Data & Ecology Systems Coordinator (Hybrid)

University of California - Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The Data Systems Analyst at UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) manages ecologically and environmentally relevant data from Arctic Data Center projects and other funded work. The role involves coordinating data providers, editing metadata, and performing analyses to ensure data quality for synthesis.

You will mentor graduate interns and fellows, collaborate with informatics staff to streamline workflows, and contribute to data science training for the Arctic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental, ecological, or related field with data management experience.
• Experience with R or Matlab for statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• 55% Data Management — gather, document, and archive data and metadata for reuse by researchers.
• 20% Tool Development — develop tools for data quality and automated metadata creation.
• 25% Coordination — supervise interns/fellows and coordinate data management tasks.

Skills

English communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental/ecological/data management

Master's degree desirable

Tools

R

Matlab

Job description

The Data Systems Analyst at UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) manages ecologically and environmentally relevant data from Arctic Data Center projects and other funded work. The role involves coordinating data providers, editing metadata, and performing analyses to ensure data quality for synthesis.

You will mentor graduate interns and fellows, collaborate with informatics staff to streamline workflows, and contribute to data science training for the Arctic