1996 National Ice Center Visiting Scientist Program
Senior Scientist Position Available
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) announces a new
visiting scientist program at the National Ice Center (NIC), located just
outside Washington, D.C. UCAR manages this NIC-sponsored program. The
bjective of this program is to bridge the operational ice analysis
performed at the NIC with the work performed in the ice research community.
The Senior Visiting Scientist will build a science unit within the NIC that
will attract recent PhDs in sciences who will conduct applications-oriented
research of relevance to the NIC ice monitoring mission. The Visiting
Scientist will liaise with the outside science community to identify work
ready for validation and transition to an operational environment.
Opportunities exist to perform research on extraction of geophysical
parameters from satellite visible, infrared, passive and active microwave
data received at the NIC. Of special interest is the development of optimal
data fusion techniques.
The overall mission of the NIC is to provide assessments and predictions of
global ice conditions based primarily on remotely sensed data. Our web page
(http://www.natice.noaa.gov) illustrates some of our products. Currently,
satellite data are analyzed in a UNIX workstation environment. Image
processing and geographic information system software are used to assemble
the ice product suite. The NIC Science Unit will be responsible for
outlining how the NIC can improve products for both the science and
operational communities and how the science community can make algorithms,
models and interpretation guides for implementation at the NIC. Unique
resources at the NIC include a digital archive of satellite imagery which
increases at the rate of gigabytes per day. Examples of prior
science/operations cooperative projects at the NIC include the hosting of
the JPL designed Geophysical Processing System for ERS-1 Synthetic Aperture
Radar imagery and the production of a multi- year ice climatology in
conjunction with the National Climatic Data Center and the National Snow
and Ice Data Center.
The program offers up to a two-year visiting research appointment, reviewed
annually. The visiting senior scientist position requires a secret security
clearance. Qualified applicants will have a strong background in remote
sensing, ice modeling, or ice physics research.
Scientists are encouraged to apply by sending:
* A cover letter stating the specific name of this program; this letter
should include a general statement of research interests and how these
relate to the specific activities at the NIC.
* Vitae with list of publications.
* Names and addresses of four professional references.
* A one- or two- page detailed outline of proposed work to be accomplished
in the one- to two- year placement at the NIC.
The appointment of a senior visiting scientist to lead the activities of
the new NIC science unit will be announced in early spring 1997; review of
application materials will begin on 1 December 1996. Recruitment of the
postdoctoral fellows will begin following appointment of the senior
visitor.
Send application materials to:
Meg Austin
Director
UCAR Visiting Scientist Program
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
For further information on this and other UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs,
call (303)497-8649 or send e-mail to vsp [at] ncar.ucar.edu. Information may
also be obtained from the Internet at:
http://home.ucar.edu/uop/vsp/vsp.homepage.html
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