Employment

NCEAS seeks a Community Engagement and Outreach Coordinator for our open science projects, with an emphasis on community building, communications, and data science training for the Arctic Data Center. The candidate’s primary work focus will be with the Arctic Data Center, with the potential to contribute to other projects and activities at NCEAS as the needs of the projects and Center change. Activities will include representation of the projects through written communications, presentations, participation in meetings and conferences, webinars, exhibitor events, social media and in the development of promotional and educational materials. These activities focus on generating meaningful engagement of target communities, increasing awareness of the project, and soliciting feedback. 

Find out more and apply at https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02011

Position Description

The Network Office of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LNO) seeks a digital communications coordinator to support all aspects of communication within the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, including content development and updates, as well as digital strategy for website, newsletters, community platform, and social media.

Background
The National Science Foundation's LTER Program was established in 1980 to study ecological processes operating on decadal-to-century time scales. The program includes a network of 28 diverse sites across the U.S. and engages thousands of researchers and students. The mission of the LTER Network Office (LNO) is to catalyze and coordinate research, education, and outreach activities across the LTER Network. 

Responsibilities
The Digital Communications Coordinator maintains fluid communication within the LTER Network and raises awareness of the mission and accomplishments of the Network in the scientific community. They identify story ideas based on publications and conversations with researchers at LTER sites and produce a variety of written, graphical, and digital materials to make LTER Network science accessible and relevant for scientific partners, stakeholders, and policymakers. A recently-launched community platform (LTERHub) provides an online gathering space for LTER participants and the communications officer also contributes to community stewardship on the LTERHub. 

A small group of talented science writing fellows from across the LTER Network contribute stories to the LTER website and the Communications Coordinator participates in mentoring these fellows and editing their work.

In-person and online events are an integral part of LNO activities. As part of a small core team, the LTER Communications Coordinator assists with program, promotion, and logistics for LTER events, as do all LNO staff. Other related duties may be assigned. 

Learn more and apply here: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01987 

Are you passionate about environmental data science?  Have interest in applying Machine Learning techniques to solve cross-boundary environmental challenges? NCEAS seeks a Data Analyst (Junior Specialist position) to contribute to an expert working group’s development of an automated approach for rapid ecosystem assessment. Using a case study, this project will leverage Microsoft cloud and AI tools for Earth to get insights on ecosystem health from data collected by various automated monitoring sensors (such as satellite imagery). Additionally, the project aims to advance understanding of this field’s research trajectories, including the identification and application of new modeling and cyberinfrastructure innovations that can best support and accelerate the field’s development.

Under the mentorship of NCEAS Senior Data Scientist, the NCEAS Data Analyst will develop data pipelines to integrate heterogeneous sources of data and contribute to the development of Machine Learning (ML) models.

This position will be in residency at NCEAS and located in scenic downtown Santa Barbara, California. NCEAS is a pioneer in open, team-oriented, and data-driven science, and has an inclusive community of postdocs, resident scientists, and analysts, as well as frequent visiting leading scientists and practitioners from around the world.

Find out more and apply at: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01977

The UCSB Master's in Environmental Data Science program is a partnership between NCEAS and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.

UCSB’s Bren School invites applications for temporary, part-time lecturers who can teach one or more graduate-level courses for master’s students pursuing professional degrees in Environmental Data Science and/or Environmental Science and Management. Areas of instruction may include Data Science, Conservation Planning, Environmental Planning, Biogeochemistry, Ecotoxicology, Energy and Climate, Water Policy, Environmental Negotiation, and Environmental Justice. Specific areas in Data Science include Data Visualization and Communication, Ethics and Bias, Analytic Workflows and Scientific Reproducibility; Team Science, Collaborative Analysis and Project Management; Metadata Standards, Data Modeling and Data Semantics; Text and Sentiment Analysis for Environmental Problems; Machine Learning for Environmental Science, and related topics.

Applicants must have a minimum of a master's degree or a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least three years of relevant work experience. Applicants should have training and experience teaching in the relevant field. A PhD in a relevant field and some teaching experience is preferred. Appointments are variable percentage (generally 17-33% time for one quarter) with the possibility of an annual reappointment. Salary is dependent upon qualifications. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and any appropriate collective bargaining agreement.

The effective start date is Aug 2, 2021 for Summer appointments and Sept 23, 2021 for Fall appointments.

Find out more and apply at https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01945