Job no: 502676
Department: Earth System Science Center
Work type: Staff Full-time Exempt
Location: Alabama
Categories: Research - Computer Science

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and years of experience.
• Minimum of 21 months of full-time verifiable work experience.
• Extensive programming experience in Python, Java, C++ and Java.
• Working knowledge of AI and Machine Learning frameworks.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience in Operation and development of Jupyter Hub-based managed cloud environments.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Record of peer reviewed publications.

The Computer Scientist will support the IMPACT Project Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) within the Lab for Applied Science (LAS) under the Earth System Science Center. NASA’s IMPACT Project Office monitors trends and progressions across the informatics, data science, and information technology communities in order to inform strategy and develop effective solutions for Earth science data management and dissemination. Additionally, the IMPACT Project Office provides a broad user perspective as to how NASA Earth science data and information are represented and communicated. The IMPACT project fosters cross-community collaborations in order to improve all phases of the Earth science data life cycle, including processes, policies, engineering, and information communication.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop or build databases for remote sensing or related geospatial project information.
• Manage data obtained from remote sensing systems to develop pipelines from data centers to stakeholders.
• Design and implement strategies for collection, analysis, or display of geographic data.
• Perform research and analyze data including the cloud acquired from aircraft, or satellites, using statistical analysis software, image analysis software, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS).