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Hyperspectral Infrared Sounding L2 Support
2014-03-14 12:35:55| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Dear Sir or Madam, We are currently in search of support for the following project. This position is available on a permanent basis POSITION ID 2098 ROLE FUNCTION Hyperspectral Infrared Sounding L2 Support in Darmstadt Germany GENERAL CONDITIONS START 21 July 2014 PERIOD 2 years 2 options for extension, each option stands for 1 year LOCATION Darmstadt TYPE OF BUSINESS Science CONTRACT fulltime employment TASKS The Key Person will be part of the HSIRL2 team. This team is responsible for the scientific development, maintenance, validation and routine monitoring of hyperspectral infrared atmospheric sounding products in support of the development and operations of clients geostationary and polar orbiting systems. The Key Person shall contribute to the continued improvement of current operational and prototype products, considering opportunities and new requirements from the user community. Heshe shall support the implementation, the evaluation and the monitoring of these algorithms. It is expected that the tasks of the Key Person will typically include Release and validation of new versions of the MTGIRS L2 prototype Integration and verification of external software deliveries in the prototype processor Software anomaly fixing Code optimisation Development and documentation of prototype software and test procedures Generation of test data Statistical analysis and visualisation of hyperspectral infrared Level 2 products Support the transfer and exchange of the expertise developed with IRS L2 to the other hyperspectral infrared missions IASI and IASING Retrieval algorithm specification, validation and tuning Prototype L2 monitoring facilities PROFILE The Key Person shall have a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as computer science, mathematics, physics, astrophysics, meteorology or remote sensing. The Key Person shall have at least three years of experience in the field of scientific computing. Specifically, the Key Person shall have experience and skills in Numerical algorithms Development and testing of complex scientific software Handling and processing of big amounts of data Object oriented techniques for scientific computing Software tools for revision control Very good skills in a high level programming language, preferably C Advanced use of data analysis and visualisation with tools like Perl Data Language PDL, Matlab, IDL or equivalent preferably with satellite data Experience in some of the following areas is expected Inverse problems Principal component analysis Further mathematical modelling techniques nonlinear optimization, regression, neural networks, Kalman filters, etc. Familiarity with satellite data, preferably from IASI or other hyperspectral infrared instruments Use of radiative transfer models Retrieval of atmospheric parameters from infrared andor microwave radiances Data formats and libraries such as HDF5 and NetCDF Software testing Validation and visualization of satellite products Software libraries for numerical linear algebra and similar subroutines Experience with further programming relevant languages and tools such as Perl, Python, Java, etc. Multithreads programming The Key Person shall have good interpersonal skills. Heshe shall have the ability to write concise and comprehensive scientifictechnical reports. For more Details please feel free to contact Ms. Bianca Brankers Corporate Recruiter
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