  oceanographic monitoring
   stations  in  the Florida Keys and US coral reef areas in the Atlantic
   and  Pacific.   The  research  will  involve  close collaboration with
   scientists   at   RSMAS   and  the  NOAA  Atlantic  Oceanographic  and
   Meteorological Laboratory (AOML).
   RESEARCH SITUATION
   The  incumbent  will assist artificial intelligence experts at AOML in
   developing   ecosystem   stimulus-response   models,   and  will  also
   occasionally   assist   principal  investigators  in  trouble-shooting
   systems  designed for the acquisition, storage and retrieval of marine
   environmental  data,  developing  and  interpreting  data analysis and
   visualization  products.   The  incumbent will also participate in the
   development   of  near  real-time  modeling  and  operations  software
   components  for  a  variety of research programs, including especially
   the  Coral  Reef  Early  Warning  System  and  SEAKEYS  Networks.  The
   applicant  must assist in the procurement of the software and hardware
   that  provide  the computing research infrastructure necessary for the
   tasks to be performed.
   SUPERVISION RECEIVED
   The  incumbent will be expected to function with supervision.  General
   instructions  regarding  scope  and  objectives  will  be  given.  The
   incumbent  must  be  able to work independently, but will be under the
   supervision of the Director of CIMAS and will be expected to work with
   the technical guidance of senior scientists at AOML.  The incumbent is
   expected  to  report  periodically  to  the  Director  of CIMAS on the
   progress of work.
   GUIDELINES AND ORIGINALITY
   The  incumbent  is  expected to demonstrate ingenuity, originality and
   some  autonomy in employing effective artificial intelligence tools in
   the  characterizing  of  marine  ecosystem response under a variety of
   stress matrices, as measured by near real-time instrumented and static
   arrays at coral reef and other ocean areas.  Guidance will be obtained
   from interactions with scientists at AOML and RSMAS.

   QUALIFICATIONS
   Required   education  is  a  BS  degree  plus  two  to  five  year  of
   work-related   experience   in   artificial  intelligence,  biological
   oceanography,     mathematics,    physics,    computer    programming,
   environmental  science  or  other  related  fields.   Necessary skills
   include utilization of use of oceanographic modeling tools (especially
   expert  systems,  neural networks, Bayesian Belief Networks), computer
   programming  to  support these and other marine environmental modeling
   and  analysis  tools,  and  experience  at  working  in  a  variety of
   operating systems.



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