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SeaSketch
IT · Full-time
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
77,000 – 139,000 USD per year
Posted on Sep 30, 2024
Job Posting Details
Payroll Title: APPLICATIONS PROGR 3
Job Code: 7300
Job Open Date: 09/25/2024
Application Review Begins: 10/10/2024
Department Code (Name): NCEA
Percentage of Time: 100%
Union Code (Name): 99 - Non-Represented (PPSM)
Employee Class (Appointment Type): 1 - Staff: Contract
One year contract, end date is 10/31/2025 with potential for renewal.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program): PSS
Salary Grade: Grade 22
Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $77,000 - $82,000/yr. The full salary range for this position is $77,000 - $139,200/yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University.
Work Location: 1021 Anacapa, Suite 300
Working Days and Hours: M-F, 8 am - 5 pm
Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits
Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement, if applicable: Hybrid
Special Instructions: For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.
Department Marketing Statement:
Established in 1995, the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) is a research center of the University of California, Santa Barbara and was the first national synthesis center of its kind. There is broad acknowledgement that NCEAS has significantly altered the way ecological science is conducted, towards being more collaborative, open, integrative, relevant, and technologically informed. Different from the scientific tradition of solitary lab or fieldwork, NCEAS fosters collaborative synthesis research – assembling interdisciplinary teams to distill existing data, ideas, theories, or methods drawn from many sources, across multiple fields of inquiry, to accelerate the generation of new scientific knowledge at a broad scale. NCEAS is located in downtown Santa Barbara in a beautiful city filled with activities -- downtown, on the beaches, and in the mountains. NCEAS is committed to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in science. We value diversity in expertise, backgrounds, needs and experiences, and aim to see diversity reflected among our residents and visitors. We are committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for everyone in our community.
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Brief Summary of Job Duties:
McClintock Group: The McClintock Lab, based at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, supports geospatial planning and research efforts in the marine sciences which have complex and challenging software needs. Lab development projects include web applications, mobile data collection tools, and computer vision software.
The Lab's longest running project, SeaSketch, is a hosted software service which supports diverse and numerous government agencies and other institutions around the globe in engaging scientists, stakeholders, and the general public in marine spatial planning.
Under general direction, the Geospatial Developer is responsible for the development of reporting tools for SeaSketch. The Geospatial Developer will implement geostatistical reporting analytics and data visualizations, work with clients to gather requirements for SeaSketch reporting tools, and gather and process data for projects.
Working with the Principal Developer, the Lead Geospatial Developer will contribute to the development of our open-source geospatial analysis infrastructure using Javascript and AWS Lambda. This will be an exciting opportunity to work on complex and interactive data visualizations, and use open-source geospatial tools like Turf.js.
Under general supervision, the candidate will travel occasionally (5% time) to attend international meetings and implement SeaSketch. The geospatial analysis framework used in this work can be found on GitHub:http://github.com/seasketch/geoprocessing
Required Qualifications:
1-3 years: Experience developing applications using Javascript and Node.js.
1-3 years: Experience with web mapping tools or geospatial analysis.
1-3 years: Familiarity with Amazon Web Services or other cloud computing platforms.
1-3 years: Experience building data visualizations for the web with technologies such as HTML/CSS, SVG, D3, Canvas, and React.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience
Special Conditions of Employment:
Satisfactory criminal history background check
UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment
Job Functions and Percentages of Time:
50% Design, application and development of geospatial analyses
Under general direction, design and running geostatistical analyses and reports, and generating models for various SeaSketch projects. Tasks include:
- Determines appropriate geostatistical analyses to be used to produce client required spatial analysis and reporting.
- Conducts geospatial data analysis using a combination of standard ArcMap 10.8 tools, custom scripts in Python and Javascript.
- Develop web based reports using Javascript, React, and D3. *Synthesize geospatial datasets from disparate sources.
- Convert existing models in a variety of languages, including MATLAB and R scripts, into the SeaSketch Python-and Javascript-based platform.
- Use a source control system, such as github, to manage code base and GIS resources.
- Read and synthesize scientific research papers and generate analytical models based on research.
- Working with the Principal Developer, contributes to the development of the SeaSketch Geoprocessing Framework.Develops reusable React user interface components. Extracts common functions from project work into reusable modules. Improves workflows for authoring and publishing reporting tools. Contributes to developer documentation
30% Coordination
Responsible for coordinating SeaSketch reporting tool development and outreach materials in association with project partners around the globe, including gathering requirements and data.
- Communicate with SeaSketch clients to gather data and requirements for reporting and monitoring tools.
- Integrate research from partnering UCSB research groups into SeaSketch models and analysis.
- Ensures that the SeaSketch team is coordinated with client (planning) activities.
- Develops documentation and helps train 3rd party developers who have an interest in using SeaSketch geoprocessing or survey monitoring tools.
20% Geospatial Data Processing, Analysis and Programming
Initiates and oversees the designing and running of geostatistical analyses and reports, and generating models for SeaSketch projects globally.Tasks include:
- Design and implement custom analytical reports tailored to a given project, geographic location, data landscape, and planning process.
- Conducts geospatial data analysis using a combination of open source and proprietary tools (QGIS, Esri), and custom scripts utilizing our geoprocessing framework (Typescript, Node.js).
- Develop web based reports using Typescript, React, and D3.
- Synthesize geospatial datasets from disparate sources.
- Convert existing models in a variety of languages, including MATLAB and R scripts, into the SeaSketch Python-and Javascript-based platform.
- Read and synthesize scientific research papers and generate analytical models based on research
- Provide expertise on MPA classification systems and their integration with SeaSketch analytics.
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