<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px 0px 20px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"><u style="box-sizing:border-box">NOAA Office/Lab and Location</u>:</strong> A research opportunity is currently available with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Stressor Detection and Impacts Division (SDI), Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Forecasting Branch located in Beaufort, North Carolina or Silver Spring, Maryland. Remote reporting or a hybrid schedule may be possible.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px 0px 20px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) formed the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) in 1999 as the focal point for NOAA’s coastal ocean science efforts. NCCOS helps NOAA meet its coastal stewardship and management responsibilities, provides coastal managers with the scientific information necessary to decide how best to protect environmental resources and public health, preserves valued habitats, and improves the way communities interact with coastal ecosystems.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px 0px 20px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><u style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Research Project</strong></u><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">: </strong>Specific projects include model development and validation for Lake Erie and Lake Okeechobee.  These two lakes experience severe harmful cyanobacterial blooms.  We are developing new models to forecast these blooms by integrating satellite data with other environmental data.  This effort involves identifying potential enhancements and strategies for incorporating data sets, evaluating model results, and assessing forecasts.  </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px 0px 20px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Specific research activities include: 1) evaluation of existing models (circulation, particle trajectory, etc.), 2) development of new models, 3) creation and analysis of satellite derived products for cyanobacteria and algal biomass, 4) integration of modeling products to produce HAB forecasts, 5) model validation using field data, and 6) communicating findings with stakeholders.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px 0px 20px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"><u style="box-sizing:border-box">Learning Objectives</u>: </strong>Under the guidance of a mentor, the selected candidate will gain experience in various research activities including ecological monitoring and modeling development and validation techniques, satellite data processing, data analytics,  as well as generating outreach materials and technical documentation. </p></div><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zintellect.com%2FOpportunity%2FDetails%2FNOAA-NCCOS-2023-01&amp;data=05%7C01%7Call-postdocs%40whoi.edu%7Cd34b3243d949464506d308db24cd3a08%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638144236084318965%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BHtOM8yLOuOj8Al1QnSmZ680BHb9MXMY%2BgEK5A1klLM%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NOAA-NCCOS-2023-01" shash="U0XAedBvZGjrKxts3w72Zl36BkYd9dlgikc9sfY95vOImZ4qb9YJSbYj924wsCVv2vckh4A3LQUpdDYfbibn4gqHF0xAsZSF8oAgehbV8MqmOHrNShSDU9vpjxTZRdKKreUA9jRvlMx9upQ/0He5MDp5R1OlHBMO5rBT62iiCV8=">https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NOAA-NCCOS-2023-01</a><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:165px;height:40px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/IKtfQ_wvgaGZDE552ibAyqrSlGatWLmiMREPFtfz3v3clTI83q7YANRKBr6VjHEr58M8wEuumAc47d4ufMZpjGaqK29azp9Slv6bDCVd1Q2CLBPWscltBe9sEWk4SOI5hhfkGwEW" width="96" height="23" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgr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