Physical Meteorologist

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Interim Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Scientists

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Applied Research, Atmospheric Sciences, Data Compilation, Meteorology, Research and Development Operations

Certifications:

Experience:

2 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Under NRL’s technical direction, the Physical Meteorologist shall perform basic and applied research in fields including but not limited to atmospheric sciences and machine learning.

Responsibilities include:

• Conduct basic research in such areas as aerosol prediction systems and tropical cyclone characterization, occasional field experiments, instrument calibration, optical properties of aerosols, aerosol transport including various species over open waters and land, work associated with planetary boundary layer, source, transport, and sink functions including cloud processing

• Research and analyze biomass burning plumes, tropical meteorology and clouds; develop code for testing, data distribution, and documentation; and, participate in routine compliance projects and/or programs

• Interface with meteorologists, scientists and other technical personnel to certify that departmental activities are conducted according to client specifications and guidelines

• Develop and implement basic operating procedures to ensure that meteorological data collection and processing requirements are handled in accordance to NRL MMD standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience, Master's degree preferred

The likely salary range for this position is $67,150 - $90,850. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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