Remote Data Analyst for Earth Action & FireSense

Talentify; Hampton (VA); Remote; USD 44,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

AMA seeks to hire two data analysts to support NASA's Earth Action Program, which leverages Earth science data to address critical societal challenges and enhance decision making across sectors such as health, air quality, and disaster response. These opportunities are part-time, remote positions supporting the Earth Action Program as part of the Research, Science, and Engineering Services (RSES) contract.

Pay range is $32/hr.-$36/hr.

Qualifications

• BS with current graduate studies in earth system science, environmental science, meteorology or related fields.
• Involvement with NASA Science Activation and NASA GLOBE programs.
• Experience with PM2.5 small sensors, including building, intercomparing, installation and maintenance, data retrieval, formatting and analysis.
• Proficiency with air quality data analysis and integration of ground networks and satellite data.
• Working knowledge of FireSense field campaigns airborne and ground data.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Data analysis of spatiotemporal datasets using GIS software.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating published scientific papers and identify cutting-edge research and key science questions related to NASA Wildland Fires Program and FireSense Project.
• Supporting data evaluation and analysis to ensure program and project science goals are addressed.
• Converting NASA collected L0 data into L2 or L3 data products from various sensors.
• Understanding and incorporating instrument limitations and assumptions in data analysis.
• Identifying and implementing necessary corrections to data quality control and propagating uncertainties throughout produced products.
• Supporting collection and organization of field data across the portfolio
• Supporting development and dissemination of data pipelines and algorithms for NASA facility instrumentation.

Skills

Accountability

Collaboration across multidisciplinary

Time management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Spectral data analysis

Large datasets handling

Education

BS with current graduate studies in earth system science, environmental science, meteorology or related fields

Tools

Igor Pro

Python

GIS

Job description

AMA seeks to hire two data analysts to support NASA's Earth Action Program, which leverages Earth science data to address critical societal challenges and enhance decision making across sectors such as health, air quality, and disaster response. These opportunities are part-time, remote positions supporting the Earth Action Program as part of the Research, Science, and Engineering Services (RSES) contract.

Pay range is $32/hr.-$36/hr.