Senior Ocean Modeling Scientist - Open-Source CDR & MRV

Convergent Research; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

[C]Worthy, a non-profit focused on ocean-based CDR MRV, invites a Staff Scientist to build and apply near-field and regional ocean models. You will characterize OAE processes, develop data products for MRV, and advance open-source workflows in a collaborative team environment.

The role spans modeling development, application, analysis, and interpretation, with opportunities to contribute to reproducible workflows and visualization tools. Boulder-based with hybrid/remote options.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in oceanography, atmospheric science, geophysical fluid dynamics, marine biogeochemistry, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated experience configuring, running, and evaluating global/regional ocean and/or estuary models (e.g., Oceananigans, ROMS, MOM6, NEMO, FVCOM, SCHISM, MITGCM, Delft3D, or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of ocean biogeochemistry, including carbonate chemistry and air-sea gas exchange
• Proficiency in Python
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to convey technical results to non-specialist audiences; ability to collaborate in a small, fast-moving research team

Responsibilities

• Build and apply near-field and regional ocean models for CDR
• Validate and run near-field, regional, and simplified OAE models to characterize physical and biogeochemical controls on OAE efficiency
• Develop knowledge and data products to inform MRV and deployment design
• Collaborate in a small, fast-moving research team and open-source software initiatives
• Create data visualizations of large geospatial datasets

Skills

Ocean modeling

Python

Communication

Collaboration

Data visualization

Education

Ph.D. in oceanography or closely related field

Tools

Ocean models (Oceananigans, ROMS, MOM6, NEMO, FVCOM, SCHISM)

HPC (Slurm)

netCDF/HDF/ZARR

Job description

[C]Worthy, a non-profit focused on ocean-based CDR MRV, invites a Staff Scientist to build and apply near-field and regional ocean models. You will characterize OAE processes, develop data products for MRV, and advance open-source workflows in a collaborative team environment.

The role spans modeling development, application, analysis, and interpretation, with opportunities to contribute to reproducible workflows and visualization tools. Boulder-based with hybrid/remote options.