[R] Research Assistant Position

[Anthony Westerling]

I posted this job opportunity on November 20 (see below).  I would like 
to provide some background on the position for those who might be 
interested.  It is in the University of California at the new Merced 
campus.  This is the second academic year since the Merced campus 
opened, and the first in the all-new facilities.  Merced is a 2-hour 
drive from the Bay Area, from Monterey, and from Yosemite National 
Park.  Pay scales are competitive, and housing costs in Merced and 
neighboring communities are less than in most of California.

There is considerable interest among the faculty in emphasizing the 
development, teaching and use of open source software as we build 
educational and research programs.  Core courses for statistical data 
analysis for Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Cognitive and Social 
Sciences students using R are being taught or are in planning and 
development stages.

This position is designed for a person experienced with programming and 
analysis using R.  The advertised position includes duties supporting 
and participating in research and teaching development using R, 
including opportunities for publication or joint publication of 
research articles and R libraries.  An example of relevant analyses and 
data visualization using R by the PI funding this position can be seen 
at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/rapidpdf/1128834.pdf .

Anthony Westerling

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University of California Merced
Merced, CA
Programmer Analyst II/III (Research Assistant)
Job Code SSNRI723A
Open until filled.
 
In the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, act in support of 
research in applied climatology and statistical modeling for wildfire, 
energy and water resource management applications and assist the 
Principle Investigator with the development of software, management of 
data sets and design, modification, and implementation of systems for 
modeling and analysis.  Develop software libraries for the R 
statistical project for publication and use in the classroom 
environment.  Requires experience and demonstrated expertise in 
programming and data visualization.  Relevant programming experience 
includes R, Fortran and/or C.  HTML is also desired; background in 
statistics, physics, climatology, hydrology, fire ecology or a similar 
field (Masters preferred); strong problem solving; demonstrated written 
communication and programming skills.   A UC Merced job application, 
resume and cover letter are requested.  For more information and to 
apply call 1-866-669-JOBS or visit 
http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/staff/position.jsf?positionId=723.  EOE 

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Anthony Westerling
School of Engineering
School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
University of California, Merced

http://tenaya.ucsd.edu/~westerli/westerling.html
awesterling at ucmerced.edu
(209) 228 4099