<div dir="ltr">My group is hiring a Computing Sciences Researcher to help us simulate plant and ecosystem functioning. <div><br></div><div><div>Please feel free to contact me with any questions about the position and apply here <a href="https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/698?c=arizona" target="_blank">https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/698?c=arizona</a><br clear="all"><div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Position description:</div><div></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>The University of Arizona Agricultural Data Science group seeks a scientific programmer to predict and analyze crop and plant growth with ecological models. They will also iteratively develop the underlying code for models within a Bayesian framework, and run models in a high performance computing environment. The ideal candidate is proficient in R and statistics, with a strong foundation in a biological discipline.</div><div><br></div><div>The incumbent will work with scientists and engineers at the University of Arizona and collaborating institutions. They will identify and apply best practices in scientific software to our products and will engage in collaborative and open science.</div><div><br></div><div>Our team develops open source software and data to improve agricultural systems.</div><div><br></div><div>Duties: </div></blockquote><div><ul><ul><li>Document work to support open and reproducible science</li><li>Meet regularly with group members and collaborators</li><li>Work in an iterative, agile environment</li><li>Demonstrated ability to adapt and learn new skills.</li><li>Excellent organizational skills.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team</li></ul></ul><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><br></div><div>Specific Responsibilities:</div></blockquote></div><div><ul><ul><li>Run ecological models using the PEcAn framework (<a href="http://pecanproject.org" target="_blank">pecanproject.org</a>)</li><li>Develop, refactor, test, and document scientific R packages</li><li>Create and improve visualizations and interpretation of results</li><li>Curate and manage plant and environmental data</li></ul></ul></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>Minimum Qualifications:</div></div></blockquote><div><ul><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.</li><li>Experience in scientific software development.</li><li>Proficiency in the R programming language. </li><li>Experience with version control and high performance computing.</li></ul></ul></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>Preferred Qualifications (experience with or interest in learning): </div></div></blockquote><div><ul><ul><li>Bayesian modeling, </li><li>data management </li><li>scientific publishing</li><li>project management</li><li>containers</li><li> R package development</li></ul></ul></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Salary based on qualifications and experience: $47,048 - $65,000</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:left"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><img align="left" height="76" src="https://brand.arizona.edu/sites/all/modules/custom/brand_generator/img/ua-sig-logo.png" width="96"></td><td width="500" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(118,118,118);text-align:left"><font face="Calibri" style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(12,35,75);font-weight:bold">David LeBauer</font><br><font face="Calibri" style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Director of Data Sciences</span></font><br>
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