- Key role enabling development and delivery of science-based ocean products and services
- Facilitate underpinning CSIRO data management policies, standards and frameworks while delivering to key customers
- Join Australia’s National Science Agency!
- Operationally oversee acquisition of the datasets (in collaboration with other team members), ensuring they are kept up-to-date, complete, are properly indexed, catalogued, and maintained in standard formats, to be available via services that meet the needs of project users.
- Interact with project team members to ensure curation of datasets are fit for purpose, and the uptake for research and development is streamlined.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders and interact with domestic and international data providers.
- By remaining active and current in the Data Management community in CSIRO and related organisations, identify tools and best practices to bring to the management of these datasets.
- Develop relationships with current and potential partner institutions and agencies (NCI, ARDC and others) that enable improved efficiencies through sharing of the high-volume ocean data load.
- A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent relevant work experience in data management and analysis.
- Experience using, managing, and analysing large or complex datasets, such as in the climate/ocean sciences, from large-scale numerical models or from heavy data producing remote sensing or deployed instrumentation.
- Demonstrated experience in scripting and programming languages such as Python, R, Perl, Fortran 90, C++ and Linux shell scripting in a collaborative environment using modern code management practices (e.g. version controlled repositories, using inline bug-tracking and documentation systems).
- Experience using HPC (high-performance computing) resources to analyse and/or generate large datasets, including the use of job scheduling tools such as PBS/Slurm.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills including the ability to document results and communicate effectively with colleagues and clients in order to meet projects goals and timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary, regionally dispersed research delivery team, and carry out tasks autonomously in support of scientific research.
Company
Location
Hobart - Australia
Job type
Full-Time
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Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation
Child Safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
The Opportunity
CSIRO’s Environment Business Unit brings together CSIRO’s capabilities in marine, atmospheric, water and terrestrial environment disciplines, as well as significant social and economic research, to align and support the nation in creating a better and more sustainable future.
As an Inward Heavy Data Specialist, you will work within the Oceans Group and several teams across various Programs dealing with ocean analysis and modelling. In this role you will take responsibility for the management and preparation of datasets for scientific analysis and utilisation, and for the development of analysis tools.
You will contribute, with other team members from the Environment Business Unit, by managing large incoming datasets (observations, satellite data, global model outputs, reanalysis products) that enable the operational oceanography projects, and you will participate in these projects.
A strong focus of this position is on managing dataflows that feed into CSIRO Ocean modelling suites for a range of applications from operational ocean forecast systems to developing products and services that allow ocean and climate intelligence to be incorporated into decisions in various sectors across the Australian and the broader region.
You will also work with scientists and play a key role in developing large-scale data analytics for models to be operational and science developments to be effective. This will include supporting junior and senior scientists.
Your duties will include:
Location: Hobart (preferred), Melbourne and Canberra (negotiable)
Salary: AU$105,806 - AU$114,500 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite, Full time
Reference: 92517
To be considered you will need:
Essential
Under CSIRO policy only those who meet all essential criteria can be appointed.
For full details about the roles please view the Position Description.
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents only.
Appointment to this role may be subject to conditions including provision of a national police check.
The successful candidate will be required to acquire a Baseline Australian Government security clearance after commencement.
Flexible Working Arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
About CSIRO
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs, whether we are undertaking research, engaging with the public or nurturing future scientists in person or online. Source – CSIRO Child Safe policy 2023
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
How to Apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
Applications Close
15th June 2023, 11:00pm AEST
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