Temporary Research Assistant (Geospatial Data Scientist)
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Job Location:
Falmouth, ME - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mission:
Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell Climate) conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate people and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.
Woodwell Climate is a rapidly growing top-ranked independent non-profit climate research institute whose mission is to advance science-based climate policies through scientific research and outreach. Our world-leading research and impact helps individuals organizations corporations communities and nations understand the realities of climate change recognize the impact on our planet and embrace the urgent action needed to safeguard the future of life on Earth.
Summary:
Join Woodwells Arctic team as a Temporary Research Assistant (Geospatial Data Scientist)on a 3-month project.As the ResearchAssistant you will be the core technical contributor on this project responsible for implementing training and validating a proof-of-concept deep learning framework. You will work closely with the PI and a multidisciplinary team of climate scientists to translate diverse climate datasets into a unified representation capable of cross-domain time series prediction.This will potentially lead to a journal publication (second author co-authorship for the role).
Responsibilities include but not limited:
- Process raw climate data to AI-ready data sets including data cleaning data curation and data visualization
- Build and manage data pipelines that unify diverse climate datasets (physical model outputs remote sensing in-situ flux measurements) into a common token representation for model ingestion
- Build AI models for multi-domain time series forecasting
- Document writing
Must have the Following Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Machine learning and Deep learning time series forecasting
Multi-domain deep learning
Claude Code and vibe coding
Experience with geospatial data sets
Preferred skills:
Experience with climate or Earth science data
Experience with fine-tuning GeoAI (geospatial artificial intelligence) foundation models
Qualifications:
Masters in Computer Science Data Science Environmental Science or a related quantitative field or Bachelors degree with 2 years of professional experience
Work Environment:
The functions of this role are conducted indoors
Hours of Work:
This role is paid on a nonexempt role. Typically full-time employees work 40 hours during a Monday through Friday workweek.
Application review will ongoing
Desired Start Date: March 31 2026
Fixed-term: 90 days
Classification and Compensation:This is a full-time hourly non-exempt position the hourly rate is $17/hour dependent on qualifications/experience.
Location:Falmouth Massachusetts onsite hybrid or remote
Application Instructions:To apply please send your cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the responsibilities of this position and curriculum vitae asa single PDFto our careers portal.
Please visit Woodwells websiteto learn more about Woodwells work.
Located on a 10-acre campus near the village of Woods Hole the Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) is a private non-profit research center. Woodwell is a leading source of climate science that drives the urgent action needed to solve climate change. Woodwell has 100 staff members and is excited to welcome new employees to this work.
Woodwell Climate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex mental or physical disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin familial status veteran status or genetic information. Woodwell is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices services programs and activities.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Machine Learning
- Python
- AI
- Bioinformatics
- C/C++
- R
- Biochemistry
- Research Experience
- Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
- Molecular Biology
About Company
Woodwell Climate Research Center is a leading source of climate science that drives the urgent action needed to solve the climate crisis.
