数据分析师
Data Analyst
工作描述：AMA 希望聘请两位数据分析师来支持 NASA 的地球行动计划，该项目利用地球科学数据解决关键社会挑战并增强卫生，空气质量和灾害应对等部门的决策。这些职位为野生火灾计划和 FireSense 项目的科学和数据分析提供了支持，确保有效的数据分析，健全的科学推理和可靠的数据产品以推动自然火灾管理和弹性方面的基于科学的解决方案。这些机会是兼职，远程工作支持地球行动计划 (RSES) 合同的一部分。薪酬范围为32小时-36小时。关键责任：·评估发表的科学论文和确定与 NASA 野生火灾项目和 FireSense 项目的尖端研究和关键科学问题相关的研究。·支持数据评价和分析以确保程序和项目科学的目标得到解决。·将 NASA 收集的 L0数据转换成来自各种传感器的 L2或 L3数据产品。·了解并纳入仪器限制和假设在数据分析中。· 确定和实施对数据质量控制的必要纠正，并在整个生产产品中传播不确定性。· 在投资组合范围内支持收集和组织现场数据。· 支持开发和传播 NASA 设施仪器设备的数据管道和算法。所需资格：· 地理系统科学，环境科学，气象学或相关领域的最新研究生学位。·参与美国宇航局科学激活和美国宇航公司全球项目。·使用 PM2.5小型传感器的经验，包括建造，相互比较，安装和维护，数据检索，格式化和分析。· 熟练分析空气质量数据，并集成地面网络和卫星数据。· 有了 FireSense 的空中和地面数据领域活动实操了解。· 与多学科团队合作经验。· 使用 GIS 软件进行空间时间数据集的数据分析。需要技能：· 在虚拟环境中工作的责任心和自律。·在不同层次上跨多学科组协作的能力。·强大的时间管理，组织性，书面和口头技巧。·具有科学软件的能力，包括 Igor Pro,Python 和 Python 等。
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Job Description:
AMA seeks to hire two data analysts to support NASA’s Earth Action Program, which leverages Earth science data to address critical societal challenges and enhance decision making across sectors such as health, air quality, and disaster response. Theses positions provide scientific and data analysis support to the Wildland Fires Program and FireSense Project, ensuring effective data analysis, sound scientific reasoning, and trusted data products to advance science-based solutions for wildland fire management and resilience. These opportunities are part-time, remote positions supporting the Earth Action Program as part of the Research, Science, and Engineering Services (RSES) contract. Pay range is $32/hr.-$36/hr.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluating published scientific papers and identify cutting-edge research and key science questions related to NASA Wildland Fires Program and FireSense Project.
- Supporting data evaluation and analysis to ensure program and project science goals are addressed.
- Converting NASA collected L0 data into L2 or L3 data products from various sensors.
- Understanding and incorporating instrument limitations and assumptions in data analysis.
- Identifying and implementing necessary corrections to data quality control and propagating uncertainties throughout produced products.
- Supporting collection and organization of field data across the portfolio
- Supporting development and dissemination of data pipelines and algorithms for NASA facility instrumentation.
Required Qualifications:
- BS with current graduate studies in earth system science, environmental science, meteorology or related fields.
- Involvement with NASA Science Activation and NASA GLOBE programs.
- Experience with PM2.5 small sensors, including building, intercomparing, installation and maintenance, data retrieval, formatting and analysis.
- Proficiency with air quality data analysis and integration of ground networks and satellite data.
- Working knowledge of FireSense field campaigns airborne and ground data.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
- Data analysis of spatiotemporal datasets using GIS software.
- Required Skills:
- Accountability and self-discipline to work in a virtual environment.
- Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams at varying levels.
- Strong time management, organizational, written, and verbal skills.
- Proficiency with scientific software, including Igor Pro, Python, and GIS.
- Experience with FireSense campaign data, such as MASTER, AVIRIS, and sounding and ground data.
- Proficiency with instrumentation and tools used by the NASA FireSense program, including air quality small sensors, Graw radiosondes, and hyperspectral imagers.
- Ability to ingest, process, and analyze spectral data.
- Ability to work with large datasets in multiple formats and across multiple platforms
Enhancing Qualifications:
● Experience with prescribed fires, including different ignition techniques and ecosystem impacts.
● Wildland Firefighter 2 certifications or beyond.
Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business with a wide reach; headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Greenbelt, MD; Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Mountain View, CA; and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. With over 60 years of experience, AMA specializes in aerospace engineering, science, analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering, science, and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies, visualization, and multimedia to build creative solutions. We offer competitive salaries and a substantial benefits package, including but not limited to paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, short/long term disability plans, and a variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
AMA is committed to the professional growth of every employee, understanding that the successes of our employees drive our success. We provide a work environment that is engaging, collaborative, and supportive. To learn more about our company, please visit our website at and follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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