[Jpjobs] POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE in bio-optical – physical oceanography

[Julia Westwater]

The University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Marine Science 
has an opening for a POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE in bio-optical – 
physical oceanography for membership in USM’s real time Ocean Weather 
Laboratory (www.usm.marine/research-owx) which specializes in real-time 
biological and physical ocean properties in the Gulf of Mexico. The 
research position will address new approaches to defining the spatial 
and temporal variability of bio-optical properties in the open and 
coastal waters and how they are coupled with the physical processes. The 
position requires expertise in software processing of satellite ocean 
color processing (SeaDas-VIIRS, MODIS) for defining the spatial and 
temporal correlation scales. Expertise is also required for in situ 
collection and processing of ocean optics data (IOP, AOP) and validation 
of spectral radiometry and relationships within water constituents ( i.e 
CDOM, Chl, particles, scattering , etc).

The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team of 
senior and early-career scientists; in the Consortium for Coastal 
River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE) to explore the exchange of water 
masses across the Mississippi Shelf through analyses of ocean 
circulation models, satellite bio-optical properties and in situ ship 
and glider measurements. This ocean team is composed of experts in 
remote sensing, in situ measurements and ocean modeling from USM and the 
Naval Research Laboratory both co-located at Stennis. The successful 
candidate will have a doctorate in oceanography to participate with team 
members to integrate bio-optical properties with physical processes.

The candidate will work closely with CONCORDE’s PIs and graduate 
students. Salary is competitive, and benefits include health insurance 
and retirement options. The position will be at USM’s Department of 
Marine Science located at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, MS, 
the single-largest concentration of oceanographers in the world. The 
successful candidate will be required to pass a NASA background security 
check to work at Stennis, and a USM employment background check.

CONCORDE is a newly funded consortium under the Gulf of Mexico Research 
Initiative consisting of 16 researchers from The University of Southern 
Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Naval Research Laboratory, 
Old Dominion University, Oregon State University, Rutgers University, 
and the University of South Alabama. Post-doctoral researchers, graduate 
and undergraduate students will be mentored according to a CONCORDE 
mentoring plan, and all are expected to participate in annual 
conferences and consortium team discussions. For more information about 
the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative visit: 
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org. For more information about CONCORDE, the 
Department of Marine Science, or The University of Southern Mississippi, 
please visit www.usm.edu/marine.

Please send a letter of interest detailing qualifications, curriculum 
vitae, and names and contact information for three references to: Robert 
Arnone, USM Department of Marine Science, 1020 Balch Blvd., Stennis 
Space Center, MS, 39529; 228-688-6268 or send electronically to 
Robert.Arnone at usm.edu.

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Robert Arnone

University of Southern Miss

Dept of Marine Science

Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

601 347 7442

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