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Staff Scientist, Modeling Applications

Convergent Research· Applications
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Boulder, CO$125k - $160kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Staff Scientist to build and apply near-field and regional ocean model configurations for CDR quantification within the Applications team, focusing on regional modeling, model development, and process-level ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) research to inform MRV and deployment design.

Responsibilities

  • Standing up, validating and running near-field, regional, and simplified OAE models to characterize the physical and biogeochemical controls on OAE efficiency
  • Developing knowledge and data products that inform MRV and deployment design
  • Contributing across the full modeling lifecycle—from model and scientific software development to model application, analysis, and interpretation
  • Collaborating within a small, fast-moving team and expanding capabilities into new areas of oceanographic modeling
  • Interacting with academic, government, and industry researchers and practitioners of ocean-based CDR
  • Contributing to collaborative open-source software packages
  • Designing and deploying data visualizations of large geospatial datasets
  • Leveraging AI & ML to expand impact and enhance tooling for CDR
  • Answering central scientific questions at the frontier of ocean-based CDR research

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in oceanography, atmospheric science, geophysical fluid dynamics, marine biogeochemistry, or a closely related field
  • Demonstrated experience configuring, running, and evaluating global/regional ocean and/or estuary models (e.g., Oceananigans, ROMS, MOM6, NEMO, FVCOM, SCHISM, MITGCM, Delft3D, or equivalent)
  • Working knowledge of ocean biogeochemistry, including carbonate chemistry and air-sea gas exchange
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, including ability to convey technical results to non-specialist audiences; ability to collaborate in a small, fast-moving research team

Skills

Required:Ocean model configuration and executionPythonOcean biogeochemistryCommunicationCollaboration in small teams

Benefits

  • Salary: $125,000 - $160,000 a year
  • The position is based in Boulder, Colorado (preferred), with hybrid and remote applications considered
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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