Summer position as programmer and data technician jointly with the Lauenroth Lab in the Botany Department at the University of Wyoming and Dr. Bradford, USGS.
We are seeking a technician to contribute coding/scripting to existing simulation software and to manage/manipulate ecological and climate data sets. Tasks may include organizing, manipulating, and extracting data from various sources (GIS, netCDF, ASCII, literature, etc.), writing scripts in C/C++ or R to perform required tasks, developing R analysis scripts, improving or implementing requested features to existing C code, translating existing R scripts to C/ C++, and others. Qualifications: Technician must be self-reliant, reliable, and have experience coding in C/C++ (on a UNIX platform) and/or R and manipulating data structures. Understanding of ecological and climatic processes and of simulation approaches in science is desirable, but not required. Salary: competitive and commensurate with experience. Duration and schedule: Starting date is as soon as possible and position lasts through this summer, and possibly beyond. Schedule is a regular workweek with 40 hours/week. Working place is the Lauenroth Lab at the University of Wyoming, Laramie. Application process: Application review will be on a rolling basis until position is filled. To apply, assemble the following into a single PDF and email to Daniel Schlaepfer ([email protected]) with a subject line “2012 summer programmer: 'your name'”: 1) a one-page cover letter describing a) your interests and qualifications for this positions, b) your dates of availability; 2) a résumé or CV; 3) copies of either (unofficial) transcripts or professional work products; 4) contact information for two references with firsthand knowledge of your work experience and aptitude (please do not send letters of reference); and 5) address, phone, and email. University of Wyoming requires a background check of all new employees. For more information, please contact Daniel Schlaepfer ([email protected]).
