CIRES/NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Instrument Developer in Support of Atmospheric Trace Gas Measurements

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) is seeking an instrument developer to support the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory's (GML) Technology Transitions, Engineering, and Applications (TTEA) division. The position will support four specific efforts: NOAA’s shipborne instruments that measure the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO₂) in surface seawater and atmospheric greenhouse gas composition from research vessels and other ships of opportunity; TraceAIR, the installation of the Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon and H2O (MACH) package aboard United Airlines commercial aircraft to measure trace gas atmospheric composition; NOAA’s GHG Aircraft System for Light Aircraft (NGAS-LA), a flexible and robust instrument package for measuring greenhouse gases in targeted field studies across the globe; and the High-Altitude Operational Returning Uncrewed System (HORUS), a balloon-borne scientific package that includes a glider to return science payloads to a predetermined location. These projects have recently moved from conception to active deployment phase, and the position will help shape the trajectory of these ongoing programs. A one-year full-time position is available, with the possibility for extension based on funding availability.