CHC Assistant Project Scientist

The Climate Hazards Center at UC Santa Barbara's Department of Geography seeks an Assistant Project Scientist to build weather observation archives, develop quality control procedures, and blend satellite and ground-based data for climate hazard monitoring applications. Key duties include maintaining rapidly-updated weather and forecast databases, designing validation procedures for temperature, humidity, and precipitation data, supporting 3D-printed automatic weather station data processing, conducting crop modeling, maintaining UNIX-based automated systems, and serving as liaison with campus IT. Requirements: PhD in atmospheric sciences, climate science, geography, hydrology, or related field; 4-5 years experience with large-scale climate datasets; peer-reviewed publications; 2+ years harmonizing satellite data; 2-4 years maintaining automated UNIX systems; 1-3 years managing geospatial datasets. Preferred: programming in Python, R, MATLAB or similar; statistical analysis expertise; geostatistical modeling experience. One-year initial appointment, anticipated start Spring 2026 or later. Salary: $78,500-$83,000 at 100% time. Closes July 1, 2026.