Senior Research Scientist
Job ID: 2614680
Location: Greenbelt, MD, United States
Date Posted: Jul 18, 2026
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Scientist
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Public Trust
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
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Job Description
Description
SAIC''s GLOMAS contract is looking for a Senior Research Scientist to support global modeling and data assimilation support at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Under this contract, SAIC will be responsible for supporting and maintaining NASA Goddard's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office's Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) model and data assimilation system.
Job Duties:
Work with NASA and Contractor staff to plan and coordinate scientific research and development efforts involving major components of a GEOS Integrated Earth System model and/or data assimilation system (DAS) and play a lead role in the scientific evaluation of model and/or DAS releases.
Lead and participate in a primary scientific development project.
Interact with scientists at other institutions and present scientific results at conferences, workshops and in peer- reviewed publications.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in atmospheric science, oceanography or other Earth science discipline, mathematics or computational science.
5+ years of scientific experience, including five as a scientific lead
Extensive research experience in Earth system modeling and/or data assimilation, along with exceptional math skills.
Extensive publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Significant experience in scientific programming using Fortran and UNIX customized to run on high performance computing environments.
Desired:
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
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