Research Associate at University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma

Job Description:

The Center for Analuysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS) seeks a highly motivated individual to fill a research associate position that will manage an array of computational and storage hardware and related software, and contribute to research projects via effective utilization of these systems as well as external supercomputers. Most research projects within the Center involve the development, testing and application of complex weather modeling systems and software, storage and high-speed transfer of large volumes of data (up to petabyte scale), and some projects involves realtime data ingest, forecast generation, and product displays on the web.

Required Education: B.S. in Computer Science, Meteorology or Physical Science.

Experience:

• At least two years of experience with Linux system administration including configuring new hardware and troubleshooting and upgrading existing servers.


• Experience managing Linux-based storage servers and large file systems, particularly ZFS-based systems


• Experience in maintenance and troubleshooting of desktop computers and laptops.


• Experience with, at least, basic web site/page development and management.

Perferences: 

• Experience with high-performance computing


• Experience with UNIDATA meteorological software tools for data ingest and management such as LDM.


• Experience with workflow scripting using Python, Perl and/or shell scripts


• Experience with weather modeling, data handling and assimilation

Supervision:  

Will be supervised by the CAPS Operations Director in coordination with the CAPS Director and the PIs of the projects funding the position.  Although this position is funded by research projects CAPS has several ongoing research projects and thus is not dependent on a single project's funding or a single PI.

Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy.  To view the policy, visit https://hr.ou.edu/Policies-Handbooks/TB-Testing.