From: Christopher George To: Cc: Cheryl van der Zee Subject: Rivers-List: Visiting Scientist Position Date: dinsdag 1 februari 2000 14:29 2000 NOAA Office of Hydrology - Visiting Scientist Program - River Mechanics Modeling Application Deadline:1 March 2000 The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Visiting Scientist Programs (VSP), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), and the Office of Hydrology (OH), are announcing a new visiting scientist position. The OH Visiting Scientist Program provides hydrologic/ hydrometeorologic and hydraulic research opportunities at the NWS/OH/Hydrologic Research Laboratory (HRL) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Applications are being sought for a visiting scientist to participate on a team that is conducting applied research, development and implementation of dynamic streamflow routing capabilities using the NWS River Forecast System (NWSRFS) operation, FLDWAV, for NWS operations. Applicants should have an MS or PhD in hydrology, hydraulic engineering, applied mathematics, or a related field. The salary will be commensurate with experience and postgraduate qualifications. The selected candidate will also contribute to the conversion of known technology to be used in the NWSRFS Operational Forecasting System. The team maintains both operational and developmental software while providing technical support to other OH employees and projects. Responsibilities also include preparation of user manuals and related documentation, writing of technical reports, and papers. Opportunities exist for the presentation of results at seminars and conferences. The program encourages scientists to keep abreast of developments in their own areas of expertise. There are opportunities for carrying out other duties, as necessary, to support hydrologic projects in the Hydrologic Research Laboratory of the Office of Hydrology. These tasks must be performed by an individual with an excellent understanding of distributed hydraulic models (preferably NWS DAMBRK, DWOPER and FLDWAV models), and their applications on computers. The individual must have knowledge and experience in the data requirements for hydraulic models, in developing efficient data acquisition, and developing quality control software tools. The program offers one to three year visiting scientists appointments, reviewed annually. Fellows receive a fixed annual stipend. Benefits include health and dental insurance, sick and annual leave, paid holidays, mandatory participation in a retirement fund (TIAA/CREF), and life insurance. A relocation allowance is provided as well as an allowance for scientific travel and other support costs. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a masters or PhD in physical or natural science, or engineering, with an emphasis in hydrology and/or river mechanics. To apply, send the following materials to the UCAR/ VSP: A cover letter stating the name of this program Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications Names, addresses and phone numbers of four professional references (applicants should request that reference letters be sent to UCAR/VSP by the application deadline) MS or PhD thesis abstract, including title of thesis One to two page statement of experience and interests as related to goals of program Application Deadline:1 March 2000 Send applications to: UCAR / Visiting Scientist Programs P.O. Box 3000 FL-4 / Suite 2200 Boulder, CO 80307-3000 USA For further information please call 303-497-8649, send e-mail to vsp@ucar.edu UCAR is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. UCAR strongly encourages applications from women and minorities Dr. Christopher George tel. +31 15 2858879 Executive Director fax +31 15 285 8417 chris.george@iahr.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in Rivers? Join our new e-mail discussion group "rivers-list" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IAHR INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH Rotterdamseweg 185, 2629 MH Delft, The Netherlands www.iahr.org AIRH ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE d’INGÉNIERIE ET DE RECHERCHES HYDRAULIQUES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For free subscription to our e-newsletter "NewsFlash" please contact IAHR@IAHR.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------