CareerPlan

Staff Scientist, Modeling Applications

Boulder, COFull-time2026-10-08 → 2026-11-11

Core

Build and apply near-field and regional ocean model configurations to characterize physical and biogeochemical controls on ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) efficiency for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) quantification and Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV).

Role type

Staff Scientist, applied ocean modeling

Builds

C-Star open-source modeling platform and validated model domains for CDR research

Domain

Oceanography, biogeochemistry, climate change mitigation (CDR)

Required skills

ocean modeling configuration, Python, ocean biogeochemistry, carbonate chemistry, air-sea gas exchange, model validation

Preferred skills

AI/ML for scientific modeling, CDR quantification, reproducible scientific workflows, cloud-native data formats, HPC computing, uncertainty quantification

Technologies

Oceananigans, ROMS, MOM6, NEMO, FVCOM, SCHISM, MITGCM, Delft3D, ZARR, HDF, netCDF, COG, Slurm

Responsibilities

Stand up, validate, and run near-field, regional, and simplified OAE models; develop knowledge and data products to inform MRV and deployment design; design and deploy data visualizations of large geospatial datasets; contribute to collaborative open-source software packages

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope