Job Description Summary:

UCAR is excited to announce the job opening for the Computational & Information Systems Lab’s (CISL) Data Engineer II - Scientific Data Curation Consultant. This position will work both independently and on collaborative teams with data and software engineers, as well as scientists. The CISL Scientific Data Curation Consultant will be responsible for developing and maintaining research data management services, and assisting with the implementation of data management tools and applications. These efforts support CISL’s Research Data Archive (RDA), which supports atmospheric and Earth systems science research, as well as the forthcoming data commons environment.

CISL's mission is to support and advance the Earth system sciences by providing world-class computing environments, data services, and research in computational science.

Position Details:

Visa Sponsored Job:

Yes

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Job Location:

Boulder, Colorado

Position Type & Term:

Full time, Term - 6 months or more (Fixed Term)

Compensation Range:

$94,406 - $118,006

*Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, and skills relevant to the role.*

Application Notes

Application Deadline: This position will be posted until 11:59:59pm, Tuesday, May 6. Applications will not be accepted past this date/time.

Required application materials (preferably in PDF Format): 

• Resume

• Questionnaire - (to be completed when submitting your application) In lieu of a traditional cover letter, the hiring team wants to learn more about your skills/experiences regarding very specific questions related to the critical skills needed to be successful in this position.  Your responses to these questions will be read and weighed equally to your resume, so please ensure you're providing detailed, yet informative, responses based on your previous work experiences.  That being said, we encourage you to keep responses to 2 - 4 paragraphs.

  • Describe a time when you designed or maintained a data management workflow for scientific or Earth system science data. What tools or technologies did you use, how did you ensure data integrity and usability, and what was the outcome or impact of your work?

  • The RDA emphasizes metadata creation and long-term data curation. Please share your experience with metadata standards (e.g., CF-Conventions, ISO, NetCDF) and how you've applied them in a project or data archive environment.

  • This position includes responding to user inquiries about complex, often large-scale atmospheric or geoscience datasets. Describe a time when you helped a user access, interpret, or troubleshoot scientific data. What type of data or format was involved, what tools or platforms did you use, and how did you ensure the user’s needs were met?

Relocation Assistance Eligible: Partial relocation available (must live beyond a 50-mile radius of a UCAR operating site).

Position Type & Term: Full-Time, Term - 2 years with the possibility of extension

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Work Location Expectations:  This position is open to candidates seeking in-person and/or hybrid (combination of 3 days in-person and 2 days of remote) opportunities. 

What You Will Do

Here is a summary of what one would expect to be generally responsible for in this role.

Key Responsibilities

RDA Data Management Support & Curation

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and configure data ingest systems that download, receive, and archive atmospheric and geosciences data from a variety of sources.

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data management workflows - using both standard software tools and custom-developed strategies to acquire new data sources and extend existing datasets.