Part-time Research Assistant in Meteorology - Tropical Cyclone Modeling and Data Analysis
Penn State UniversityAbout the role
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
This position in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State supports a scientific researcher to work on projects at the intersection of tropical cyclones, natural hazards, and data science. The successful candidate will:
- Clean, organize, and manage tropical cyclone data for internal analysis and public release
- Apply state-of-the-art atmospheric models to better understand the seasonal predictability of tropical cyclones in the Eastern United States given forecasted large-scale environments
- Develop methods to compare overland precipitation as simulated by open-source tropical cyclone rainfall models with very-high-resolution weather model simulations and radar observations
- Write and contribute to peer-reviewed scientific publications
- Develop, document, and maintain clean, well-organized code for data processing and analysis workflows
Ideal candidates will have an M.S. degree (or higher) and prior experience with Python, tropical cyclone datasets, statistical-dynamical TC downscaling models, and working with gridded weather and climate data in NetCDF formats, along with strong scientific communication skills.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover lever online. Expected start date is 8/1/2026.
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