Job Details

Description

The School of Meteorology and Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) at the University of Oklahoma have an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to develop a weather radar simulator for a new Ka-band phased array radar, KaRVIR, and to conduct scientific and/or engineering analyses of simulated radar output. KaRVIR is a pair of phased array radars under development at OU through NSF mid-scale research infrastructure program and will provide rapid volume scans and polarimetric observations of clouds and precipitation. The successful applicant will adapt the ARRC's existing radar simulators for the KaRVIR system, including implementing Ka-band scattering for hydrometeors, simulating imaging scanning modes, and working with high-resolution numerical model output from Cloud Model 1 or other numerical models. The successful candidate will be supervised by Profs. David Bodine and David Schvartzman and will work closely with a collaborative team of scientists and engineers on the KaRVIR project. Specific project foci will be tailored to the candidate's expertise and research, and thus both scientists and engineers will be well-qualified and are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will work in the National Weather Center where the School of Meteorology and NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory reside and the Radar Innovations Laboratory where the Advanced Radar Research Center is located. The National Weather Center fosters a uniquely collaborative work environment with federal, state, and academic units, providing valuable networking opportunities for career development.

Salary will be competitive based on rates from a recent survey of postdoctoral fellowships in the United States and adjusted to the cost of living in Oklahoma. Full consideration will be given to applications received by February 27, 2025, but applicants may be submitted until the position is closed. Candidates in the final stages of completing their Ph.D. are also encouraged to apply. The term of appointment will be one year, renewable for a second year subject to satisfactory performance.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related disciplines within the last 5 years

• Programming experience with programming languages for analysis and plotting (e.g., Python, Matlab) and numerical models (Fortran)

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications

• Strong background in at least one of the following areas: radar meteorology, weather radar signal processing, phased array radars, or numerical simulations with atmospheric models

• Past demonstrated experience and/or strong interest in using supercomputing resources

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, please submit the electronic application via Interfolio: and to Prof. David Bodine (...@ou.edu) and include the following: a letter of research interest and experience, CV, and three names of references (including their contact information).