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Associate Project Scientist
Position overview
Position title: Associate Project ScientistApplication Window
Open date: February 6, 2025
Most recent review date: Friday, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Saturday, Mar 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The UCLA Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE) invites applications for a position of Associate Project Scientist whose research will focus on computational electromagnetics (EM) and fast numerical methods applied to Earth surface and atmosphere remote sensing applications. The research includes the following activities:
• Develop and optimize the accuracy & computational performance of a 3D full-wave model for scattering from realistic hydrometeors and apply it to precipitation particles of various shapes, size parameters and dielectric composition.
• Calculate single scattering properties of a relevant selection of hydrometeors to improve both ongoing Global Precipitation Measurements (GPM) mission retrieval algorithms, and future microwave precipitation retrievals technologies.
• Develop and validate, in comparison with EM commercial software and measurements, a full-wave model for scattering from vegetated scenes at P and L bands for GNSS-T and Signal of Opportunities (SoOp) Reflectometry applications.
• Analyze a large set of time-series tower-based radar measurements of forests to investigate the effect of changing environmental conditions on microwave backscattering from forests.
• Write research papers and funding proposals, and participate in scientific conferences.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application):
• Appointee should hold a doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
• Ph.D. candidates should have experience in computational EM, numerical methods, mainly the Method of Moments, high performance computing (HPC).
• Prior background in scattering model development and validation is expected. The candidate is expected to have related prior first author publications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred qualifications
• Proficiency in MATLAB, FORTRAN, MPI language, C# and Python is highly desired.
• Prior experience in vegetation scattering modeling and radar data analysis is preferred.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter (Optional)
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document, and Sample EDI Statements.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional (Optional)
n/a
Help contact: tle@jifresse.ucla.edu
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