RTI International
1001 - 5000 employees
Founded 1958
🏥 Healthcare
💼 Consulting
📦 Logistics
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RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.
Research Environmental Scientist – Hydrometeorology
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RTI International
1001 - 5000 employees
Founded 1958
🏥 Healthcare
💼 Consulting
📦 Logistics
Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics
RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.
📋 Description
• Support project teams requiring meteorological expertise for hydrologic hazards, flood forecasting, and related analyses • Prepare and analyze meteorological data using scripts, tools, and techniques, including analysis of climate change impacts with GCM data • Collaborate with the Hydromet team to implement and enhance hydrometeorological analysis tools • Perform data processing, quality control, and automation • Collect, process, quality control, and statistically analyze large meteorological datasets • Develop code to improve hydrometeorological analysis tools and link them with hydrologic modeling or forecasting tools • Contribute to precipitation frequency and probable maximum precipitation analyses for dam safety projects • Lead small projects or moderately complex task orders • Contribute to proposal development • Present work internally and externally through presentations and conference papers • Make informed decisions using data, best practices, and team input • Support business development by identifying opportunities, expanding or enhancing projects, and developing research ideas or white papers
🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, or a PhD and 1 year of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Relevant fields include Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Hydrology, Climate Studies, or a related discipline • Experience with statistical analysis of hydrometeorological time series, precipitation frequency, and probable maximum precipitation • Experience collecting, performing QA/QC, and interpreting hydrometeorological data • Technical documentation and report writing experience • Experience working with meteorological GIS datasets • Proficiency with Python, R, C#, or VB.NET for data management, transformation, quality control, and statistical analysis • Basic geospatial processing and mapping using ArcGIS or QGIS • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel • Familiarity with relational databases and SQL • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Must not require now or in the future sponsorship for employment visa status • Preferred: experience with GCM datasets • Preferred: experience with extreme storm analyses • Preferred: familiarity with probabilistic or stochastic modeling concepts
🏖️ Benefits
• Competitive base salary • Generous paid time off policy • Merit-based annual increases • Bonus opportunities • Robust recognition program • Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability • Retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan • Paid parental leave for all parents • Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments • Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities • Employee assistance program • Other offerings supporting a healthy work-life balance • Fully remote work option within the United States
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