Data Analyst, ARM
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, IL
Job posting number: #7127123 (Ref:414916)
Posted: March 1, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) is seeking atmospheric scientists with an interest in data analysis to advance the characterization and application of atmospheric measurements associated with the Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility (https://www.arm.gov).
ARM operates a network of six atmospheric observatories with over 450 instruments deployed with over 3 petabytes of data collected so far, dating back to 1993. Measurements from these instruments are made publicly available to advance community research related to atmospheric science and related disciplines. The primary goal of this work is to advance the utility of these data for scientific applications; however, publication of work in peer-reviewed journals is encouraged as well as contributing ideas and code to relevant ARM groups to advance the monitoring and processing of ARM data.
In this role, you can expect to:
- Work with ARM data to assess data quality, to quantify measurement uncertainties, to identify regimes of scientific interest within the data and organize the data according to those regimes, to develop advanced data products, to demonstrate novel applications of the data and other possible applications.
- Work closely with ARM’s Instrument Mentors, Science Translators, and Data Quality Office (DQO) along with members of the scientific community. They will work in an open science framework with ARM open-source tools such as the Python ARM Radar Toolkit (Py-ART; https://github.com/ARM-DOE/pyart) and the Atmospheric data Community Toolkit (ACT; https://github.com/ARM-DOE/ACT).
- Work with the ARM Instrument Operations Manager on projects as they arise that would get the successful candidate experience with ARM instrumentation and infrastructure processes.
Position Requirements
- Expertise with measurement data is critical.
- Experience with a variety of instrument types will be considered but the measurement classes of greatest interest for this position include general remote sensing instruments such as lidars and radars, aerosol properties, lidars applied to aerosol properties, surface meteorology and fluxes, soil measurements, and microwave radiometers.
- Experience with different data analysis techniques (advanced statistical methods, machine learning).
- Familiarity with the characteristics of meteorological instruments.
- Experience with developing and applying remote sensing retrievals.
- Knowledge in programming languages including Python (most preferred).
- Understanding of open-source workflows and tools such as Git and GitHub.
- Ability to work effectively in groups and as an individual.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills required to interact effectively, tactfully, and discreetly with all internal/external contacts and to develop effective working relationships.
- Ability to model Argonne’s core values: impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.
This position can be hired at one of two levels; the selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level (RD2 or RD3) dependent upon the depth and breadth of relevant knowledge and skills. The minimum requirements of the two levels are as follows:
- RD2: Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience, or a PhD and 0+ years, or equivalent
- RD3: Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience, or a PhD and 4+ years, or equivalent
Job Family
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Atmospheric & Earth Science 2Worker Type
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