Assistant Data Scientist: Open Data, GIS & Dashboards

DataJobs; Sausalito (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Sick leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Dental plan (optional)

403(b) retirement plan

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

The Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS) is seeking an Assistant Data Scientist to support Ecological Inventory and Monitoring across National Park Service networks. This onsite role works with SFAN, PACN, and UCBN to advance data acquisition, processing, QA/QC, analysis, reporting, and dissemination.

You will build tools for metadata extraction, automate data-release tasks, and maintain network data systems, enabling open data and FAIR compliance where appropriate.

Qualifications

• BA or higher degree.
• Strong background in data management.
• Ability to apply QA/QC measures across the data lifecycle.
• Ability to support data sustainability via metadata and documentation.
• Proficiency with multiple data platforms (Power BI, ArcGIS, AGOL, Survey123, Field Maps) and programming languages (R, Python, VBA, SQL).
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Natural resource management and ecological sciences knowledge beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support annual science information lifecycles, including field data acquisition and data processing.
• Collaborate on tools for metadata extraction and creation.
• Develop scripts for data-release reports (DRR).
• Perform database maintenance and migrations to enterprise systems/cloud.
• Conduct geospatial analysis to support field data collection and monitoring.
• Develop data-visualization applications and dashboards.
• Create digital data-collection apps (Survey123, Field Maps) for high-quality data capture.

Skills

Data management

QA/QC

Metadata creation

Open data / FAIR data

Power BI

ArcGIS

SQL

R

Python

Communication

Ecological sciences

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

R

Python

VBA

SQL

Access

SQL Server

Power BI

ArcGIS

AGOL

Survey123

Field Maps

Job description

The Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS) is seeking an Assistant Data Scientist to support Ecological Inventory and Monitoring across National Park Service networks. This onsite role works with SFAN, PACN, and UCBN to advance data acquisition, processing, QA/QC, analysis, reporting, and dissemination.

You will build tools for metadata extraction, automate data-release tasks, and maintain network data systems, enabling open data and FAIR compliance where appropriate.