Employment
Candidates for the jobs listed below must apply through UC Santa Barbara at the provided link.
Current Job Openings
NCEAS and Microsoft AI for Earth are partnering to fill a postdoctoral position to inform the science of sustained, automated, and technology-driven ecosystem assessment, based at NCEAS in Santa Barbara, California. This initiative will support multidisciplinary synthesis working groups and research aimed at tackling key questions around how to operationalize and automate rapid ecosystem assessments.
This postdoctoral researcher will be based at NCEAS in Santa Barbara, California under the mentorship of Dr. Ben Halpern and will participate in the research of one or more funded working groups currently being solicited (to be awarded by Dec 2020), depending on experience and interest, as well as conduct independent research related to ecosystem assessment. This position will give the postdoc significant opportunities to maximize the impact of their research, and to work at the interface of cloud-based AI and ecological synthesis science.
Apply at https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01857
The Master of Environmental Data Science (MEDS) is a new degree program offered in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, in collaboration with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and participating departments at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The 11-month MEDS program will matriculate students beginning in August 2021. We seek an MEDS Coordinator (“Coordinator”) to administer the new MEDS degree program. The Coordinator will take a lead role to guide program management, logistics, development, outreach, and events.
Apply at https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01823
Are you interested in marine spatial planning and conservation planning? Do you have skills in geospatial data analysis, prioritization modeling and geodesign? We are looking for a highly skilled individual to participate in the activities of two labs at NCEAS.
NCEAS invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary Data Fellows (Junior Specialist positions) to engage in data science projects relating to environmental science. These projects may include organization and analysis of data sets, developing software and libraries in support of ecological synthesis and data science projects, and/or creating learning curricula for enhance data literacy across the community.
Apply at https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01755
NCEAS is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Internships
Our internships are open only to undergraduate and graduate students at UC Santa Barbara.
Science Communication Fellowship
Our Science Communication Fellowship is a paid internship that is open to all UCSB students. It provides the opportunity to build professional experience in communicating the value of science for solutions to pressing environmental challenges.
Data Internships
Do you want to learn best practices in data science and open science, while contributing to real synthesis research projects?
NCEAS data internships include training, mentorship, and the opportunity to collaborate with scientists. Most internships will include working with GitHub, R/RStudio/RMarkdown, or Python/Jupyter Notebooks. Interns are paid an hourly wage and must work at NCEAS' office in downtown Santa Barbara.
We regularly hire data interns to support the following initiatives. If you apply for more than one internship at the same time, please indicate that in your cover letter.
Data Internship Opportunities
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Working Group Support
Support the management and analysis of environmental data for working groups of the Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) and the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network.
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Ocean Health Index
Learn how to weave open data science principles into marine science and conservation.
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Arctic Data Center
Learn new data management tools by documenting and archiving important ecological, physical, and social data from research projects focused on environmental issues (e.g., climate, fisheries, wildlife, geochemistry, etc.) in Alaska and the Arctic.
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