Research Scientist, Assistant - (US-WY-Laramie - 82073)

Minimum Education: None
Job Type: Full Time
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Responsibilities and Requirements: This is a new position designed to build expertise across campus in both ecoinformatics and relevant disciplinary specialty as part of a university-wide ecology initiative supported by the NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive ResearchResearch support and research responsibilities shall 1) improving access to ecological data, information and computational services through data acquisition, data integration, and management activities; 2) developing and implementing analytic procedures, algorithms, modeling techniques and workflows; and 3) participation in the development of collaborative initiatives and programs between WyGISC, the UW Program in Ecology and the UW Department of Geographyqualifications Postgraduate degree in an appropriate environmental science field, emphasizing work with large environmental databases or, a postgraduate informatics degree with relevant ecology experience; Demonstrated knowledge of both fundamental and advanced concepts in informatics and informatics research; Demonstrated technical skills in: database development & management or software application programming; Two years relevant experience working in an interdisciplinary collaborative team research environmentqualifications Knowledge of state-of-the-art research and development in the field of ecoinformatics, including ecology-specific data collection techniques, metadata implementation, distributed sensor system and computing infrastructures, and workflow application development; Successful teaching and outreach experience related to ecological informatics; Knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles in geographic information science.

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