Position Description: This position will be working on translating code for EPS 129: Climate and Atmospheric Physics Laboratory from Matlab to Python. The codes should run as provided, so no knowledge of earth science is necessary. The code is for the data lab component of the course, which focuses on simple climate calculations and effective data visualization.

Duration: 3 weeks

Work Hours: 10 hours/week

Pay Rate: $15/hour

Qualifications/Requirements:

• comfortable coding in Python and familiar with MATLAB

• computer

• internet

• complete a survey at the end of the project

All necessary software, data, and instructions will be provided.

Opportunities to Explore the EPS Department:

The student will be invited to join Linz group's slack channel and to Linz group weekly coffees.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) welcomes everyone and aims for a diverse and inclusive community. Preferences will be given to rising sophomores and incoming first year students, but we encourage all interested students to apply. Students who are already working with members of the EPS community and non-Harvard students are not eligible for this position.

Application: closed (July 16 - 20)

Number of Applicants: 8

Number of Positions Available: 1

Student Hired: Sofiya Lysenko (incoming first year)

Stephanie Lin (incoming first year)