Basic Function of Job:

Assist in testing and validation of Thermospheric General Circulation
Models, including development and use of diagnostic and visualization
software.  Assist model users and collaborating scientists (ncar and
non-ncar) in using the model and obtaining model output in digital
and graphical form.


Duties:

-- Use existing software to compare output of tgcm simulations with
   similiar runs of emperical models such as MSIS and IRI.

-- Assist in further development and modification of post-model 
   processors, visualization codes, and related diagnostic software.

-- Assist collaborating scientists and other model users in obtaining
   and viewing model results, using post-model processors, and
   maintaining model run scripts and code modifications.

-- Further develop and maintain user documentation for models and 
   processors, including www site development, code documentation,
   user installation information, etc.


Decision Making:

-- Confer with supervisors regarding existing program modification,
   new program structures, and design of user interfaces.

-- Balance and schedule own time to complete various tasks in a
   timely manner.


Problem Solving:

-- Implementation and testing of code modification and design as
   agreed upon with supervisors.

-- Writing and maintaining documentation, including html, procedural
   methods, user information.


Math Skills:

-- College algebra, geometry. Calculus may be useful.


Knowledge/Skills:

-- Knowledge of UNIX operating systems, skill in shell scripting, and
   use of unix editors (e.g., vi, re, or emacs). Knowledge of Cray
   systems and UNICOS would be useful.

-- Strong Fortran skills. Knowledge or skill with IDL, Perl and csh
   scripting desirable.

-- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with both the local
   team and with new users, visitors, and scientists.


Education:

-- Undergraduate or graduate level computer science.
   Undergraduate level physics and chemistry helpful.


Experience:

-- Unix, csh, and Fortran experience required. IDL and Perl experience
   desirable.


Interpersonal Contacts:

-- Internal:
     Supervisors and other scientists, programmers, graduate students,
     and visitors in hao and the TISO section.

-- External:
     Remote users, collaborating scientists at non-ncar institutions,
     and their students.


Supervision/Training:

-- Exercised:	None.

-- Received:	Moderate initial training of existing environment and
		software. Moderate supervision in model comparisons and
		code development.


Organization Chart:

  Supervisor: Ben Foster (program head: Ray Roble)

  Position: Student Assistant II, tgcm processing and validation,
	    no supervision duties.

  Subordinates: None.