THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

ANNOUNCEMENT NO: RA-06- 085L

POSITION: Research Hydrologist/Research Physical Scientist

LOCATION: Maricopa, AZ

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The incumbent will work collaboratively with project scientists to collect, merge and process satellite thermal infrared data to hourly samples at regional scales.  Assimilation tests of the resulting data sets will be performed using an established land hydrological model in collaboration with other ARS and NASA/Goddard scientists.  Research will focus upon practical integration of ASTER, MODIS and GOES thermal and visible/near infrared data at 1-4 km resolutions.  The incumbent will assess the benefits of using these radiometric surface temperatures in a land surface scheme.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D in Hydrology, Meteorology or closely related field is required.  The person selected should have knowledge of land surface hydrology, data assimilation and thermal infrared remote sensing.   Knowledge of mathematics and statistical techniques used to analyze model results is required.  Programming skills in C, Fortran or IDL are highly desired.

INFORMATION ON APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS is available at: http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/divisions/hrd/hrdhomepage/vacancy/pd962.html

INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS is available at: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp

FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION OR TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, CONTACT:

Dr. Andrew N. French
USDA/ARS
U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center
21881 North Cardon Lane
Maricopa, AZ 85239
Phone:  (520) 316-6371
Fax:  (520) 316-6330
Email:  afrench@uswcl.ars.ag.gov

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