Research Scientist II, S 1-4

UAH College of Business; Alabama; On-site; USD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UAH College of Business seeks a Research Scientist II to lead data-processing tasks in Earth Science NASA data projects. You will analyze data, extract and validate metadata, and catalog vital information across large datasets.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field, Python proficiency, and experience with NetCDF/HDF5. Collaboration with science and engineering teams and familiarity with MS Office are essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant scientific field or equivalent combination of education and years of work experience.
• 1–2 years of full-time verifiable work experience (preferably in science, engineering, business, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Python or other programming languages.
• Familiarity with NetCDF or HDF5 data formats.
• Ability to document workflows clearly and communicate technical concepts to both scientific and engineering team members.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Serve as task lead over various processes.
• Perform data analysis, extraction, validation, and cataloguing of metadata from large Earth Science NASA data collections.
• Collaborate with scientific and engineering teams to communicate technical concepts.

Skills

Python programming

Documentation

MS Office

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

ArcGIS / QCIS

GDAL/OGR

Rasterio

Geopandas

Git/GitHub

Job description

Job no: 504354
Department: Information Technology & Systems Center
Work type: Staff Full-time Exempt
Location: Alabama
Categories: Research - Computer Science

Purpose Of The Position

The Research Scientist II will serve as task lead over various processes and be responsible for data analysis, extracting, validating, and cataloguing vital metadata from complex, large-scale Earth Science NASA scientific data collections.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's Degree in a relevant scientific field or an equivalent combination of education and years of work experience.
• 1 to 2 years of full-time verifiable work experience (preferably in science, engineering, business, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Python or other programming languages.
• Familiarity with common scientific data formats, such as gridded data like NetCDF or HDF5
• Ability to document workflows clearly and communicate technical concepts to both scientific and engineering team members
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

Desired Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge or hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments (e.g., S3 storage, EC2, Lambda).
• Experience with GIS software (ArcGIS, QCIS) or geospatial libraries (GDAL/OGR, Rasterio, Geospandas)
• Organizational skills and an eye for detail, essential for catching inconsistencies in vast datasets
• Familiarity with Git and GitHub for code sharing and collaboration

Published Salary (if Available)

$67,151 - $89,611

Advertised

Sep 02 2026 Central Daylight Time