Conservation Data Specialist Conservation Data Specialist Chesapeake Conservancy Remote · Annap

Conservation Data Specialist Chesapeake Conservancy Remote
· Annapolis, MD, US 8 months ago

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Job Location:

Annapolis office - Annapolis, MD 21401

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary/year ABOUT THE CONSERVANCY Chesapeake Conservancy is a non-profit organization based in Annapolis, Maryland, dedicated to ensuring a healthier Chesapeake Bay watershed where fish and wildlife thrive, with healthy waters and abundant forests, wetlands, shorelines, and open spaces.

Withahuman population in the Chesapeake watershed of 18 million and tens of thousands of acres of open space vanishing each year, the Conservancy works to connect people with the Chesapeake’s wildlife and history; conserve landscapes and rivers; and restore the region’s natural resources.

The Conservancy works in close partnership with theEPA’sChesapeake Bay Officeas well as other federal, state and local agencies, private foundations, and corporations to advance conservation.

Within the Conservancy, the Conservation Innovation Center (CIC) group has become a globally recognized leader in producing data, analyses, and web applications to advance precision conservation and restoration. We partner with industry-leading organizations like Microsoft and Esri to help define the next generation of environmental data and work with partners on the ground to make sure it is useful. The CIC has recognized the potential ofAI/MLto dramatically improve the analysis of large and complex datasets to improve environmental decision making.

Chesapeake Conservancy is seeking a Conservation Data Specialist with experience leveraging machine learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and large and complex data sets in the environmental world.

POSITION SUMMARY The Conservation Data Specialist will be responsible for assisting with the development and management of a variety of projects both inside and outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed that leverage AI, big data, and cloud computing to improve environmental decision making. The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to develop innovative data products and tools while collaborating with other leading organizations, and work with impact partners to deliver on-the-ground conservation benefits.

Experience with or interest in environmental issues, including water quality and quantity management, ecosystem and habitat modeling, and land management is highly desired.

Essential Functions Create data science solutions for a diverse set of environmental problems. With guidance from the Deputy Director, the Conservation Data Specialist will develop and test data visualization and analytical tools that use statistics, machine learning, and AI to generate new information that improves conservation decision making. These tools may range from internal modules to public facing web applications.

Develop efficient pipelines to leverage large data sets. The CIC uses a variety of spatial and non-spatial data, including satellite and aerial imagery;
LiDAR; national, state, and local planimetrics; and ecological models.

The Conservation Data Specialist will design and implementdataprocessing and storage protocols that efficiently access these resources and translate them into analysis-ready formats.

Work closely with the CIC team and external partners to incorporate domain expertise intothe design and function of data science solutions that improve conservation workflows and outcomes.

Collaborate with team members. Candidates must be able to work within the CIC’s structure to add additional capabilities. This includes working with peers and supervisors in problem solving, and providing constructive feedback on ideas and problems. The CIC team is a highly collaborative and innovative group. Ideal candidates will participate in brainstorming and discussions.

Obtain, organize, and process component datasets. The Conservation Data Specialist will implement effective data organization and documentation systems to successfully complete projects with high volumes of diverse, complex data. The Conservation Data Specialist will be expected to stay…