Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Ocean CDR Atlas

Responsibilities

• Configure and validate a mesoscale-resolving ROMS-MARBL domain for the West Coast of North America within the C-Star platform.
• Design and execute targeted sensitivity experiments regarding release season, location, and submesoscale resolution.
• Co-design nested submesoscale-resolving subdomains in collaboration with external partners to examine mixed-layer exchange dynamics.
• Develop derived data products using linear superposition of OAE and DOR signals to support multi-intervention simulations.
• Manage production runs under HPC allocations and build reproducible, documented dataset-generation workflows.
• Release the Ocean CDR Atlas as a public, documented dataset with an uptake efficiency kernel library.
• Engage with the data user community and submit peer-reviewed manuscripts documenting methodology and scientific results.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in oceanography, atmospheric science, geophysical fluid dynamics, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience configuring, running, and evaluating regional ocean models (e.g., ROMS, MOM6, NEMO, FVCOM).
• Strong background in ocean biogeochemistry, including carbonate chemistry and air-sea gas exchange.
• Proficiency in Python and experience working with large geospatial datasets.
• Experience with HPC computing environments (e.g., NERSC, NCAR/Wyoming, NSF ACCESS).
• Ability to independently design model experiments and collaborate within a fast-moving research team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with ROMS or MARBL source code and coupled physical-biogeochemical model configuration.
• Prior work on CDR quantification, MRV methodology, or ocean carbon cycle research.
• Experience developing reproducible scientific workflows using tools like Prefect or Snakemake.
• Familiarity with cloud-native data formats such as Zarr, HDF, netCDF, or COG.
• Experience engaging with non-academic stakeholders including industry, policy, or NGOs.

About the Company

[C]Worthy is a non-profit research organization focused on transforming research-grade oceanographic models into open, reproducible, and auditable decision-support tools for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). We are building the foundational infrastructure for scalable ocean science through our C-Star modeling platform, the C-SON ocean network, and the Ocean CDR Atlas.