Ocean Networks Canada
Scientific Data Specialist - 991754.1
About this Opportunity
This position will be suitable for someone with a background in earthquake seismology and experience with fault rupture models and ideally have been working in these fields for a few years. Additional knowledge in simulating large rupture model earthquake, seismic waveform analysis, and experience with installing seismic instruments in the field (on land and subsea) are beneficial as well.
Click on the link for further information on the Early Earthquake Warning project: https://www.oceannetworks.ca/innovation-centre/smart-ocean-systems/earthquake-early-warning
The salary range for this position is:
Recruitment range: $68,097 - $76,641 starting salary determined by the PEA Collective Agreement.
Performance range: starting salary to max of $89,370 is available through annual performance increases.
Term dates: December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2023
Job Summary
The Data Quality and Products team prepares the user requirements for new data products and data access; creates prototypes of data products; implements data quality and integrity measures; and actively interacts with ONC staff and the user community to improve ONCs data product delivery and data services.
The Scientific Data Specialist is responsible for the development of sophisticated data products, including verification and quality assessment of real-time and archived data. These data products enable scientific and non-scientific users to understand, interpret and analyze the information collected via the instruments on the network operated by ONC.
Job Requirements
The Scientific Data Specialist will have a Master’s degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences or a related field and 2-3 years of experience working with data from oceanographic/geophysical instruments, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Essential qualifications include excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills as well as a strong quantitative and technical background in relevant fields.
The following knowledge and experience are required:
- practical experience in Python, Matlab or experience developing data products using computational and data analysis/visualization tools in one or more of the following scientific programming languages: Python, Matlab, or R
- experience with time series and spatial analysis
- excellent skills in quantitative data validation
- experience with handling oceanographic and seismic instruments and their data
- proven ability to take projects from conception to completion
Preferred:
- some knowledge of scientific data formats/standards such as netCDF, HDF, SensorML or other XML-based formats used in Earth and Ocean Sciences
- some practical experience in C/C++ or Java, XML or HTML and other scripting languages such as IDL, Mathematic is beneficial
- some experience with relational databases, modelling and simulation, and using query tools such as SQL
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