Community:Announcement swpc08b
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NRC Postdoc and Senior Research Awards at SWPC/NOAA, Boulder, CO - due 1 Feb
From Howard Singer (howard.singer@noaa.gov)
In 2009, one National Research Council position will be available at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado. The position is for research that focuses on understanding fundamental physical processes in the regions that extend from the sun, through the interplanetary medium, and into Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper atmosphere.
SWPC (http://www.swpc.noaa.gov) serves the Nation through alerts, warnings, and forecasts of conditions in the space environment that can be hazardous to technological systems in space and on the ground and human activities in space. SWPC's research focuses on areas where advanced applications can be developed and prototyped to improve space weather operations.
To be eligible for the February review, completed application materials must be submitted no later than February 1, 2009.
Application materials and detailed information are available from the Research Associateship Programs, National Research Council, 500 5th Street N.W., (Keck 568), Washington, DC 20001, or RAP@nas.edu. It is best to begin by going to the Internet site at http://national-academies.org/rap
At the internet site, to specifically find the NOAA SWPC opportunities, on the left side, click on "search opportunities" and use the search engine to select both NOAA and Boulder, CO. SWPC opportunities are included in the returned list. Further information about SWPC can be obtained by contacting Dr. Howard Singer at howard.singer@noaa.gov or any of the SWPC research advisers listed at the NRC website.
