The Smarter Energy and Environmental Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY is seeking a post-doctoral scientist to join a multi-disciplinary team focused on limnology. The candidate will be part of the team for the Jefferson Project (see http://ibmresearchnews.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-jefferson-project.html), which is addressing a physical, biological and chemical understanding of the Lake George, NY watershed. The project is developing comprehensive observing and coupled modeling systems and associated cyber-physical infrastructure to address fundamental scientific questions and to help inform policy makers to understand how Lake George is evolving. The team has an atmosphere in which basic research is combined with experience on technical problems arising in industry.
The candidate must have experience in aquatic ecology, as demonstrated by a publication record in international journals. The candidate will work with the current unique biological and chemical data from Lake George and be responsible for the effort to identify predictors of algal bloom and risk, periods of high algal productivity, etc. and work with the team to develop a physical and biological understanding of Lake George and the surrounding watershed, both historical and predictive. In that context, the candidate would include contributions to and leverage the aforementioned observing and modeling systems. There will also be opportunities for field work at Lake George. The successful candidate will work with the extant team to improve and maintain current capabilities, and develop and incorporate new techniques. In addition, the candidate will work with the team to define and execute a research and development agenda. This can including compiling all of the prior scientific literature relevant to Lake George, summarizing it in a scientific synthesis document, and then proposing a research agenda based on that synthesis that will integrate the physical and biological research into an overall plan. The plan should recognize and prioritize the most pressing issues confronting efforts to rehabilitate the lake, identify the major uncertainties, and provide justifications for the research agenda proposed to address those uncertainties. In addition, the candidate will have proven communication skills and a desire to see new technology applied in real-world situations. A successful candidate will interact with the scientific and business personnel at IBM as well as collaborators outside of IBM, participate and make presentations on their work and publish results. While it is expected that the candidate will have skills in working with a team, the ability to work independently is also needed. Skills Needed: -Proven environmental computing skills in a Linux environment -Scripting experience (e.g., shell, perl, python) C/C++ or FORTRAN programming -Ability to appropriately use development environments and data formats/structures -The candidate must have experience in aquatic ecology as demonstrated by a proven publication record in international journals -Ability to work both independently and in a team setting Preferred Skills: -Visualization, graphics and image processing -Experience with statistical analysis tools -Version control system for software development and high-performance parallel (cluster) computing environment Required -Doctorate Degree -At least 2 years experience in Environmental computing skills in a Linux environment, -At least 2 years experience in Aquatic ecology publication in international journals English: Fluent Preferred Other Sciences At least 2 years experience in Visualization, graphics and image processing (e.g., OpenDX, GEMPAK, GrADS, ImageMagick, R, NCL, Matlab, RIP) Additional information The IBM Research Division is the largest industrial research organization in the world with 12 labs worldwide, doing work in a broad range of disciplines in the physical, mathematical, computer and life sciences and related engineering fields. Its headquarters is at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. For more information about IBM Research, please visit http://www.research.ibm.com. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. To view the position/job description and application link, visit: https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/faces/job_summary?job_id=RES-0647812
