Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON, Inc.) is a nonprofit science corporation dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. Currently under design is the NEON project - an observatory comprising more than 60 environmental and biological monitoring locations distributed throughout twenty domains across the United States, Hawaii, Alaska & Puerto Rico. The observatory network will be the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at continental scales over multiple decades.
Position Summary The Fundamental Instrument Unit (FIU) consists of an automated suite of meteorological, atmospheric, soil and ecophysiological measurements. The Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Scientist will support Science project development and management activities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Design FIU data flow, data product algorithms and automated QA/QC procedures, • Develop FIU data quality assurance, quality control procedures, and uncertainty analyses, • Coordinate, design and execute analyses of dataflows, • Coordinate FIU dataflows with other related NEON groups, • Develop plans for evaluating and transferring data QA/QC activities into an operational basis Required Experience: • 1-3 years experience in meteorological-related work, • Knowledge of a wide range of meteorological related sensors, and measurement techniques and their associated data acquisition and analysis procedures, • Experience with quantitative uncertainty analyses and time-series analyses, • Experience delivering a final product from concept through testing to deployment, • Experience working in a collaborative scientific or engineering enterprise, and • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in written and oral forms Education: • Doctoral degree (or MS plus equivalent experience) in one of the environmental science fields (biometeorology, ecosystem science, micrometeorology etc) or a related Science field. • Recent PhD graduates may apply. Preferred Experience: • Working at the synoptic to local scale • Some work experience with production data flows • Design of data visualization tools, • Ability to develop the dataflow designs for different and contrasting data types. Skills and Abilities: • Critical thinking, scientific writing and review, • Ability to travel (infrequently), plus travel to conferences • Quantification of spatial and temporal variation of data quality properties and processes • Understanding of micrometeorological processes and associated modeling, • Demonstrated problem-solving and communication skills, and • Desired knowledge base of both instrument hardware and software development. To Apply: Documents to include, Curriculum Vitea and Cover Letter: In your cover letter, please include your experience with micrometeorological processes and associated modeling, and any relevant experience. Apply to www.neoninc.org NEON Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans and Disabled Persons are encouraged to apply.
