Data Visualization Job at NOAA

IMSG Position: Visualization Support Specialist

Position Available

Position: NCS_T031_n01 Visualization Support Specialist, full time, immediate opening
Location: , Silver Spring, MD, USA
Date Listed: 04/14/2009
Overview:

I.M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG) (www.imsg.com) is looking for highly motivated individuals to join our team efforts to support the NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory in Silver Spring, MD. Primary duties will be to interact with scientists to understand and output Earth observation and climate data into 2-D and 3-D scientific visualizations for use in television, museum, and education productions. The ideal candidate will possess a demonstrated knowledge in the ability to visualize data formats such as HDF, netCDF, GIS shape, and binary; fluency in analysis software such as ArcGIS, IDL, MATLAB, GMT, Ferret, etc; computer programming skills in C/C++, Python, or MEL.

Duties:

* Collaborate with principal investigators to understand science topics in order to output the appropriate visual renderings of the data.
* Browse, subset, and perform basic statistical analyses on large array data files.
* Develop scripts to import and texture remotely sensed and model data using 3-D visualization software.
* Work in conjunction with other production staff to create data visualizations in support of NOAA’s media, education, and outreach initiatives.

Qualifications:

* Requirements:
* B.S. or higher in computer or environmental sciences.
* Strong motivation and appropriate skills are required.
* Experience in data visualization, graphics, and computer programming.
* Good documentation writing and presentation skills

Along with your resume, please include contact information for three (3) references and a cover letter explaining how your qualifications meet the requirements of the position to jobs@imsg.com and cc: Mr. Dan Pisut (dan.pisut@noaa.gov), and Susan Callis (calliss@imsg.com). IMSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants should email their resume and salary requirements to jobs@imsg.com with the following subject line: NCS_T031_n01: Visualization Support Specialist.