Sr Research Staff Assistant

Columbia University; New York (NY); In loco; USD 65.000 - 67.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Senior Research Staff Assistant at Columbia University in the City of New York will contribute to high-level data stewardship and synthesis within the Marine and Large Programs Division, focusing on the Seabed 2030 Project, MGDS, and GMRT Synthesis. You will process, integrate, validate, and quality-control marine geoscience data for public access, including multibeam bathymetric datasets and metadata.

You will support capacity-building, workflow development, stakeholder engagement, and

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline is required; minimum of 2 years in a research environment.
• Experience with multibeam sonar data processing and marine geoscience data systems.
• Proficiency in Caris, Qimera, MBSystem; familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
• Demonstrated ability in Python, shell scripting, or similar for workflow automation and data manipulation.
• Experience with GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS, GeoMapApp) and spatial data management.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Mansioni

• Review, process and integrate multibeam bathymetric data for Seabed 2030 and GMRT, including quality review of datasets and metadata.
• Execute data ingestion and curation workflows for MGDS, developing configuration files that drive existing workflows.
• Contribute to training and documentation materials for internal use and external collaborators.
• Participate in stakeholder engagement, capacity-building activities, and community workshops.
• Other duties as assigned, including collaborative research, system development, and report preparation.
• Work under close supervision of the PI/Senior Research Scientist and may exercise independent judgment within parameters.

Conoscenze

Multibeam data processing

Python

Shell scripting

GIS tools

Data stewardship

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline

Strumenti

Caris

Qimera

MBSystem

UNIX/Linux

Descrizione del lavoro

• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $65,000-$66,995

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

A strong internal candidate has been identified for this position, however, we are still accepting applications from other qualified candidates.

Position Summary

The Senior Research Staff Assistant will contribute to high-level data stewardship and synthesis efforts within the Marine and Large Programs Division, with a focus on the GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Seabed 2030 Project, the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS), and the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis. Will contribute to the processing, integration, validation, and quality control of marine geoscience data for public access. This includes multibeam bathymetric data from a variety of sources, as well as accompanying metadata. Will also support capacity-building, workflow development, stakeholder engagement, and contribute to the development of training and outreach materials.

Responsibilities

• Review, process and integrate multibeam bathymetric data for Seabed 2030 and GMRT, including quality review of datasets and metadata. Support global data compilation efforts by exercising and contributing to improved workflows for data and metadata validation.
• Execute data ingestion and curation workflows for MGDS, developing and executing configuration files that drive existing workflows, and contributing to improvements in documentation.
• Contribute to the enhancement of training and documentation materials for internal use and external collaborators, including tutorials, best practices, and standard operation procedures for data processing, QC, and curation.
• Participate in stakeholder engagement, capacity-building activities, and community workshops, including content development, delivery, and representation at meetings and conferences.
• Other duties as assigned, including participation in collaborative research, system development, and report preparation.
• Will work under the close supervision of the PI/Senior Research Scientist and may use some independent judgement and initiative within defined parameters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline is required. Minimum of 2 years of experience in a research environment is required.
• Experience with multibeam sonar data processing and marine geoscience data systems.
• Proficiency in software tools such as Caris, Qimera, MBSystem, and familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
• Demonstrated ability in Python, shell scripting, or similar for workflow automation and data manipulation.
• Experience with GIS tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, GeoMapApp) and spatial data management.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience preparing material for presentation, websites, or training is a plus.
• Familiarity with international data standards and collaborative marine research is highly desirable.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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