Associate Project Scientist (JPF09985) | 01/06/2025

Job Description

The UCLA Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE) invites applications for an Associate Project Scientist position focused on analyzing convective processes, dynamics, and lifecycles of convective systems using satellite remote sensing data.

The research activities will include:
• Studying the dynamics and convective processes of clouds and precipitation
• Analyzing the lifecycle of tropical deep convection
• Developing convective tracking datasets for future missions (e.g., AOS and INCUS)
• Creating observation-based metrics to evaluate key processes in climate models