The College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Science (COAS)/Oregon State University (OSU) invites applications for a part-time (0.75 FTE), fixed-term, Faculty Research Assistant position which is funded by grant and contract funds. Responsibilities: conduct research involving spatial climate distribution and changes in climate over time; interpret and analyze data to determine development of new spatial climate tools; design and implement original and innovative software to perform climate data analysis and climate mapping; develop improved graphical user interfaces to improve display of climate information process and analyze large research-quality climate data sets from the U.S. and foreign countries; create new climate maps using Geographic Information Systems (GIS); maintain daily operation of a growing computer network; write and edit technical reports and journal articles summarizing research findings. Qualifications: B.S. or M.S. in atmospheric sciences, computer science or related field; one or more years’ experience working in scientific or research environment; experience in climatological or meteorological services; demonstrated responsibility for scientific analysis and programming, including quality assurance analysis; two or more years experience programming with C, Java, Perl, and shell scripts on UNIX and Windows platforms; data archiving and networking skills in Unix, PC, and MacOS environments; experience with additional languages like FORTRAN, TCL, JavaScript, ASP, VB helpful; two or more years experience in UNIX system administration; ability to modify and debug existing software, especially in FORTRAN; excellent verbal and written communication skills; experience with Unidata's LDM or other Internet data distribution software, and with MCIDAS or other satellite image generation software will be helpful; familiarity with IPW or other image processing software helpful; GIS experience helpful. Salary: commensurate with experience. Send statement of interest, resume and name, address and phone number of three references to: George Taylor, COAS, 104 Ocean Admin, OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503. For full consideration apply by 9/23/02. Questions about the position may be directed to Mr. Taylor by phone (541-737-5705), e-mail (taylor@coas.oregonstate.edu), or Fax (541-737-5710). OSU is an AA/EO.

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