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Ocean Health Index Assistant Specialist Position

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Position description

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) invites applicants for a 100% time Assistant Specialist Position with the Ocean Health Index Research Team.

The Ocean Health Index has been developed over the past 6 years by a large, collaborative team of international scientists and is now being adapted and applied to specific regions around the world. The current project leads development and calculation of global Ocean Health Index scores annually, supports independent regional applications of the Index in locations around the world, and continues development and refinement of software tools and support resources.

Responsibilities:
• Discover, gather, manage and analyze spatial and time-series data and associated metadata using already developed and novel approaches with R, Python and ArcGIS
• Maintain detailed, organized and clear documentation for all data analyses and products
• Process data into a standard format
• Draft reports on data and methods used
• Support team in writing up results for publication
• Support application of OHI in other regions led by independent teams

Basic Requirements:
• Master’s degree in environmental science or related field with a coastal or marine focus

Additional Requirements:
• Strong programming skills in R with experience using data packages such as dplyr, reshape, tidyr as well as data visualization with ggplot, ggvis, Shiny, Leaflet and others
• Experience performing spatial analyses in R using packages such as raster, sp, rgdal and more
• Experience with ArcGIS, Python, SQL
• Familiarity with GitHub, markdown
• Creativity and confidence in working as a team member and as an individual

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience with the Ocean Health Index

Start date is January 1, 2016.

Salary and Benefits: Assistant Specialist Position, with salary step commensurate with qualifications. Full time appointment for one year from start date, with strong possibility for additional year of employment contingent upon performance. Full benefits package included.

How to apply: Please apply through UC Recruit:

Required Documents to Apply:
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V
Cover Letter

The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter