Job Description Summary:

UCAR is excited to announce the job opening for the CPAESS/UFS Science Advisor role with the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS). This position is responsible for providing senior-level coordination and support of the collection of strategic and tactical requirements across NOAA, as well as leads and coordinates the various sub-communities under the UFS framework. In conjunction with the UFS Community Engagement Specialist, the UFS Science Advisor coordinates UFS strategic and scientific activities outside of NOAA, helping to bring cohesion between the non-NOAA community and the NOAA community as it relates to the UFS. The position communicates scientific results in both oral and written forms by presenting UFS at national and international meetings and in journal articles.

The position represents UFS in the science community and builds collaborative partnerships for the UFS within the broader numerical weather prediction (NWP) and Earth system modeling (ESM) communities, including those specialized in predicting Earth system components such as atmosphere, ocean, land, cryosphere, and their interfaces. The position coordinates and builds collaborations among UFS working groups and application teams and among various UFS research and development projects, in part by planning meetings and establishing formal and informal organizational structures that connect activities across these teams and working groups. The position also collects and synthesizes requirements, input, and feedback from various UFS groups for discussion in UFS meetings, workshops, and conferences.

CPAESS serves the Earth System Science community in three distinct areas of service. We partner with federal agencies and businesses to hire critical scientific staff enabling a more robust workforce. Through our scientific programs we seek to edify new research with our postdoctoral programs, our visiting scientist and internship programs, along with our interagency support programs. We also help build the Earth system science community by convening and managing summer schools and institutes, conferences, and advisory committees.

Position Details:

Visa Sponsored Job:

No

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Job Location:

Boulder, Colorado

Position Type & Term:

Full time, Term - 6 months or more (Fixed Term)

Compensation Range:

Salary Range $111,246 - 139,056

*Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role.*

Application Notes

Application Deadline: This position will be posted until 11:59:59 pm MT on Wednesday, October 22nd. Applications will not be accepted past this date/time.

Required application materials: (preferably in PDF Format)

• Resume
• Cover Letter - Please address how your skills and experience meet the needs of this position (for more information, please refer to the Key Responsibilities and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities sections of this job posting). Additionally, please address the following question/prompt. Cover Letters that do no address this prompt will not be moved forward for consideration: Please share how you would go about collecting varying requirements and/or technical issues from stakeholders and how you would develop solutions (or involve others that could do so) to address those requirements and issues.

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Work Location: This position is open to candidates seeking in-person, hybrid (combination of 3 days in-person and 2 days of remote), or fully remote opportunities. UCAR requires ALL positions to be performed within the U.S., excluding U.S. Territories. CPAESS staff deployed to federal agencies must abide by their respective federal agency requirements concerning remote/flexible work arrangements.

What You Will Do

Here is a brief summary of what one would expect to be generally responsible for in this role.

Key Responsibilities
Community Engagement & Communication

• Collects and synthesizes ideas, feedback, and requirements (both strategic and tactical) from the UFS community for discussion at meetings, workshops, and conferences
• Coordinates and provides content to the Community, Education, and Outreach Team on a monthly basis
• Represents the UFS to the national and international community at meetings, conferences
• Develops