Job Description

College Station, TX, USA
The Department of Oceanography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University (TAMU) is part of an alliance of Ocean Sciences at Texas A&M that spans the Marine Biology and Marine Sciences Departments at TAMU Galveston, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. This alliance of Ocean Sciences represents a truly unique concentration of educational and research resources. Our educational and research capacity is greatly enhanced by close ties to the College Departments of Atmospheric Sciences, Geography, and Geology & Geophysics, as well as the Berg Hughes Center, and Texas Center for Climate Studies.

The Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) is the Gulf of America regional component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) of NOAA and is part of the Department of Oceanography with Texas A&M University. At GCOOS we are looking for a highly motivated and skilled professional interested in contributing to understanding of the Gulf of America with the development of geospatial data science tools. The Research Specialist I, will support GCOOS in a ‘GIS Innovation Development’ role and work closely with the GCOOS Data Management and Cyber-infrastructure Team to conceive the enhancement of existing geo apps and development of new tools in support of solutions needed by the communities that we serve around the Gulf of America. Our team manages data streams from a diverse fleet of live ocean sensors in the Gulf of America, in vessels, moorings, radars, animal tags, autonomous vessels and satellites. If this job description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
A good understanding of GIS system administration, ESRI product stack development, and data visualization
A delight in being given a problem to solve it and develop new skills along the way, and ability to work semi-independently
Ability to communicate ideas effectively and to work cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization
Good technical programming experience (i.e., scripting in Python)
GIS system administration
ESRI product stack development

Remote work may be possible.

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