Scientific Applications Programmer

Department: College of Science

Classification: GMU Worker

Job Category: Part-Time / Hourly Wage

Job Type: Part-Time

Work Schedule: 24 hours per week

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences department offers undergraduate degrees in Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Science and Geology, MS degrees in Earth System Science and Climate Science, and a PhD in Climate Dynamics.  Our faculty includes geologists, atmospheric scientists, paleontologists, and oceanographers. For more information about the department, visit us on the web at https://cos.gmu.edu/aoes/. For more information about the College of Science, go to https://science.gmu.edu.

About the Position:

The Large-scale Dynamics group in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences is seeking a Scientific Applications Programmer to generate and optimize programs for the analysis of weather and climate data.

Responsibilities:

• Creates programs and algorithms and develop computational infrastructure resources for organizing and parsing data from large and complex data;
• Develops and assist with the implementation of visualization and data analysis methods and codes via API and other methods to enable user interaction; and
• Writes clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.

Required Qualifications:

• BS or MS degree in atmospheric science, computer science, or related discipline;
• BS + 2 years of related experience;
• Proficiency in common software applications and tools, such as Java, Python, Jupyter Notebook, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, APIs;
• Demonstrate knowledge of AWS and Google Colab; and
• Experience with Unix/Linux environment and high performance computing. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with NetCDF and GRIB files;
• Experience with Python Data Visualization; and
• Experience with GitHub.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Scientific Applications Pogrammer at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide cover letter, CV, and a list of three professional references with contact information.

Posting Open Date:  April 15, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by: April 29, 2025

Open Until Filled:  Yes