Technical and Research Staff Positions
Assistant Technical Staff for Computing Facility: Work with project leads to design, set up and manage a computing facility for low-level systems research. Work with project partners to develop user environment for researchers including the gateway computers, security policies, storage solutions, software libraries. Assist in the development of an administration toolkit for researchers. This toolkit will include capabilities for software and hardware instrumentation, and a systems for allocating computer resources. Assist contractors in setting up the system, and managing the facility. Have significant technical communications with prospective and current researchers regarding PRObE's capabilities and all aspects of setting up and executing their research. Develop and maintain a failure statistics database under the oversight of project leaders. Prior experience in Linux system administration an absolute must, and such experience in a high-performance setting a big plus. Please send resumes to lsarracino@newmexicoconsortium.org
Postdoctoral Researcher: Physical Oceanography/Climate Dynamics We invite applications for a postdoctoral research position in the field of Physical Oceanography/Climate Dynamics. The successful candidate will work on a project to study the role of basin modes in shaping Pacific Decadal Variability. A Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography or related discipline is required. Experience in ocean modeling or advanced numerical analysis is desirable. The appointment is for 2 years. The postdoc will be employed by the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) in Los Alamos, NM, a non-profit institution run by the three major universities of New Mexico. NMC partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The postdoc will have ample opportunity to interact with LANL members of the Climate, Ocean and Sea-Ice Modeling (COSIM) project. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information of two references as pdf attachments to wweijer@newmexicoconsortium.org. Applications received by September 15, 2009 will receive full consideration. For more information, contact Wilbert Weijer (wweijer@newmexicoconsortium.org; (505) 667 7469) or Francois Primeau (fprimeau@uci.edu; (949) 824 9435).
