Senior Scientist- Wildfire Modeling

About the RoleMake a meaningful impact in the world with wildfire modeling. Extreme fires in recent years have caused billions of dollars in properties lost and damaged. In addition, in a changing climate, the historical patterns of wildfire activity are also changing and challenging the ability of the insurance industry to mitigate the risk. Wildfire modeling seeks to quantify the risk, allowing the industry to better prepare for disaster before it strikes.Join our growing Research and Modeling department as a member of our wildfire modeling team. You will work with the team to develop, optimize, and deploy advanced computational models that simulate fire ignition, spread, and penetration into the wildland-urban interface at meter-scale resolution for millions of scenarios, and that describe the complex relationships between wildfire activity, weather/climate, fuels, and other factors. As a member of this collegial team, you will work closely with a range of stakeholders to (a) incorporate up-to-date scientific knowledge, data, and modeling approaches into our existing models; (b) develop new models and model components; and (c) deploy existing modeling technologies into new regions and/or for new applications.About the Day to Day Responsibilities of the RoleKeep abreast of current wildland fire research and look for ways to integrate this research into existing and new wildfire models.Understand the principles of wildland fire models and how their components work together to assess sensitivity to key drivers (e.g., fuel type, weather).Critically assess and estimate statistical significance of trends in wildfire activity and climate drivers in the United States and elsewhere.Evaluate new climatological, wildfire fuel, and wildfire activity; integrate into existing models; and explain changes seen in modeled results.Create, optimize, and run critical model code using the principles of high-performance computing.Navigate and manage multiple code repositories, data sets, and data archives with appropriate approaches to archiving and version control.Prepare accurate and effective technical and non-technical documents describing modeling processes and results, both for client use and internal model improvement.Create and deliver presentations to coworkers, company management, and clients.Deliver results on time to meet project objectives.  #LI-SM1#LI-Hybrid