The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, State University of New York, has an immediate opening for a non-tenure track faculty position in computational atmospheric and marine sciences. The position is a state-supported (9-month academic year salary) position to be filled at the research assistant professor level. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.

A Ph.D. in the atmospheric and marine sciences, or a closely related technical field such as computer science, is required as well as at least 3 years of experience in general maintenance of UNIX/Linux systems. Candidates with familiarity of comprehensive oceanographic or atmospheric models (e.g., WRF, CAM, ROMS, and SWAN) will be preferred. The applicant is expected to: (1) collaborate with SoMAS faculty in using the New York BlueGene supercomputer (or other supercomputers) and Linux clusters for modeling research projects; (2) help develop and maintain oceanographic and meteorological data sets, their transfer, storage, visualization, and dissemination for teaching and public outreach; and (3) assist and advise SoMAS faculty in Linux/UNIX computer support of Linux and Unix workstations. Conditional upon fulfilling the above responsibilities, the incumbent has the option to develop externally funded research projects in marine or atmospheric sciences, and to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses during the academic year. He or she will have the option to generate summer salary by collaborating with SoMAS faculty in various research projects.

SoMAS faculty are currently engaged in research topics covering a broad spectrum of marine and atmospheric sciences. SoMAS in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) utilize a 100-teraflop Blue Gene/L supercomputer at BNL, which is the centerpiece for the New York Center for Computational Sciences (NYCCS). More information about SoMAS, BNL, and the NYCCS can be found at http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/computersearch.

Applicants should send an application letter indicating computer and research experience, curriculum vitae with publication list, and names of three references to:

Gina Gartin
Research Faculty Search Committee
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000
Fax: (631) 632-6251