NMC CAREERS

Career Opportunities

Applicants may use the NMC online job application form for employment to apply for all positions, or mail or deliver resumes to NMC’s administrative offices at: Attn: Human Resources, 999 Central Ave., Los Alamos, NM 87544. Paper and online applications will be given the same consideration. If you have questions or require additional information, contact HR at 505-412-4198. Read below for open Technical and Research Positions, Administrative Positions and Service Positions. The New Mexico Consortium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH POSITIONS

Summer Student

The New Mexico Consortium has openings for full time summer students.

In this role, the student will contribute to data analysis and visualization of climate model output in support of the multi-institution NSF Project “Testing controls on source, sink, and lifetime of atmospheric water with numerical tags and stable isotope ratios,” which includes researchers from the New Mexico Consortium and Oregon State University. The overall goal of this project is to improve our understanding of the Earth’s hydrological cycle and how it is changing using a novel set of numerical tracers in the Community Earth System Model (CESM). The hourly rate will be between $24 and $26 depending on experience.

The student will investigate and summarize current published research on changes in the hydrological cycle and their relationship to water isotope ratios and develop new data analyses and visualizations on CESM simulations. The student’s research and writing contributions will be included in future publications developing from this research project and may have the opportunity to continue collaborating on these projects beyond the summer if approved by research advisor at their home institution.

The student will develop analyses of existing climate model simulations in collaboration with their NMC supervisor in support of goals of the NSF project. Potential directions analyses could focus on response to climate variability or change, response to specific events or climate modes (e.g., El Nino), understanding energetic constraints on Earth’s water cycle from thermodynamic theory.

Essential job functions will include:

• Develop data analysis and visualization of CESM simulations to investigate changes and variability in the Earth’s hydrological cycle in collaboration with NMC supervisor
• Review relevant scientific literature to help guide data analysis and visualization efforts
• Write descriptions of analysis results and prepare analysis results for publication
• Practice good data management that allows for reproducible research
• Maintain good communication with NMC supervisor

We are looking for a student with some experience and familiarity with a programming language that can be used for data analysis and visualization required (e.g., python, R, MATLAB, NCL, etc.), strong communication, writing, and research skills, general knowledge of basic climate dynamics and the hydrological cycle, ability to work on a team to accomplish shared tasks and goals, balance multiple project priorities, and manage time efficiently.

Experience with data formats (NetCDF), CESM, and/or python stack for climate model output (e.g, pangeo, xarray) and experience with geostatistical concepts and models and/or time series analysis are a plus but not required.

The student will need a BS or MS degree in Earth science field (atmospheric science, geology, climate or environmental science, etc.). Other natural and/or computer science majors with interest in climate science will also be considered and be enrolled in a MS or PhD program, or recent BS or MS graduate (within 5 years).

The job is expected to be full-time, limited term and can be completed on-site at NMC offices at Los Alamos Research Park, in a hybrid arrangement, or be fully remote.

The appointment is expected to start in the summer of 2023, although the exact start date is negotiable.

Please apply using our online application form or by mail to NMC, 4200 W. Jemez Road, #301, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Please include a resume, a cover letter, and a research statement. For further questions please reach out to Richard Fiorella, rfiorella@newmexicoconsortium.org.

New Mexico Consortium is an independent nonprofit Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/Vet/Dis, E-verify employer.

POSTDOC POSITION – Computational Space Physics

The New Mexico Consortium has an opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Space Physics. Researcher will participate in projects funded by NSF to understand generation, propagation, and nonlinear evolution of waves in space plasmas, including whistler waves in Earth’s magnetosphere and Alfven waves in near-Sun solar wind.  Results will be compared to in-situ measurements from various satellite missions like Van Allen Probes, THEMIS, MMS, and Parker Solar Probe.

Duties include improving and running existing particle-in-cell and MHD simulation codes with parameters relevant to Earth’s magnetosphere or the solar wind. The researcher will also be responsible for writing papers and presenting results at conferences.

We are looking for a researcher with a Ph.D. in plasma physics or a related field. Knowledge of plasma waves and experiences with plasma simulation code development and high-performance computing are desired. Applicants should also demonstrate the potential to publish research results in peer-reviewed high-quality journals, good communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Candidates from under-represented groups and the state of New Mexico are highly welcomed to apply.

This is a one-year position with an annual salary starting from 65,000 and depending on experience. Full benefits include health, dental, life, disability, supplemental insurance, flexible spending account and retirement plan. A possible second year extension is contingent on performance and continued availability of funds. The appointment is expected to start in the summer of 2023, although the exact start date is negotiable. The application deadline is March 31st, 2023. The position is located at Los Alamos, New Mexico. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Xiangrong Fu (sfu@newmexicoconsortium.org) with any questions.

Please apply using our online application form or by mail to NMC, 4200 W. Jemez Road, #301, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Please include a resume, a cover letter, and a research statement. Please also arrange for 3 letters of recommendation and list referees’ names, institutes and emails in the application package.

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STAFF POSITIONS

Chief Executive Officer

New Mexico Consortium
Los Alamos, NM.