Research Scientist (Adjunct)

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This position will support the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping project (ICEX) funded by MIT-Lincoln Labs by providing expertise in acoustics and signal processing. We require a person with experience collecting and processing geophone data to help us analyze data collected as part of the US Navy sponsored ICEX Arctic experiment (March 2024). Ice motion and noise data will also be compared to relevant theory to better understand controlling parameters.

Duties/Responsibilities

Process geophone data (60%)

• Data processed will be existing data collected during ICEX2024 experiment

• Processing will get at amplitudes and frequencies of motion of sea ice to discover acoustic and physical resonances.

Compare processing results to theory (20%)

• A review of relevant literature and theory on ice sheet resonances will be performed.

• Relevant theory will be coded in MATLAB (preferred) or Python (acceptable).

• Comparisons between theory and data will be performed to understand controlling parameters

Produce figures and text suitable for reporting (20%)

• Figures and text will be produced suitable for reporting in publications or in presentations.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Graduate degree in Acoustics

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Coursework in acoustics.

• Coursework in signal processing.

• Experience in collecting acoustic and geophone data.

• Experience in processing acoustic and geophone data.

• Knowledge of ice properties and noise created by fracturing ice.

•  Matlab or Python programming skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Durham

Salary Grade:

Adjunct Hourly Staff 00