Ecological Programmer – NAU/USGS Position as ecological programmer, jointly with Northern Arizona University and the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.
We are seeking a technician to contribute coding/scripting to existing ecological simulation software, to manage/manipulate ecological and climate data sets, and to prepare resulting data from simulation experiments. Tasks may include organizing, manipulating, and extracting data from various sources, writing scripts in C/C++, JAVA or R to perform required tasks, developing R analysis scripts, improving or implementing requested features to existing C or JAVA code, and others. Incumbent will have the opportunity to work with research scientists at USGS and NAU and contribute to a wide variety of research projects examining climate change impacts on ecosystems, including understanding how drought may alter the health and distribution of plant species. Qualifications: Technician must be self-reliant, reliable, and have experience coding in C/C++ (on a UNIX platform), JAVA, and/or R, and manipulating data structures. Understanding of ecological and climatic processes and of simulation approaches in science is desired although not required. Undergraduate computer science or engineering students with strong programming skills are encouraged to apply. Salary: competitive and commensurate with experience. Duration and schedule: Starting date is as soon as possible and position is for up to two years. Schedule is full- or part-time; a flexible schedule with at least 15 hours/week may be negotiated. Working place is the ARD building on the NAU campus. Application process: Application review will be on a rolling basis until position is filled. To apply, assemble the following into a single PDF and email to John Bradford ([email protected]) with a subject line “ecological programmer: your name”: 1) a one-page cover letter describing a) your interests and qualifications for this positions, b) your dates of availability; 2) a résumé or CV; 3) copies of (unofficial) transcripts; 4) contact information for two references with firsthand knowledge of your work experience and aptitude (please do not send letters of reference); and 5) address, phone, and email. For more information, please contact John Bradford (email [email protected]).
