Senior Ocean Modeling Scientist — MOM6/COBALT

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; United States; Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

UCAR is seeking a CPAESS Scientist V to lead and modernize ocean and biogeochemical modeling efforts in collaboration with NOAA's GFDL. The role emphasizes mentoring teams, developing innovative models, and coordinating cross‑disciplinary work across regional programs.

The incumbent will guide complex workflows, contribute to technical documentation and publications, and represent UCAR in external collaborations, with a hybrid work arrangement in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Requires advanced scientific expertise and leadership.
• Experience mentoring staff and leading teams.
• Strong collaboration with senior stakeholders and sponsors.
• Proven track record in publications or technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute scientific and innovation initiatives.
• Develop and refine models, tools, instrumentation, or analytical approaches.
• Manage project scope, risks, resources, and cross‑functional coordination.
• Guide proposal development and program planning with senior leadership.
• Contribute to papers, reports, and technical documentation; present findings.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Scientific programming

Collaboration

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree + 15 years experience

Master’s degree + 11 years

PhD in a scientific discipline + 7 years

Tools

GitHub

MOM6

COBALT

Job description

UCAR is seeking a CPAESS Scientist V to lead and modernize ocean and biogeochemical modeling efforts in collaboration with NOAA's GFDL. The role emphasizes mentoring teams, developing innovative models, and coordinating cross‑disciplinary work across regional programs.

The incumbent will guide complex workflows, contribute to technical documentation and publications, and represent UCAR in external collaborations, with a hybrid work arrangement in the U.S.