About the role#
The Rainmaker Atmospheric Science Fellowship is a paid, full-time research appointment. You will join our atmospheric science team to work on a scoped quantitative project. Projects are drawn from our current scientific and operational priorities and defined alongside your research lead. You will take responsibility for a concrete analytical workstream while contributing to the team's research and operational decisions.
What you'll do#
- Work with your research lead to translate an atmospheric, operational, or program-design question into measurable quantitative criteria.
- Build and document the quality-controlled dataset required for your project.
- Apply appropriate statistical, climatological, geospatial, verification, or decision-analysis methods.
- Create maps, summaries, and decision-oriented outputs for scientists, operators, and program designers.
- Deliver a final artifact such as a dataset, analysis, evaluation framework, operational tool, technical report, or presentation.
What you'll need#
- Current undergraduate, master's, or PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, recent graduates, and other early-career researchers are eligible.
- Background in meteorology, atmospheric science, applied mathematics, statistics, physics, hydrology, geospatial science, or a related field.
- Strong Python and quantitative-analysis ability.
- Experience with meteorological, climate, geospatial, radar, satellite, or model data.
- Ability to make ambiguous definitions explicit and test the sensitivity of results to assumptions.
Location & details#
- This role is based on-site in El Segundo, California.
- The appointment is full-time.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
About Rainmaker Technology Corporation
Rainmaker Technology Corporation manufactures climate technology products. The company focuses on cloud seeding for farms, ecosystems, and communities. Founded in 2023, the firm maintains its headquarters in El Segundo, California. It operates as a privately held entity with 105 employees.
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