Geospatial Technician
The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) offers a full-time Geospatial position on the World Ecosystem Extend Dynamics (WEED) project funded by the European Space Agency from 2024 to 2026. The project aims to develop a globally applicable, open-source knowledge base and toolkit for a comprehensive mapping of the extent and distribution of ecosystem types, according to different ecosystem typologies, and for monitoring the temporal variations in ecosystem extent. The project builds on the research activities of Research Line (RL) 5 of BC3 on Integrated Modelling of Coupled Human-Natural Systems.
During the past decade, the RL has envisioned and built the ARIES (ARtificial Intelligence for Environment and Sustainability (https://aries.integratedmodelling.org/) platform, a technology that integrates network-available data and model components through semantics and machine reasoning. Its underlying open-source software (k.LAB, https://docs.integratedmodelling.org/technote/) handles the full end-to-end process of integrating data with multiple modelling paradigms. A key focus of ARIES is to integrate spatially and temporally explicit ecological and economic models to support Natural Capital Accounting, which includes ecosystem extent and services.
About the project:
The main objective of the project is to develop a globally applicable open-source toolbox, leveraging existing datasets and tools while applying creative and novel methods to use Earth Observation, to enable users to generate comprehensive maps of the extents of terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystem types and their temporal variations according to different ecosystem typologies.
Job description:
We are looking for a Geospatial Technician who can support the research projects and the development of ARIES technical tasks.
The position’s duties will include: (1) technical support in the development of the ARIES platform and in relation to ongoing research projects that use it, especially the WEED; (2) internal coordination of the data resources used by the ARIES teamwork within BC3.
Key responsibilities:
- Support model development and data integration within ARIES platform.
- Support the data management and coordination of the WEED project
- Technical support in relation to ongoing ARIES research activities, and in particular those related to WEED.
- International travelling and participation to WEED related meetings when required.
Main requirements/skills:
- Masters or PhD degree related to Geomatics.
- Previous experience in R&D projects.
- Previous exposure to Open-Source Software related projects.
- Experience in geospatial data processing and management.
- A working knowledge of geomatics and in particular open-source GIS and standards/protocols to expose geospatial assets (JSON at minimum).
- Experience with database management systems such as PostgreSQL.
- Experience in programming languages (any language and in particular Python and Java).
- Ability to participate in teamwork and interact with a broad range of collaborators.
- Ability to work independently, with a diverse, multi-location and multi-lingual team.
- Experience in agile management and in particular issue and project tracking.
Desirable requirements/skills:
- Experience in environmental (or social or integrated) modelling.
- Experience with ARIES is a plus.
- Familiarity with Docker containers.
- Exposure to Git and Maven technologies.
- Experience in project coordination and management.
- Excellent written and oral command of English.
Benefits and work environment:
- Interdisciplinary and inspiring work environment
- Quiet and spacious workspaces
- Possibility of participating in internal training and academic activities of the center
- 35-hour week work calendar
- 30 days of vacation per year
Term of contract
Starting in October 2024, the position will be granted until the end of 2026, with a six-month probation period. Opportunities for continuation beyond the project’s end will be available depending on performance, funding and fit with the team.
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Salary
The position will carry competitive salary, matching the academic and professional profile of the applicant, and excellent work conditions.
Location
Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa, Spain.
As an HR Excellence awarded institution, BC3 is committed to conciliating research-academic requirements and family duties. BC3 is particularly concerned with creating equal opportunities for people independently of gender, culture, and race. Anyone with relevant qualifications is therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the position.
Application procedure:
Fill the form below and upload one PDF document with the following information:
- Curriculum Vitae (2 pages)
- Letter of motivation of a page
- Contact details of two referees
Deadline
15th August 2024 (CET 15:00).
Informal enquiries can be made to Stefano Balbi (stefano.balbi@bc3research.org) noting in the subject of the message “GEOSPATIAL TECHNICIAN”
Please consider that only applications sent through the form included at the bottom of the BC3 web page will be considered (https://info.bc3research.org/job-offers/).,
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