CIRES​/ESIIL and Earth Lab Software Developer

Position: CIRES/ ESIIL and Earth Lab Software Developer
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Job Summary

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) in Boulder, Colorado, is seeking a Software Developer to work in the Environmental Data Science Innovation and Impact Lab (ESIIL) and Earth Lab.

Core responsibilities of the ESIIL and Earth Lab Software Developer include i) consulting with and advising researchers on how to optimize and scale their code and workflows on HPC or the cloud; ii) instructing the users' network on how to use CU Boulder, Earth Lab, and ESIIL cyberinfrastructure including leading and assisting with training events, Summits and Hackathons; iii) assisting with the development and maintenance of ESIIL and Earth Lab cyberinfrastructure in coordination with key partners (e.g., CyVerse, CU Boulder Research Computing and CIRES IT);

iv) developing and maintaining open source codes and software (mostly, in R and Python), docker containers and key databases with documentation and metadata for the network; v) developing and maintaining front-end applications including ESIIL's integrated websystem and funding-based end-user applications; vi) helping maintain the multiple ESIIL and Earth Lab data, code, software and container repositories, as well as websites in coordination with CIRES IT and CU Boulder.

The ESIIL and Earth Lab software developer will also contribute to Earth and environment data science, next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) development, and research projects, as needed. The candidate should have excellent technical and communication skills and be comfortable working in a team environment.

The selected candidate will be based in Boulder, Colorado, at ESIIL/Earth Lab, under the supervision of the Analytics Hub Director and, as appropriate, advised by the ESIIL and Earth Lab Directors.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

At CIRES, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, more than 900 people work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people's relationship with the planet. An institute at the University of Colorado Boulder, we have partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 1967. Our areas of expertise include weather and climate, wildfire and water, changes at Earth's poles, air quality and atmospheric chemistry, water resources, solid Earth sciences, and more.

Our researchers work in 10 CU Boulder departments and eight NOAA laboratories and centers.

Esiil

The Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL) is an NSF-funded data synthesis center led by the University of Colorado Boulder in collaboration with NSF's CyVerse at the University of Arizona and the University of Oslo. ESIIL's mission is to empower a broad community to accelerate open Environmental Data Science. ESIIL enables a global community of environmental data scientists to use the wealth of environmental data and emerging analytics to develop science-based solutions to solve pressing challenges in environmental sciences.

ESIIL's research community generates discoveries and novel approaches through
1) innovative team science,
2) innovative tools and collaborative cyberinfrastructures,
3) data-science education and training, and
4) building broad collaborations and networks.

Earth Lab

Earth Lab is part of CIRES and CU-Boulder's Grand Challenge:
Our Space, Our Future. Earth Lab's mission is to harness the data revolution by using Earth observations from multiple platforms (drones, aircraft, and satellites) and other sources (e.g., surveys, reports, social media) to better understand the pace and patterns of environmental change and to develop solutions. Earth Lab aims to use the big data and AI revolutions through education, research, analytics,…