Careers at AOML
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Employment through Partners
AOML regularly works with academic partners, contract, and research institutions to help execute our research portfolio. Please see the employment opportunities with our partners below if you are interested in non-federal positions that collaborate with AOML.
HRD – Research Associate II – R100067253
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences at UM has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Research Associate II position for its collaborative research with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Hurricane Research Division (HRD) in Miami, Florida. The incumbent will work with NHC forecasters, analysts, and Hurricane Research Division (HRD) subject matter experts to develop, evaluate, and improve products and decision aids for use in an operational environment in coordination with product developers at various NOAA research institutions. Products will be demonstrated on non-operational versions of NHC’s operational systems, such as AWIPS-II, N-AWIPS and the Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecast (ATCF) system. Beyond interacting with the researchers at the HRD and NHC, the incumbent would be expected to participate in activities and demonstrations in the Lapenta Laboratory at NHC focused on products and services associated with a landfalling tropical cyclone.
HRD – Senior Research Associate II – R100062306
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of The University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Research Associate II to work in Miami, FL. The successful candidate will be part of a team working on development of the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), NOAA’s FV3-based next-generation hurricane forecast model. The job will involve development and implementation of code for HAFS, and also performing model runs (in both real time and retrospective mode) to evaluate the model. In addition, the assistant scientist will have the opportunity to perform TC research studies using operational and experimental versions of HAFS. The model results will be presented in peer-reviewed journals and professional meetings.
HRD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061952
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Postdoctoral Associate position in meteorology to work in Miami, FL. The research focus is on boundary-layer dynamics and air-sea interactions in tropical cyclones (TCs) using an observational database and high-resolution numerical simulations. Related fields with similar expertise will be considered as well. The incumbent will contribute to research that emphasizes the analysis of observational data sets obtained by NOAA to improve the understanding of internal processes of TCs, leading to enhanced forecasts. The incumbent will focus on analyzing the uncrewed and crewed aircraft data to improve understanding of boundary-layer processes in TCs, evaluate the impact of new data, and to potentially improve parameterization routines in operational hurricane models. The successful candidate will be required to publish scientific results in top-tier peer-reviewed journals. Other activities may include assisting in research investigations on air-sea interactions and participating in the collection of new observations during NOAA’s Annual Hurricane Field Program.
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Air-Sea Interaction and Boundary Layer Processes in Turbulent Environments
Understanding atmospheric turbulence and its connection to the surface energy exchange is critical to furthering predictive capabilities. Innovative new tools, including unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and surface-based remote sensors, are providing revolutionary perspectives on processes of interest. These tools can be used to study a variety of topics, including boundary-layer (mixing) depth, surface fluxes, entrainment, structure functions, variances, and diffusion coefficients, across a variety of meteorological and latitudinal regimes over both terrestrial and oceanic surfaces. Such studies may include using a variety of observations to improve existing models of drag, heat, and moisture coefficients; sea spray; sea ice; and coupling of surface fluxes to waves and ocean processes, Generally, research opportunities exist in the areas of (1) analysis of measurements collected using various observational capabilities to develop understanding of lower atmospheric and upper oceanic processes and surface-atmosphere exchange, (2) evaluation and development of modeling tools using these measurements, and (3) development and field deployment of new observational capabilities, including UAS and associated sensors.
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Tropical Cyclones: Physical Processes and Forecast Improvements
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Hurricane Research Division (HRD) conducts cutting-edge research on tropical cyclones using a combination of models, theories, and observations, with particular emphasis on data obtained by research aircraft and NOAA high-resolution hurricane modeling systems. The goal of this research is to improve the prediction of 1- to 7-day forecasts of tropical cyclone track, intensity, structure, precipitation, and their impacts.
HRD is interested in research during the entire tropical cyclone lifecycle from genesis to decay, landfall, or extratropical transition in any of the following physical processes:
- Air-sea and boundary-layer processes – research of dynamic and thermodynamic processes in the atmospheric boundary layer and the adjacent upper ocean that impact tropical cyclone structure and intensity change; quantitative assessment of their impact on tropical cyclone energetics and intensity change.
- Vortex- and convective-scale processes and multiscale interactions – improved understanding of the role of symmetric/asymmetric vortex dynamics, convective-scale processes, and their interactions with the environment on TC track, structure, and intensity change.
- Turbulent-scale processes – analysis of in situ and remote-sensing aircraft observations throughout the atmosphere to quantify turbulent fluxes, turbulent intensity, and mixing length for improved representation and parameterization of tropical cyclone models.
HRD is also interested in research and development of existing and emerging observation and model/data assimilation systems in order to improve tropical cyclone forecasts, including the use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing:
- Existing and emerging observational technologies – research that advances the automated processing of data collected in tropical cyclones and development of new observing technologies, including uncrewed systems and remote sensing and in situ instrumentation, to better observe and characterize regions of the tropical cyclone and its environment typically undersampled by existing technologies.
- Numerical weather prediction – advancement of the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), including improved model numerics and grid configurations, physical parameterization evaluation and development, model post-processing and visualization, and process studies.
- Data assimilation – research on data assimilation methods, algorithm improvement, optimal utilization of observations, new observational platforms, representation of model error, and parameter estimation relevant to tropical cyclones and their environments, with emphasis on both aircraft and satellite data, and employing Observing System Experiments and Observing System Simulation Experiments
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OCED – NGI Laboratory Technologist
The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University is hiring a Laboratory Technologist to support a global plankton biodiversity monitoring effort. This position is based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. This lab technologist position will primarily involve molecular biology laboratory work, but will also provide opportunities for seagoing field work and bioinformatics computational work. Some experience with molecular biology laboratory techniques (e.g., pipetting, PCR, gel electrophoresis) is expected, but ample learning opportunities for growth and development will be provided.
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OCED – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to help lead a global plankton biodiversity monitoring effort. This position is based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. This postdoc position will provide substantial opportunities for seagoing field work, molecular biology laboratory work, and bioinformatics computational work. Some experience in each of these areas is expected, but ample learning opportunities for growth and development will be provided. The successful applicant will investigate patterns of global plankton/eDNA biodiversity in sustained monitoring efforts Bio-GO-SHIP and the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON). Please distribute widely.
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OCED – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The principal function of the postdoc is to contribute to developing a numerical modeling system for sub-seasonal to seasonal warning of red tide and hypoxia over the West Florida Shelf. The incumbent will conduct numerical model simulations using the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). The main motivation of the research project is to provide timely and accurate information to fishermen and coastal communities to minimize or mitigate economic impacts of red tides and hypoxia. The postdoc will be based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. She/he will be part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes researchers at Mississippi State University, NOAA-AOML, and NOAA-Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
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OCED – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to study the biological carbon pump in the Gulf of Mexico using omics methods. This position is based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. This postdoc position will provide substantial opportunities for seagoing field work, molecular biology laboratory work, and bioinformatics computational work. Some experience in each of these areas is expected, but ample learning opportunities for growth and development will be provided. The successful applicant will lead efforts to understand microbial roles in the biological carbon pump by analyzing sediment trap samples collected in collaboration with the US Geological Survey and University of South Carolina in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Please distribute widely.
PhOD – Senior Research Associate I – R100065144
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Research Associate I position in Miami, Florida. The incumbent will be contributing to the development and maintenance of hardware and software to operate equipment and distribute oceanographic data and products derived from XBTs and gliders. The incumbent will participate and/or lead the testing of the hardware and software on board of oceanographic or commercial ships and will participate in oceanographic research cruises to assist in the collection of XBT and glider data.
PhOD – Research Associate II – R100065142
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Research Associate II position in Miami, Florida. The incumbent will be contributing to the development and maintenance of hardware and software to operate equipment and distribute oceanographic data from XBTs and gliders. The incumbent will participate in the testing of the hardware and software on board of oceanographic or commercial ships and will participate in oceanographic research cruises to assist in the collection of XBT and glider data.
PhOD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061905
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Postdoctoral Associate to work in Miami, FL. The incumbent will work with the ocean modeling team in the Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD) in the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). There are a number of projects in the division, including a coupled hurricane-ocean-wave model. The research will support the modeling project, with a focus on improvement of short-term scale prediction skills within the Earth system model and analysis products. The incumbent is expected to advance the scientific understanding of feedback processes across the Earth system components, using numerical simulations together with observations, and publish in peer-review journals, including assisting transition to operations.
PhOD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061737
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Post-Doctoral Associate to work in Miami, Florida. The position will be in support of the XBT (eXpendable BathyThermograph) project at AOML/NOAA, with a focus on the Atlantic Ocean. Duties include but are not limited to:Analyze observations from XBTs and other ocean profile observations, and synthesize them with data from other field and remote observing platforms to detect upper ocean changes and investigate the underlying dynamics and water mass properties and their relationship to extreme weather events, Explore impacts of upper ocean changes on extreme weather using observations and outputs from numerical simulations, Present findings in scientific meetings and publish results in peer-reviewed journals, and Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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PhOD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061291
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a Post-Doctoral Associate (two-year term) to work on-site in College Park, Maryland at the National Weather Service (NWS) National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). The position will support a hurricane intensity forecast improvements project coordinated by the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), the National Ocean Service (NOS) and the NWS, with a focus on upper ocean observations and model data assimilation.
PhOD – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University (MSU) has an opportunity for a full-time Postdoctoral Associate to work in Miami, FL. The function of the postdoc is to contribute to developing a numerical modeling system for sub-seasonal to seasonal warnings of red tide and hypoxia over the West Florida Shelf. Duties include but are not limited to: 1) conduct numerical model experiments using the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS); 2) analyze model outputs; and 3) present research results in scientific meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals
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Physical Oceanography – NRC Research Associateship Program
Spatial and Temporal Ocean Circulation Variability
Physical Oceanography – NRC Research Associateship Programs
Tropical Ocean-Atmosphere Variability and Extreme Weather
Physical Oceanography – NRC Research Associateship Programs
Inter-Hemispheric Variability of AMOC and its Impacts on Global Monsoon Circulations and Extreme Weather Events
Physical Oceanography – NRC Research Associateship Programs
Inter-Ocean Exchanges and Regional Sinks of Heat, Salt, and Carbon
Hurricane Research
HRD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061952
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Postdoctoral Associate position in meteorology to work in Miami, FL. The research focus is on boundary-layer dynamics and air-sea interactions in tropical cyclones (TCs) using an observational database and high-resolution numerical simulations. Related fields with similar expertise will be considered as well. The incumbent will contribute to research that emphasizes the analysis of observational data sets obtained by NOAA to improve the understanding of internal processes of TCs, leading to enhanced forecasts. The incumbent will focus on analyzing the uncrewed and crewed aircraft data to improve understanding of boundary-layer processes in TCs, evaluate the impact of new data, and to potentially improve parameterization routines in operational hurricane models. The successful candidate will be required to publish scientific results in top-tier peer-reviewed journals. Other activities may include assisting in research investigations on air-sea interactions and participating in the collection of new observations during NOAA’s Annual Hurricane Field Program.
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Ocean Chemistry & Ecosystems
OCED – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The principal function of the postdoc is to contribute to developing a numerical modeling system for sub-seasonal to seasonal warning of red tide and hypoxia over the West Florida Shelf. The incumbent will conduct numerical model simulations using the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). The main motivation of the research project is to provide timely and accurate information to fishermen and coastal communities to minimize or mitigate economic impacts of red tides and hypoxia. The postdoc will be based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. She/he will be part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes researchers at Mississippi State University, NOAA-AOML, and NOAA-Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
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OCED – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to study the biological carbon pump in the Gulf of Mexico using omics methods. This position is based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. This postdoc position will provide substantial opportunities for seagoing field work, molecular biology laboratory work, and bioinformatics computational work. Some experience in each of these areas is expected, but ample learning opportunities for growth and development will be provided. The successful applicant will lead efforts to understand microbial roles in the biological carbon pump by analyzing sediment trap samples collected in collaboration with the US Geological Survey and University of South Carolina in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Please distribute widely.
OCED – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to help lead a global plankton biodiversity monitoring effort. This position is based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. This postdoc position will provide substantial opportunities for seagoing field work, molecular biology laboratory work, and bioinformatics computational work. Some experience in each of these areas is expected, but ample learning opportunities for growth and development will be provided. The successful applicant will investigate patterns of global plankton/eDNA biodiversity in sustained monitoring efforts Bio-GO-SHIP and the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON). Please distribute widely.
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Physical Oceanography
PhOD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061905
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Postdoctoral Associate to work in Miami, FL. The incumbent will work with the ocean modeling team in the Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD) in the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). There are a number of projects in the division, including a coupled hurricane-ocean-wave model. The research will support the modeling project, with a focus on improvement of short-term scale prediction skills within the Earth system model and analysis products. The incumbent is expected to advance the scientific understanding of feedback processes across the Earth system components, using numerical simulations together with observations, and publish in peer-review journals, including assisting transition to operations.
PhOD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061737
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Post-Doctoral Associate to work in Miami, Florida. The position will be in support of the XBT (eXpendable BathyThermograph) project at AOML/NOAA, with a focus on the Atlantic Ocean. Duties include but are not limited to:Analyze observations from XBTs and other ocean profile observations, and synthesize them with data from other field and remote observing platforms to detect upper ocean changes and investigate the underlying dynamics and water mass properties and their relationship to extreme weather events, Explore impacts of upper ocean changes on extreme weather using observations and outputs from numerical simulations, Present findings in scientific meetings and publish results in peer-reviewed journals, and Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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PhOD – Postdoctoral Associate – R100061291
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a Post-Doctoral Associate (two-year term) to work on-site in College Park, Maryland at the National Weather Service (NWS) National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). The position will support a hurricane intensity forecast improvements project coordinated by the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), the National Ocean Service (NOS) and the NWS, with a focus on upper ocean observations and model data assimilation.
PhOD – NGI Postdoctoral Associate
The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University (MSU) has an opportunity for a full-time Postdoctoral Associate to work in Miami, FL. The function of the postdoc is to contribute to developing a numerical modeling system for sub-seasonal to seasonal warnings of red tide and hypoxia over the West Florida Shelf. Duties include but are not limited to: 1) conduct numerical model experiments using the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS); 2) analyze model outputs; and 3) present research results in scientific meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals