Assistant Research Scientist – Geospatial Ecology

1. Participate as an important team member in research projects applying geospatial analysis, image processing, data curation, sustainability, and ecological knowledge to solve project tasks for ongoing and new MTRI research projects, with the expectation of supporting research and development tasks under supervision of a principal investigator.
2. Participate as a team member on multidisciplinary research relating to applying technological skills to solving governmental and societal needs for a diverse set of current research areas, including geotemporal analysis and visualization of complex data for ecological, transportation, and signal processing projects.
3. Under direction, apply geospatial image processing capabilities to research tasks, and be able to deal with issues encountered in data processing and analysis to ensure scientifically valid data collection.
5. Interpret the results of multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal, satellite, and other data collected and/or downloaded for research projects. Describe and share any concerns about the results or methodology, and recommend or implement countermeasures.
6. Participate in occasionally intensive field deployments, including the potential for boat-based water quality sampling, UAV data collections, and backcountry data collections.
7. Contribute to specific aspects of conference presentations, journal articles, and technical reports. Help represent MTRI in public and professional outreach opportunities. The employee will be expected to apply judgment to technical and safety aspects of assignments.
8. Contribute to competitive proposals.
9. Assess effectiveness of safety measures and training, and implement necessary changes. Anticipate and recognize problems and potential problems at the individual and system levels. Recognize and respond appropriately to potential and actual unsafe situations.
10. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
11. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.