Year-Round) Graduate Intern - Marine Hydrokinetic Data Curation

Location CO
- Golden . Position Type Intern (Fixed Term) . Hours Per Week 20 . Working at NLR

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The NLR Data Engineering Group is seeking a Graduate Intern to serve as a curator for the Marine & Hydrokinetic Data Repository (MHKDR) and support other related domain‑specific data repositories. These data repositories provide public access to the outcomes of official Department of Energy (DOE) funded research in the geothermal and marine and hydrokinetic sectors as well as research and development activities in other technologies including water purification, the energy‑water nexus, renewable energy systems, and alternative energy systems.

Work will consist of curating individual data submissions and advising researchers and scientists on better organizing their project data for submission. Submissions frequently relate to computational fluid dynamics, mechanical engineering, wave and current monitoring, structural testing, and various types of MHK energy converters. Curation includes the review of metadata provided with each data submission for accuracy, completeness, and relevance to the submitted files.

Curation also includes the organization of disparate submissions, creating consistency amongst metadata fields, adoption and implementation of emerging data standards and requirements, and the addition of supplemental information that may assist the DOE in categorizing data submissions. When necessary, curators contact submitters directly to resolve any discrepancies or omissions detected during the review. Because many data submissions involve complex or open‑ended organizational challenges, the intern should be comfortable working independently, evaluating datasets critically, and proposing practical data organization and metadata solutions.

The intern may also have opportunities to support other energy research projects through data organization, analysis support, or documentation of datasets used in ongoing research activities. The intern in this position is expected to contribute an average of 20 hours per week during semesters and 40 hours per week during breaks, including summer.

Data curators review and enhance data submissions to ensure metadata quality, consistency, and usability.

• Curate marine and hydrokinetic datasets for metadata completeness, accuracy, and alignment with repository standards.
• Apply data standards and identify gaps or inconsistencies in submissions.
• Coordinate with data submitters to resolve issues and improve data quality and…