Senior Data Scientist, Imageomics Institute and AI and Biodiversity Change Global Center (ABC)

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Job Title:

Senior Data Scientist, Imageomics Institute and AI and Biodiversity Change Global Center (ABC)

Department:

Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering

The Imageomics Institute and ABC Global Center Senior Data Scientist provides broad technical and software support for data products and related key NSF grant and sub-grant activities within the Institute and Center. This position actively engages in and supports research efforts of the institute and center, contributing to the development of scientific publications. The Data Scientist advances research and resource convergence efforts between Imageomics and ABC, and enhances collaboration with external collaborators, including working with partners to submit grant proposals for funding joint projects.

The Data Scientist sets the standards for, and guides/directs the creation of, repositories for curating and sharing datasets, code, and models; standardizing data integration, preprocessing, and workflows; coordinating model deployment; and visualization of outcomes. This position is responsible for establishing and leading strategic directives for the creation, implementation, and dissemination of community standards for data, model, and code publication. As well as providing guidance and support for collaborative project management integration with technical tools. The Data Scientist develops workshops and curricula to teach students, staff, and faculty in data science methods and technologies.

The Data Scientist works independently to evaluate and select, then direct the deployment and maintenance of the necessary software and frameworks, enabling and curating access to the necessary infrastructure, and providing the necessary technical tutorials for team members. The Data Scientist also leads the data team in ensuring that Imageomics and ABC public data, model, and software products are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) for the general scientific community.

This position may also serve on organizing committees for scientific workshops; and develop and direct international-scale data science challenges in partnership with leaders from other HDR institutes. As the data science representative for Imageomics and ABC, the Data Scientist presents research and research products at various domain-relevant conferences and workshops.

Technical oversight, support, and expertise for the grant(s) is provided by Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and the sub-award partners. This position is located in Columbus, Ohio. The position reports to the Managing Director of the Imageomics Institute and ABC Center, works closely with the Imageomics Institute's Director of Informatics and Infrastructure, and provides technical leadership to the OSU-based data team.

 Specific activities and tasks at the Imageomics Institute and ABC Center include:

• Leading the data analytics team on data management efforts for institute- and center-wide projects, providing strategic guidance and direction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Spearhead the collaborative effort to coordinate data, code, and model availability to the team and for publications.
• Directing the curation of Institute and Center data and creation of code and model sharing repositories, including a wide variety of image data sets and their associated metadata.
• Establishing and instituting best practices, conventions, and metadata standards for the institute