RA Postings

The 2010 Request for Proposals for NOAA Scientists and Partners on Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes Sensors for Human and Marine Animal Health can be found by clicking here. For other funding opportunities please visit www.ioos.gov/funding

NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Coast Survey Development Laboratory has a full time (civil service; must be a U.S. citizen) position for a hydrodynamic modeler & scientific programmer in Silver Spring, MD.  Click here to download the announcement. For non-Federal (non-status) employees go to job announcement # NOS-OCS-2010-0011. For Federal (status) employees go to job announcement # NOS-OCS-2010-0012. If these links do not work, do a search on the announcement number at http://www.usajobs.gov/. Questions about applying: Contact Lynn La Chance, 757-441-3840, lynn.t.lachance@noaa.gov. Questions about the job: Contact Frank Aikman, 301-713-2809 x101, frank.aikman@noaa.gov.

The Fall meeting of the AMS will be in Annapolis on September 27-30 and will include the 17th Conference of the Satelline Meterology and Oceanography: 17th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; and the 9th Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes. As part of the program, Dr. Michael Bruno and others are organizing a session on "Coastal Oceanography and Meteorolgoy- from Observations to Improved Forecasting". They are seeking contributions from the IOOS community. Deadline for abstracts is May 3. Please visit the AMS website by clicking here for more information.

AOOS has released an announcement of intent to issue RFP for data management services. This announcement provides early notice of the intent of the Alaska Ocean Observing System to issue a Request for Proposals in early to mid-May, 2010 to provide data warehouse, access and discovery, transport and archive functions for AOOS for the next 5 years.  The RFP will also include a request for proposals to meet specific user interface and user product needs. Proposals would be due approximately 4-6 weeks later.  Universities, research institutions, federal or state agencies, and private sector companies are all eligible to apply under this RFP.  Partnerships and collaborations are encouraged. Background:  For the past five years, AOOS Data Services have been provided through a sole source contract with the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, ranging from $400k to $600k per year.  The AOOS Board has determined that given the maturity of AOOS and the IOOS program nationally, it is now an appropriate time to undergo a competitive process for the next 5 years of data services.
All hardware and software developed over past years is the property of AOOS, and will be available to the new contractor.   A list of those assets will be included in the RFP.   Additional requirements from the IOOS office and from the AOOS board will be listed in the RFP.The existing web portal and products can be viewed at www.aoos.org.  For more information, contact Molly McCammon, AOOS Executive Director, mccammon@aoos.org, 907-644-6703.

SCCOOS is hiring a programmer to assist in the design and implementation of our data management system. The position will be based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Full job description can be found by clicking here.