The Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) at The University of Oklahoma is currently seeking a Research Associate or Research Scientist to collaborate with scientists at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma, on developing methods and applications for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) for high-impact weather. This position focuses on developing best practices and methods for creating, processing, and analyzing high-resolution imagery from UAS and other airborne platforms (e.g., satellites) for land-surface assessment for a variety of geophysical applications. The position is connected to the Developmental Research and Engineering for Applied Meteorology (DREAM) team based at CIWRO in Norman, Oklahoma, within the National Weather Center (NWC).
The duties of this position are:
- Conduct field missions and data analysis relating meteorological processes with UAS imagery and land surface characterization datasets, to include correlating severe storm processes to UAS-based damage assessments
- Contribute to scientific proposals to relate meteorological processes to UAS-based observations and other data available at CIWRO/NSSL (e.g., radar, the Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor System, etc.)
- Obtain and maintain operator status on CIWRO and/or NOAA UAS platforms used for land surface assessment and support the safe operation and maintenance of those aircraft
- Support interactions between CIWRO and NSSL UAS operations and the NOAA UxSRTO, the OMAO Uncrewed Systems Operations Center, and the FAA
- Build an independent UAS-based research portfolio while contributing to a collaborative research environment
- Present findings and results via publications and presentations at national/international conferences
The minimum qualifications for the position are:
•A Master’s degree or PhD in meteorology, geography, or related area
•Experience obtaining and analyzing multispectral imagery
•Proficiency in geospatial methods/technologies
•Excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively with others