Air Quality ML & Modeling Scientist

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

George Mason University is seeking a Research Scientist in Fairfax, VA to serve as a code manager for NOAA/OAR/ARL’s model repository and to conduct development and testing of atmospheric composition models.

The position leads air quality forecasting research, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to integrate outputs into decision-making systems, and contributes to publications and proposals while mentoring students and staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Generally 5+ years of experience in atmospheric sciences.
• Knowledge of Fortran, Python, R, Postgres/MySQL/SQLite, and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Lead research on regional and urban air quality forecasting projects.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate modeling outputs into decision-making systems.
• Develop and test atmospheric composition models and conduct performance evaluations.

Skills

Fortran

Python

R

Databases

Shell scripting

Atmospheric sciences experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

CMAQ

SMOKE

Data Assimilation

Surrogate Tools

Job description

George Mason University is seeking a Research Scientist in Fairfax, VA to serve as a code manager for NOAA/OAR/ARL’s model repository and to conduct development and testing of atmospheric composition models.

The position leads air quality forecasting research, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to integrate outputs into decision-making systems, and contributes to publications and proposals while mentoring students and staff.