Visiting Environmental Data Scientist & Visualization

Illinois International; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Laseagrant in Urbana, Illinois seeks a Visiting Scientific Specialist in Environmental Sciences to develop novel research methods, visualize data, and integrate hydrologic data into groundwater models.

The role focuses on digitizing analog datasets, building real-time data pipelines, and exploring AI-assisted analyses to uncover trends in PRI datasets. The ideal candidate will have strong programming, SQL, and version-control skills and a passion for environmental data science.

Qualifications

• Experience writing programming scripts for data visualization and analysis.
• Experience with Git for version control.
• Familiarity with SQL for database queries.

Responsibilities

• Research Development: streamline data pipeline from database to hydrogeologic models and visualizations.
• Research Dissemination and Teaching: present tools and visualizations at conferences and seminars; develop teaching materials.
• Other: perform additional duties to support the Survey and PRI initiatives.

Skills

Data visualization scripting

Git version control

SQL queries

Education

Bachelor's degree in hydrology, geology, civil engineering or related field

Job description

Laseagrant in Urbana, Illinois seeks a Visiting Scientific Specialist in Environmental Sciences to develop novel research methods, visualize data, and integrate hydrologic data into groundwater models.

The role focuses on digitizing analog datasets, building real-time data pipelines, and exploring AI-assisted analyses to uncover trends in PRI datasets. The ideal candidate will have strong programming, SQL, and version-control skills and a passion for environmental data science.