Climate Data Systems Specialist (1-Year)

UCSB Geography; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

The Climate Hazards Center (CHC) at UC Santa Barbara seeks a Climate and Data Services Associate Specialist to lead data pipeline development and operations, working with CHC investigators and international partners to deliver agro-climatic data and environmental products to regional decision-makers.

The role emphasizes building end-user facing distribution interfaces, expanding data delivery systems, and ensuring robust, scalable pipelines across UNIX/Linux environments, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS, Geography, Env Sci, Climate/Atmospheric Sci, or Data Science.
• At least 12 months of experience with large-scale data workflows or geospatial data.
• Experience in UNIX/Linux environments and data processing.
• Proficiency in Python or R; ability to document technical processes.
• PostgreSQL and data distribution concepts familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal data pipelines and expand data delivery systems.
• Collaborate with international partners to implement pipelines and interfaces.
• Bridge CHC data processing workflows with end-user facing distribution services.
• Document technical processes for non-technical and cross-cultural teams.

Skills

Python or R

Data pipelines

SQL

Git/GitHub

UNIX/Linux

Documentation

International collaboration

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Geography, Environmental Science, Climate/Atmospheric Science, or Data Science

Tools

Cron jobs

PostgreSQL

REST APIs / data interfaces

Git version control

UNIX/Linux server environments

Job description

The Climate Hazards Center (CHC) at UC Santa Barbara seeks a Climate and Data Services Associate Specialist to lead data pipeline development and operations, working with CHC investigators and international partners to deliver agro-climatic data and environmental products to regional decision-makers.

The role emphasizes building end-user facing distribution interfaces, expanding data delivery systems, and ensuring robust, scalable pipelines across UNIX/Linux environments, with emphasis on