[Coral-List] Position Opening with NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program

Jim Hendee Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov
Tue Jan 31 12:03:36 EST 2006


Please note that the position below must be applied for through the 
following link, at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School for 
Marine and Atmospheric Sciences:

    http://um.hodesiq.com/job_detail.asp?JobID=592024&user_id=&ViewAll=

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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 until the position is filled.

The University of Miami is an equal opportunity workplace.

PD:

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 
Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) and SEAKEYS projects.  The 
applicant must assist in the procurement of the software and hardware 
which 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, physical 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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