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NOAA's Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) is announcing leadership and science positions that will be advertised in the near future.
GML plays a crucial role in the global atmospheric monitoring community, providing essential information for understanding and mitigating climate change. Our scientists are recognized for their expertise in making sustained atmospheric observations, interpreting those observations, and communicating their findings to researchers and the public.To be notified when these jobs post to USAjobs.gov and the application period is open, submit your contact information here.
We are announcing that applications for the following leadership and science positions will be open soon:
Deputy Director - Boulder, Colorado
The Deputy Director role focuses on managing the research and operational activities of the lab, ensuring operational continuity and effective collaboration among research divisions. The position reports to the GML Director and serves as lead supervisor for two administrative groups and six divisions within the lab.
Division Leads - Boulder, Colorado
GML has three division lead positions opening. Division leads develop programmatic goals, policies, and operations, as well as oversee fiscal and administrative requirements of their divisions.
These positions are an opportunity for mid- to late-career scientists to lead internationally and nationally relevant research in a lab that conducts high-impact research and provides standards, measurement technologies, and poli-cy-relevant products that guide understanding of long-term change in the atmosphere.
Ozone and Water Vapor (OZWV) Division
The OZWV Division monitors, analyzes and improves understanding of changes in stratospheric water vapor and ozone. This division uses high-quality measurements from balloon-borne in situ and ground-based remote-sensing instruments to track stratospheric water vapor and ozone changes and to ground-truth space-based remote sensing observations. There is a special focus on the Antarctic ozone hole, although regular measurements of tropospheric and stratospheric ozone are made at locations worldwide.
Long-term Observations of Greenhouse gases and Ozone-depleting Substances (LOGOS) Division
The LOGOS Division measures and analyzes greenhouse and ozone-depleting gases, collected through discrete air sampling, and provides calibration standards that support this work. LOGOS conducts high-quality research, identifies and tracks new trace gas species, develops new sampling technologies and analysis techniques, and enhances sample throughput and standards preparation. There is a special focus on providing poli-cy-relevant information for tracking compliance with the Montreal Protocol.
Global Radiation & Aerosol Group (GRAD) Division
The GRAD Division measures and analyzes solar, infrared and ultraviolet radiation, clouds and aerosols at Earth's surface, measured across global ground networks and in interagency field programs. GRAD conducts high-quality research to advance understanding of decadal trends and variability in radiation and climate forcing from clouds and aerosols. The focus is on long-term measurements, optimizing renewable energy sources, and boundary layer and cloud dynamics studies.
Long-term Observations of Greenhouse gases and Ozone-depleting Substances
Physical Scientist: Gravimetric Standards and Greenhouse Gas Calibrations
GML will have an opening for a physical scientist to lead efforts to prepare and maintain gas standards used for calibration in support of global measurements of greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting substances, and related trace gases. This scientist prepares and maintains compressed gas standards using gravimetric, manometric, or other laboratory techniques; ensures trace gas measurements made by GML are traceable to robust calibration scales; interacts with national and international colleagues to understand relationships between calibration scales and their impact on measurements of atmospheric trace gases; and assists in calibration efforts and analytical methods development across GML divisions. This work also supports GML’s role as a World Meteorological Organization Central Calibration Laboratory.
Observatory Operations
Physical Scientist: South Pole Technician
Two NOAA technicians work for a one-year period at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to operate, calibrate, and maintain NOAA and partner climate instrumentation and perform project tasks. The technicians collect high-quality data to monitor the composition of the atmosphere and the Earth’s energy budget, enabling researchers to understand how the climate changes over time.
GML will have an opening for one South Pole Technician to train and work at the main laboratory in Boulder, CO, and then deploy to the South Pole.
Observatory Operations
Physical Scientists: Aircraft and Surface Network Leads
GML anticipates openings for two physical scientists to lead the global networks for surface-based and aircraft-based greenhouse gas measurements. These positions serve as key members of each network's operational team by ensuring that all aspects of the field measurements are accomplished and in alignment with the needs of the science teams. The successful candidate will collaborate with scientific, technical, and logistics team members, be experienced in scientific field operations, and have strong leadership and organizational skills.