26-112: Geospatial Python Developer

<h1>Job Description</h1><h2><b>Description of Work Unit: </b></h2><p>The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University (CSU), located on the CSU Foothills Campus, 5 miles Northwest of the CSU main campus, is a multi-million dollar research organization located on CSU's Foothills Campus in Fort Collins, Colorado. CIRA is a cooperative institute (CI) that is also a research department within CSU's College of Engineering, in partnership with the Department of Atmospheric Science. Its vision is to conduct interdisciplinary research in the atmospheric sciences by entraining skills beyond the meteorological disciplines, exploiting advances in engineering and computer science, facilitating transitional activity between pure and applied research, leveraging both national and international resources and partnerships, and assisting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), CSU, the State of Colorado, and the Nation through the application of our research to areas of societal benefit.  Expanding on this Vision, our Mission is to serve as a nexus for multi-disciplinary cooperation among CI and NOAA research scientists, University faculty, staff and students in the context of NOAA-specified research theme areas in satellite applications for weather/climate forecasting. Important bridging elements of the CI include the communication of research findings to the international scientific community, transition of applications and capabilities to NOAA operational users, education and training programs for operational user proficiency, outreach programs to K-12 education and the general public for environmental literacy, and understanding and quantifying the societal impacts of NOAA research.</p><p></p><p><b>Position Summary: </b></p><p>The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and Colorado State University (CSU), located on the CSU Foothills Campus, 5 miles Northwest of the CSU main campus, seeks to hire a temporary hourly employee to assist collaborative research and development relating to the Geolocated Information Processing System (GeoIPS) for approximately 3 months with possibility to extend to 9 months contingent upon funding and satisfactory performance. The individual in this position will report to the Project Lead and support implementation of new remote sensing algorithms into the system, ingest of new data feeds from on-side data receivers, and operation and maintenance of the system in support of both near real-time and batch processing needs. This position is fully remote and communication between the individual in this position, their supervisor, and the larger team will be conducted via video conference at regular intervals as agreed upon by all involved.</p><h2></h2><h2><b>Conditions of Employment:</b></h2><ul><li><p>Must be a citizen of the United States or Lawful Permanent Resident with a physical USCIS “Green Card” because this position is funded by a US Department of Defense contract.</p></li></ul><h2></h2><h2><b>Essential Job Duties:</b></h2><ul><li><p>Develop Python-based plugins for GeoIPS.</p></li><li><p>Assist with running and monitoring GeoIPS near real-time and batch processing.</p></li><li><p>Assist with integration of a new low-bandwidth data feed into the GeoIPS processing flow.</p></li></ul><p></p><h2><b>Required <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">Qualifications: </span> </b></h2><p><b>NOTE:</b> <u>In the body of your resume</u>, please specifically <u>address all required qualifications when describing your work experience</u>.  <i>A resume that fails to address the qualifications of this position <b>will not be </b>considered by the search committee.</i></p><ul><li>Must be enrolled in a degree program in Computer Science or a related field.</li><li>Experience developing software in Python.</li><li>Experience using scientific data processing packages for Python such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn</li><li>Experience working with git and on open-source projects</li></ul><p></p><h2><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></h2><p><b>NOTE: </b><u>In the body of your resume</u>, please specifically <u>address all applicable preferred qualifications when describing your work experience.</u>  <i>A resume that fails to address the qualifications of this position </i><b><i>will not be considered</i></b><i> by the search committee.</i></p><ul><li><p>Proficiency with Linux environments.</p></li><li><p>Experience developing in a compiled language (e.g. C, C++, Go, Fortran)</p></li><li><p>Interest in satellite remote sensing.</p></li><li><p>Experience interacting with databases.</p></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h1>Salary Range</h1>$15.16 - $18.00<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h1>Required Application Documents</h1><p style="text-align:left">To apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.</p>Cover Letter, Resume/CV<h1> </h1><h1>Employee Benefits</h1><p>Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. 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