What was the outcome of this? On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Christopher Barker <[email protected]>wrote:
> Scientific Software Developer > NOAA Emergency Response Division > > Help us develop our next-generation oil spill transport model. > > Background: > The Emergency Response Division (ERD) of NOAA's Office of Response and > Restoration (OR&R) provides scientific expertise to support the response to > oil and chemical spills in the coastal environment. We played a major role > in the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In order to > fulfill our mission, we develop many of the software tools and models > required to support a response to hazardous material spills. In the wake of > the Deepwater horizon incident, we are embarking on a program to develop our > next-generation oil spill transport model, taking into account lessons > learned from years of response and this major incident. > > General Characteristics: > The incumbent of this position will provide software development services > to support the mission of the Emergency Response Division of NOAA's Office > of Response and Restoration. As part of his/her efforts, independent > evaluation and application of development techniques, algorithms, software > architecture, and programming patterns will be required. The incumbent will > work with the staff of ERD to provide analysis on user needs and software, > GUI, and library design. He/she will be expect to work primarily on site at > NOAA's facility in Seattle. > > Knowledge: > The incumbent must be able to apply modern concepts of software engineering > and design to the development of computational code, desktop applications, > web applications, and libraries. The incumbent will need to be able to > design, write, refactor, and implement code for a complex desktop and/or web > application and computational library. The incumbent will work with a > multi-disciplinary team including scientists, users, and other developers, > utilizing software development practices such as usability design, version > control, bug and issue tracking, and unit testing. Good communication > skills and the knowledge of working as part of a team are required. > > Direction received: > The incumbent will participate on various research and development teams. > While endpoints will be identified through Division management and some > direct supervision will be provided, the incumbent will be responsible for > progressively being able to take input from team meetings and design > objectives and propose strategies for reaching endpoints. > > Typical duties and responsibilities: > The incumbent will work with the oil and chemical spill modeling team to > improve and develop new tools and models used in fate and transport > forecasting. Different components of the project will be written in C++, > Python, and Javascript. > > Education requirement, minimum: > Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. > > Experience requirement, minimum: > One to five years experience in development of complex software systems in > one or more full-featured programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python, Ruby, > Fortran, etc.) > > The team requires experience in the following languages/disciplines. Each > incumbent will need experience in some subset: > > * Computational/Scientific programming > * Numerical Analysis/Methods > * Parallel processing > * Desktop GUI > * Web services > * Web clients: HTML/CSS/Javascript > * Python > * wxPython > * OpenGL > * C/C++ > * Python--C/C++ integration > * Software development team leadership > > > While the incumbent will work on-site at NOAA, directly with the NOAA team, > this is a contract position with General Dynamics Information Technology: > > http://www.gdit.com/default.aspx > > For more information and to apply, use the GDIT web site: > > https://secure.resumeware.net/gdns_rw/gdns_web/job_detail.cfm?key=59436&show_cart=0&referredId=20 > > if that long url doesn't work, try: > > http://www.resumeware.net/gdns_rw/gdns_web/job_search.cfm > > and search for job ID: 179178 > > > NOTE: This is a potion being hired by GDIT to work with NOAA, so any > questions about salary, benefits, etc, etc should go to GDIT. However, feel > free to send me questions about our organization, working conditions, more > detail about the nature of the projects etc. > > -Chris > > > > -- > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [email protected] >
