Staff Scientist: Ocean Modeling & Open-Source MRV

C Worthy White Papers Inc.; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

[C]Worthy, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, seeks a Staff Scientist to build and apply near-field and regional ocean models for CDR quantification. The role sits in our Applications team, focusing on applied regional modeling, model development, and process-level ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) research, with opportunities at the intersection of academia and industry.

This unique position involves standing up, validating and running near-field, regional, and simplified OAE models, and

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

• Stand up, validate and run near-field, regional, and simplified OAE models to characterize controls on OAE efficiency
• Develop knowledge and data products that inform MRV and deployment design
• Collaborate across academia and industry within a small, agile team
• Contribute to collaborative open-source software packages

Skills

Python

Education

Ph.D. in oceanography or related field

Tools

Oceananigans

ROMS

MOM6

NEMO

FVCOM

SCHISM

MITGCM

Delft3D

Job description

[C]Worthy, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, seeks a Staff Scientist to build and apply near-field and regional ocean models for CDR quantification. The role sits in our Applications team, focusing on applied regional modeling, model development, and process-level ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) research, with opportunities at the intersection of academia and industry.

This unique position involves standing up, validating and running near-field, regional, and simplified OAE models, and