Research Assistant

at  University College Cork

POSITION SUMMARY

The Earth and Ocean Lab at the Department of Geography, University College Cork wishes to appoint a Research Assistant to undertake a Magnetometry software project. Over the past 20 years, INFOMAR and the INSS have undertaken a worldclass and ambitious plan to map the entirety of Irelands seafloor territory. The most prolific output from these projects is the ‘Real Map of Ireland’, an extensive map of the Irish seafloor that underpins key policy decision and supports cutting edge research as well as various economy-supporting industries. However, magnetometry data acquired during these surveys have not been processed. The Earth and Ocean Lab seeks to hire an enthusiastic Research Assistant to develop an open-source software embedded within a GUI that can pre-process INFOMAR magnetometry data and export magnetic anomaly grids and shapefiles. Subsequently, they will complete a demonstration of its capabilities via creation of a map of Magnetic anomalies along the South coast of Ireland. They will create a short SOP of the software for subsequent users.
Experience and knowledge in any of the following areas would be highly valued: Magnetometry data, GIS, Applied Mathematics, software development, Python, C# and GUI-development. The appointee will work directly with PI’s at University College Cork.
Project Title: Towards the first Magnetometry Map of Ireland.
Post Duration: 6 Months
Salary: €31,462 - €41,443 (IUA Research Assistant Salary Scale)
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Aaron Lim, Lecturer in Marine Geosciences, Department of Geography, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4904581; Email: aaron.lim@ucc.ie
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday 29th August, 2024.

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