Senior Wetland Scientist

Lynker Technologies; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personalized career growth plans

Job summary

Lynker Technologies in Boulder, CO, seeks a Senior Wetland Scientist to lead large-area wetland mapping and validation efforts, combining wetland science with cloud-native geospatial computing. You will contribute to model development, validation, and data integration across regional to national extents.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of wetland or ecological modeling experience, strong Python/R skills, and familiarity with cloud-based geospatial tooling.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in wetland science, ecology, geography, environmental or earth science, hydrology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Roughly 5+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD plus a few years of relevant work.
• Demonstrated experience mapping wetlands, land cover, or comparable features at large spatial scale.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native geospatial tooling, formats, and workflows.
• Experience implementing or adapting geospatial or ecological models (wetland potential, habitat, boundary and extent, or comparable).
• Proficiency in Python and/or R for geospatial analysis, with sound coding and reproducibility practices.

Responsibilities

• Duties of the Senior Wetland Scientist will include the following: Mapping at scale and producing versioned wetland maps across large extents.
• Cloud-native geospatial: build and run mapping and modeling workflows using cloud-native tools.
• Wetland modeling: implement and improve models for wetland potential and boundary/extent.
• Data integration: incorporate LiDAR elevation, hydrology, imagery, soils, and inventories into pipelines.
• Validation & QA: design validation, quantify uncertainty, and QA maps for accuracy.
• Communication: document methods/results and partner with Platform, Modeling, and Applications teams.

Skills

Wetland science

Geospatial analysis

Python

R

Cloud-native geospatial tooling

Education

Master's or PhD in environmental or earth sciences

Tools

Google Earth Engine

Dask

Job description

Lynker Technologies

Senior Wetland Scientist

US-CO-Boulder

Job ID: 2026-1647

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Boulder, CO

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts.

Mapping wetlands accurately across large areas is hard, and the maps are only as trustworthy as the validation behind them. We are hiring a Senior Wetland Scientist to lead that work, combining wetland science, remote sensing, and cloud-native geospatial computing to produce defensible wetland products across regional to national extents. The role spans model development, large-area production, validation and uncertainty, and technical leadership.

You will sit close to our modeling and geospatial teams, turning wetland science into methods that run reliably over large areas. The strongest candidates pair wetland and ecological expertise with strong geospatial and coding skills, and are comfortable moving between the underlying science, the data pipeline, and validation of the resulting maps.

Responsibilities

Duties of the Senior Wetland Scientist will include the following:

• Mapping at scale: produce, improve, and maintain versioned wetland maps across large regional to national extents.
• Cloud-native geospatial: build and run mapping and modeling workflows using cloud-native geospatial tools, formats, and storage.
• Wetland modeling: implement, adapt, and improve existing and new models for wetland potential and for wetland boundary and extent.
• Data integration: integrate LiDAR-derived elevation, hydrology, imagery, soils, and existing wetland inventories into reproducible modeling pipelines.
• Validation & QA: design validation against reference data, quantify uncertainty, and quality-control wetland maps for accuracy and consistency.
• Communication: document methods and results, contribute to reports and proposals, and partner with the Platform, Modeling, and Applications teams that scale and serve your products.

Qualifications

The Senior Wetland Scientist selected should have the following:

• Master's or PhD in wetland science, ecology, geography, environmental or earth science, hydrology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Roughly 5+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD plus a few years of relevant work.
• Demonstrated experience mapping wetlands, land cover, or comparable features at large spatial scale.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native geospatial tooling, formats, and workflows.
• Experience implementing or adapting geospatial or ecological models (wetland potential, habitat, boundary and extent, or comparable).
• Proficiency in Python and/or R for geospatial analysis, with sound coding and reproducibility practices.

The Ideal Senior Wetland Scientist will have the following:

• Experience with wetland potential or probability modeling and with wetland delineation, boundary, and extent methods.
• Experience applying machine learning to land-cover or wetland classification.
• Familiarity with national wetland, hydrography, soils, and elevation datasets, and with remote-sensing inputs.
• Experience with distributed or parallel processing for large-area geospatial work (e.g., cloud batch, Dask, or Google Earth Engine).
• A record of scientific publication or successful proposal work.
• Colorado Front Range presence for periodic in-person collaboration.

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee owned business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities creatively and effectively.

Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:

• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Lynker is an E-Verify employer.

Lynker is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local laws