Scientific Data Specialist
- Victoria, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
The Scientific Data Specialist is responsible for the development of sophisticated data products, including verification and quality assessment of real-time and archived data. These data products enable scientific and non-scientific users to understand, interpret and analyze the information collected via the instruments on the network operated by ONC.
The Scientific Data Specialist will have a Master’s degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences or a related field and 2-3 years of experience working with data from oceanographic/geophysical instruments, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Essential qualifications include excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills as well as a strong quantitative and technical background in relevant fields.
The Following Knowledge And Experience Are Required
- practical experience in Python, Matlab or experience developing data products using computational and data analysis/visualization tools in one or more of the following scientific programming languages: Python, Matlab, or R,
- experience with time series and spatial analysis
- excellent skills in quantitative data validation
- experience with handling oceanographic and seismic instruments and their data
- proven ability to take projects from conception to completion
- some knowledge of scientific data formats/standards such as netCDF, HDF, SensorML or other XML-based formats used in Earth and Ocean Sciences
- some practical experience in C/C++ or Java, XML or HTML and other scripting languages such as IDL, Mathematic is beneficial
- some experience with relational databases, modelling and simulation, and using query tools such as SQL
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Responsibilities
Develop sophisticated scientific data products, including verification and quality assessment of real-time and archived data. Help improve data product delivery and data services by working with ONC staff and the user community.
Requirements
Requires a master’s degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences or a related field, plus 2–3 years of experience working with oceanographic or geophysical instrument data, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates need strong quantitative and technical skills, practical experience with Python, MATLAB, or R, experience in time series and spatial analysis, quantitative data validation skills, and the ability to take projects from conception to completion.
Skills
- Python
- MATLAB
- R
- Time Series Analysis
- Spatial Analysis
- Quantitative Data Validation
- Data Quality Assessment
- Oceanographic Instrumentation
- Seismic Instrumentation
- Data Product Development
- Problem Solving
- Interpersonal Skills
- Project Management
- Data Visualization
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Categories
- Science & Research
- Data & Analytics
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Oceanographic Data
- Geophysical Data
- Scientific Data Products
- Data Quality
- Data Integrity
- Real-Time Data
- Archived Data
- Python
- MATLAB
- R
- Time Series Analysis
- Spatial Analysis
- Quantitative Data Validation
- Data Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Oceanographic Instruments
- Seismic Instruments
- NetCDF
- HDF
- SensorML
- XML
- C/C++
- Java
- HTML
- IDL
- Mathematica
- Relational Databases
- Modelling and Simulation
- SQL
- Earth and Ocean Sciences