Conservation Data Scientist - AI, ML & Big Data

Seeds Renewables; Annapolis, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Chesapeake Conservancy seeks a Conservation Data Specialist to develop AI/ML driven data products for conservation decisions. You will build pipelines from satellite imagery, LiDAR, and other data sources, translating complex analyses into actionable insights for watershed protection and habitat management.

Work with the CIC and partners to deliver maps, dashboards, and reports, while staying current on geospatial tools and analytics methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in data science, computer science/engineering, geospatial analysis, GIS or related field.
• 2-3 years experience using data science to solve problems.
• Familiarity with AI (e.g., neural networks for NLP, computer vision) and ML techniques.
• Proficient in Python; experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with Git/GitHub; familiarity with R or similar languages.
• Experience analyzing geospatial data and time series data; ability to statistical analysis incl. Bayesian methods.

Responsibilities

• Create data science solutions for environmental problems using ML/AI techniques.
• Develop data pipelines and analysis-ready formats from large geospatial datasets.
• Collaborate with CIC team and partners to incorporate domain expertise.
• Translate data science to practical conservation workflows and tools.
• Produce deliverables: maps, reports, datasets, and web-ready analyses.
• Stay current with geospatial and data science tools and best practices.

Skills

AI/ML familiarity

Python proficiency

Geospatial data analysis

Time series analysis

Statistical modeling

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's in data science / related field

4-year degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Git

GitHub

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Job description

Chesapeake Conservancy seeks a Conservation Data Specialist to develop AI/ML driven data products for conservation decisions. You will build pipelines from satellite imagery, LiDAR, and other data sources, translating complex analyses into actionable insights for watershed protection and habitat management.

Work with the CIC and partners to deliver maps, dashboards, and reports, while staying current on geospatial tools and analytics methodologies.