Information Technology Specialist; Machine Learning

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Part-Time Temporary

Job Number

University of Hawai'i at Hilo

Division

College of Arts and Sciences - Geography

10/14/2026

Closing Date

10/28/2026 11:59 PM Hawaii

Position Number:

0097629T

Title:

Information Technology Specialist (Machine Learning)

Position Number: 0097629T

Hiring Unit:
College of Arts & Sciences, Geography

Location:

UH Hilo

Date Posted:
October 13, 2026

Closing Date:
October 28, 2026

Band: A

Salary: salary schedules and placement information

Additional Salary Information: PBA, minimum $4627/month

Full Time/Part Time:
Part-time (20 hrs/week)

Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary

Other Conditions:
Appointment to begin approximately November 2026, pending position clearance and availability of funding.

The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public liberal arts and sciences university on the Island of Hawaii, recognized for its integration of cultural immersion and place-based research that leverages the island's extraordinary geological, biological, and cultural diversity. A comprehensive, regional campus within the ten-campus University of Hawaii system, UH Hilo offers high-quality undergraduate and select postgraduate education, with distinctive strengths in areas such as marine science, geology, astronomy, and Hawaiian language revitalization, while advancing research, scholarship, and creative activity that support community needs, environmental stewardship, Indigenous knowledge systems, and workforce development priorities for the State of Hawaii.

The mission of the Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) research lab at UH Hilo is to apply geospatial tools to environmental problems of local significance, and to disseminate geospatial tools and knowledge to the larger island community through education and outreach activities. Our lab utilizes a suite of geospatial technologies such as small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) platforms, LiDAR, and hyperspectral imaging, to support ongoing research and educational projects.

The Information Technology Specialist (Machine Learning) position within the UH Hilo SDAV Research laboratory is responsible for maintaining and updating the code and computer hardware and software required to carry out our research tasks relating to machine learning.

• * Follows and implements directives and guidance related to best practices from University of Hawaii System Information Technology Services.
• * Ensures the consistent adoption, implementation, and enforcement of recommendations issued through University of Hawaii System Information Technology Service.
• * Keeps abreast of recommendations issued through University of Hawaii System Information Technology Service, and takes timely action as needed.
• Provides staff support in the following field of assignment or subject matter area:
  Machine Learning.
• Supports senior associates in the performance of specific work assignments, such as maintaining SDAV research lab's machine learning (ML) code base, training and retraining ML models as needed for research project goals, and performing statistical analysis to improve ML models.
• Plans, coordinates, analyzes, and/or supports work within the subject matter area of ML.
• Works with supervisor and subject matter specialists to ensure accuracy and adequacy of work.
• Serves as a source of support for completion of projects in/of/related to ML and object detection.
• Maintains, evaluates, tests, operates, calibrates, and/or develops equipment or components, e.g., ML-related hardware and software.
• Installs, tests, documents, and maintains systems and network hardware, including firmware upgrades.
• Assists…