Lynker is seeking to fill a full-time position supporting the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) at the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) to monitor and forecast conditions in the space environment that affect critical technologies on Earth and in space.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of Linux environments and scripting tools (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Familiarity with scientific data visualization and statistical analysis.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of data preprocessing and visualization tools to support space weather forecasting and modeling.
- Support the integration of radio occultation and GNSS-based datasets into analysis and modeling pipelines.
- Conduct basic statistical and graphical analysis of geophysical datasets using established methods.
- Contribute to documentation of tools, data assessments, and experiments conducted by the team.
- Collaborate with senior scientists to support software and data validation activities.
Other
- Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to follow technical guidance.
- A passion for the National Weather Service mission.
- Ability to accept assigned tasking, but also engage as a creative self-starter.
- Driven by curiosity and willing to try new techniques and learn new skills.
- Ability to remain flexible as projects and tasks evolve.
- Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder to qualify
- (US Citizen must live in US for 3-5 years prior to application)
