Job Posting: Ocean Data Management Summer Jobs

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1 Job Posting: Ocean Data Management Summer Jobs JobTitle:Various,includingDataManagementSpecialist,WebDeveloper/Programmer,etc. Pay:17.00/hr Startdate:May25,2015(flexible) Location:Various Enddate:August28,2015 TheOceanisacriticalpartoftheEarthSystem.Soundknowledgeandunderstandingoftheoceansisof increasingimportanceformitigatinghumanimpactsontheglobalenvironmentandforpromoting sustainableeconomicuseofthemarineenvironment.knowledgeandunderstanding,inturn,depends onaccesstoinformationandobservationsfromouroceansandcoastalzones.recognizingthe importanceandcomplexityofoceandatamanagement,meopar(themarineenvironmental ObservationProtection&ResponseNetwork; CanadatoworktogetherasaCommunityofPractice,includingtrainingofanewgenerationofocean datamanagers.thevisionofthecommunityofpracticeforoceandatamanagementis making Canada soceandata&informationuniversallyaccessibleandusefulinordertoturndatainto knowledge. Asafirststep,MEOPARisseekingapplicantsforsummerco\oporinternshippositionsatfourocean datacentresacrosscanada(additionalpositionsmaybeposted).broadlytheroleofsuccessful candidateswillbetosupport,inform,andfurtherthiscommunityofpracticethroughthecreation, maintenance,andmanagementofdata\relatedtoolsandinfrastructure;theidentificationand establishmentofbestpracticesforoceandatamanagement;andcollaborativelyidentifyingpotential challengesandbarrierstoeffectivedatamanagement. EachofthesuccessfulcandidateswillworkwithoneofthedatacentresparticipatingintheCommunity ofpractice.theorganizationwillberesponsibleforday\to\daysupervision;specificjobdescriptionsfor eachorganizationareattached.theseorganizationshaveidentifiedspecificrolesthatwillcontributeto theirmandateaswellastothecommunityofpracticeandthegeneraladvancementofoceandata management.allcandidateswillalsoparticipateinamonthlyvideoconferencetodiscusscross\cutting opportunitiesandchallenges,andanend\of\summerwrap\upsymposium. PositionsAvailable OceanDataManagementSpecialist(St.John s,nl) DataManagementDeveloper(Halifax,NS) ProgrammeurAnalysteWeb(Rimouski,QC) WebDeveloper/Programmer(Waterloo,ON) CommunitySeismicDisplayDeveloper(Victoria,BC) Qualifications Eachpositionhasspecificqualifications. Responsibilities Inadditiontotheday\to\daytasksspecifiedbytheorganizationwithwhichyouareplaced,anddetailed inthejobdescriptionsappended,youwillbecontributingmoregenerallytoacommunityofpracticeon OceanDataManagement;othersummerstudentswillbeplacedatotherorganizationsworkingwith oceandata,andcollectivelyyouwillbeaskedtoshareandreflectonbestpractices,challenges,and opportunitieswiththecommunityofpractice.thisportionofyourjobwillinvolverecord\keepingof

2 youractivities,assessmentofopportunities,reflectiononyourexperience,andmonthlyconference calls,andwillculminateinanend\of\termsymposiumthatbringstogetheralltheparticipatingco\op employeesandotherstakeholderstodiscusstheirexperiences. YourExperience,Contributions,andBenefits Opportunitytolearnandgainexperiencewithdatamanagementinappliedenvironments;the oceanstechnologysectorisworthabout3trillionannually,worldwide. Thegoalofthisprojectistotrainthenextgenerationofoceandatamanagers,aroleindemand aroundtheworld;theskillsarealsohighlytransferabletootherdisciplinesanddata\rich domains. Opportunitytoworkinleadingresearchcentres Opportunitytoapplyyourexpertisetoidentifyandresolvereal\worldproblems Opportunitytoimproveyourcomfortandfamiliaritywithdata\relatedskills Experienceworkingwithpeoplefromdiversebackgrounds(includingscientistsandcomputer scientists). Additionalexperienceandbenefitsarespecifictoeachposition Eligibility Musthavecompletedatleastoneyearofacademicstudyatapost\secondaryinstitution MustbeeligibletoworkinCanada Specificpositionsmayhavemorespecificeligibilityrequirements WagesandBenefits 17/hourplus4%vacationpay Forexceptionalcandidates,somerelocationexpensesmaybeeligibleforreimbursement;these willbecommunicatedinyourjobofferletter. Thisisagrant\paidjobopportunity;payrollservicesandothersupportisprovidedbyDalhousie University,Halifax,NovaScotia. ToApply Pleasesendaresume,unofficialtranscript,andcoverlettervia to: Dr.MikeSmit SchoolofInformationManagement FacultyofManagement DalhousieUniversity ApplicationswillbereviewedstartingMay20 th,andcontinuinguntilfilled. Identifyinthe forwhichposition(s)youwouldliketobeconsidered. Ifyouwishtotailoryourcoverletterdifferentlyforeachposition,pleasesendone perposition.

3 MarineInstitute,MemorialUniversity (St.John s,nl) AsNewfoundlandandLabrador sonlyuniversity,memorialhasa specialobligationtothepeopleofthisprovince.establishedasamemorialtothenewfoundlanderswho losttheirlivesonactiveserviceduringthefirstandsecondworldwars,memorialuniversitydraws inspirationfromtheseshatteringsacrificesofthepastaswehelptobuildabetterfutureforour province,ourcountryandourworld. Weareamulti\campus,multi\disciplinary,public,teaching/researchuniversitycommittedtoexcellence ineverythingwedo.westrivetohavenationalandglobalimpact,whilefulfillingoursocialmandateto provideaccesstouniversityeducationforthepeopleoftheprovinceandtocontributetothesocial, cultural,scientificandeconomicdevelopmentofnewfoundlandandlabradorandbeyond. Memorialhasmorethan18,500studentsspreadacrossfourcampuses,includingtheMarineInstitute, andnearly85,000alumniactivethroughouttheworld.fromlocalendeavorstoresearchprojectsof nationalconcern,memorial simpactisfeltfarandwide. PositionOverview Inadditiontotheresponsibilitiesoutlinedonthecoversheet,youwillworkcloselywithDr.Brad DeYoung,DepartmentofPhysicsatMemorialUniversityand,Mr.RandyGillespie,Director,Centrefor AppliedOceanTechnologyattheMarineInstitutetocontributetotheirgoalofbuildingacoastaland oceandatawarehousefornewfoundlandandlabrador. Dataistherawmaterialoftheinformationage.Oncecollecteditmaybeminedandusedtocraftany numberofvaluable,purpose\builtinformationandknowledgeproducts.collectingdatainthemarine environmentisridiculouslyexpensive.furthermore,thedensityofdatapoints,relativetomostother terrestrialenvironments,isverylow.thismakesitdoublyimportanttopreserveandprotectthe integrityofeverysinglepieceofdata.italsomakesitimperativetosharedataasmuchaspossible.to dothisrequiresasimpleshiftinthewaywe,asacommunityofpractice,unitedbyadesiretosafelyand sustainablyexploitoceanresourcesforsocio\economicbenefit,thinkaboutdata.insteadof collectand protect,thosewhocollectdatainnewfoundlandandlabradorwatersshouldadopttheprinciplesof: collectdataonce;maintainitclosesttosource,and;useitmanytimes.sharingdataenhancesitsvalue manytimes,enablesthedevelopmentofnewvalue\addeddataproductsnototherwiseanticipated,and doesnotinanywayjeopardizethesecurityorcompetitivenessoftheentitythatcollectedit.thisnew operatingparadigmisalsoeasilyimplemented.allthatisrequiredisfortheownersofthedatato maintainandpublishmetadata(dataabouttheirdata)sothatitmaybediscoveredandaccessedby others.fromthispoint,informationandcommunicationstechnologiesarewidelyavailabletoconvert thisrawmaterialintoahostofinformationproducts,tomakethoseproductsaccessibletoendusers, andtoprotecttheintegrityandsecurityofallparticipantsviaafunctionalarchitecturethatisopen, extensibleandindependentoftechnology. ThefirststepintheprocesstobuildacoastalandoceandatawarehouseforNewfoundlandand Labradoristoconductaninventoryofwhatdataalreadyexists,includingthecharacteristicsofeach dataset(ownership,size,format,metadata,etc.).yourworkwillbeginwithaninventoryof coastal/oceandataholdingsatmemorialuniversityandthemarineinstitute.shouldtimepermit, considerationwillalsobegiventocoastalandoceandataheldbylocalofficesoffederalagencies(dfo, CHS,EnvironmentCanada,etc.),provincialagencies(DepartmentsofEnvironment,NaturalResources, FisheriesandAquaculture,etc.)aswellaslocaloceanindustry(fisheries,oilandgas,marine transportation).

4 Youmayalsoperformothertasksasrequiredwithinyourskillsetandrelevanttoyoureducationandto acoastalandoceandatawarehousefornewfoundlandandlabrador.asastartingpoint,youwill reviewdatathathavebeencompiledaspartofthenlseabedatlas( Qualifications Ifmanyofthefollowingstatementsdescribeyou,weencourageyoutoapplyforthisjob.Someon\job trainingisavailable: Youarecapableofworkingwithbothtechnicalandnon\technicalcolleagues,and communicatingwithboth. Youhavesomeexperiencewithorknowledgeofworkingwithdataatvariousscales. Youareacreativethinker,problem\solver,anddebugger,capableofidentifyingandresolving problemswhilealsoknowingwhentoseekhelp. Youareinterestedinconstructivefeedbackandlearningfromothers;but,independentfrom that,youarealsocapableofdirectingyourownlearning. Youareinterestedinlearningmoreaboutspatialdatamanagementinscientificenvironments. Youhavetheabilitytocommunicateyourideaswithclarityandsuccinctness,especiallytothose whodon tshareyourfieldofexpertise.youcaneasilyunderstandwhereotherpeopleare comingfromwhentheytellyoutheirideas. Youarereliable,haveastrongworkethic,payattentiontodetail,bringapositiveattitudeto yourworkandareacollaborativeteamplayer.

5 Ocean Tracking Network (Halifax,NS) TheOceanTrackingNetwork( focusesontaggingandtrackingthemovementsofawiderangeof commercialandendangeredmarinespeciesinthecontextofchangingoceanclimate.otndata managersatdalhousieuniversityandaroundtheworldareworkingtomaketheworldsoceantracking dataandrelatedinformationfreelyaccessiblewithoutchargetothebroaderscientificcommunitywhile respectingtheintellectualpropertyrightsofitsindividualproviders.oneofotn sprincipalvaluesisits standards\baseddatawarehouse,wheretraditionallysiloeddatafromvariedprojectscanbebrought intoawidercontextwithoutsacrificingindividualintellectualpropertyrights,withaneyetoeventually beingmadeopenandpublicdatainfulfilmentofthefundingagencies policyonopendata.dataand metadatageneratedfromotncanadaprojectsarestoredintheotnglobaldatawarehouse,making themanintegralpartofthiscollaborativeeffort. Duties Inadditiontotheresponsibilitiesoutlinedonthecoversheet,thesuccessfulcandidatewill: Discover,diagnose,andhandlescientificdatamanagementissues,whileassistinginimprovingOTN DataCentre(OTNDC)processesfordataloading,qualitycontrol,aswellasthecreationandformatting ofresultingdataproducts. AssistwiththegeneralactivitiesoftheOTNDataWarehouseteam,including: acceptanceandqualitycontrolofrawdata loading,processingandformattingofaccepteddata webcontentgeneration databasesystemadministration Allworktermactivitiesincludingsuggestedimprovementsarisingfromtheworktermwillbe documentedintheformofa DataWorkflowDocument. Additionalopportunitiesmayinclude: usinggeospatialdataanalysistechniques(i.e.qgis,python,r )toconductyearoveryear comparisonsofdeploymentefforts,detections,speciesdiversity, ; usinggoogleanalyticsservicestoexploreotnwebsiteuserbehaviourpatternsandimprove datadissemination. othertoolsaspossiblysuggestedbythecandidate Supervisor:Dr.KesMorton,SeniorProjectManager,OceanTrackingNetwork EducationLevel:Thisopportunityisavailabletostudentsinatleasttheir3 rd yearofstudytowardsa degree/certificateincomputerscience/informatics. Requiredcompetencies: Applicantwillneedtohave: introductoryknowledgeofcomputerprogramming(anylanguageand/ortheory)and data/databasemanagement astrong,outgoingpersonality,andworkwellinagroupatmosphere. goodcommunicationskills,bothoralandwritten

6 punctualityandreliability creativityandproblemsolvingability Worktermoutcomes Thesuccessfulapplicantwill: 1) Workinanrealoperationaldataprocessingenvironmentwithstate\of\the\artscientificdata 2) Applyopen\sourcesolutionstochallengingtechnicalproblems.ie:PostgreSQL,PostGIS, GeoServer,R,QGIS,Python. 3) ImproveinternalworkingsoftheOTNdatawarehouse 4) Improve/addtodataproductsandtoolsbeingdevelopedbyOTN 5) InteractwithOTNpartnersandthepublicregardingOTNdataproducts

7 ObservatoireglobalduSaintPLaurent (Rimouski,Québec) L ObservatoireglobalduSaintPLaurentestuneorganisationvisantàoffrir unaccèsintégréauxdonnéesetauxinformationsissuesd unréseau d organismesgouvernementaux,universitairesetcommunautairesen soutienàlagestiondurabledel écosystèmeglobaldusaint\laurent. Note%:%Le%genre%masculin%est%utilisé%comme%générique,%dans%le%seul%but%d alléger%le%texte% TÂCHESETRESPONSBILITÉS Enplusdesresponsabilitésdécritesci\dessus,souslaresponsabilitédel informaticienprincipal,le programmeuranalystewebparticipe: Àl analyseetaudéveloppementdesystèmesetd applicationswebpourladiffusionde donnéesscientifiques. Àlagestiondesprojetsdedéveloppementinformatiqueetàladocumentation. Participerauxtâchesrelativesausupporttechnique. Assureruneveilletechnologiquecontinue. QUALIFICATIONSESSENTIELLES Compétencestechniquesindispensables LangagedeprogrammationorientéeobjetJAVA:lecandidatdoitmaîtriserlesprincipales bibliothèques. JavaServerPages(JSP) LangagesWebHTML,CSSetJavascript BasesdedonnéesMySQLetpersistanced objetsoushibernate Exigences Bonnescommunicationécriteetverbale,compétencesenfrançaisetcompréhensionde l anglais. Capacitédanalyse,rigueur. Doitfairepreuved initiativeàlaisedetravaillerdansunenvironnementtrèsdynamique. Excellentescompétencesenrésolutiondeproblèmes. Dynamique,lesoucidudétail,lacapacitédapprentissagerapide. Connaissancedufrançaisessentielle:compréhensionetexpressionoraleetécrite Expérience Deuxansd expériencedansledéveloppementd applicationswebenjava(comprenant analyse,programmationetentretien) Qualitéspersonnelles Initiative,jugementetsensdesresponsabilités Aptitudepourletravaild équipe Respectetbonnesrelationsinterpersonnelles QUALIFICATIONSCONSTITUANTUNATOUT Connaissancedestechniquesdemodélisationdedonnéesetdessystèmesdegestiondebases dedonnéesrelationnelles(sgbdr). Connaissancesengéomatique. IDEEclipse

8 PolarDataCatalogue(PDC)/ CanadianCryosphericInformationNetwork (Waterloo,ON) ThePolarDataCatalogue(PDC)oftheCanadianCryospheric InformationNetwork(CCIN)isanonlinearchiveforArcticand Antarcticresearchdataandaneducationaloutreachproject headquarteredinthedepartmentofgeographyattheuniversity ofwaterloo.wearecanadasmainsourcefordataand informationaboutsnow,ice,andcoldregionsandaredevelopingamasterdatadirectorythroughour partnershipswiththearcticnetnetworkofcentresofexcellence,thenortherncontaminantsprogram, thenunavutgeneralmonitoringplan,thecanadianhigharcticresearchstation,andothers.ourmap\ baseddatasearchengine,availableathttps:// 2,100standardizedmetadatarecords,240datasets,and27,000satelliteimages.TheCCINoutreach website, shareinformationaboutcanada scoldregions.wearecurrentlyworkingwithcomputeontarioto enhanceourdynamicvisualizationtoolsandexpectthemtobeapartofthesummervisualizationteam withthestudentandotherccin/pdcstaff. PrimaryResponsibilities: WeseekaWebDeveloper/ProgrammertojointhePDC/CCINwebdevelopmentteamwhosefocuswill betodrivetechnologydevelopmentrelatedtocryospheric(snowandice)datamanagementandweb presentation.thispositionwillberesponsibleforworkingwiththecurrentpdc/ccintechnicalstaffto developnewwebcapabilitiesandimproveon\linedeliveryofdataandinformation. Inadditiontotheresponsibilitiesoutlinedonthecoversheet,specifictaskswillincludethefollowing: Usingselectedoceanicdatasets,createnewinterfacesandwebvisualizationtoolstoimprove accesstocryosphericdata Respondtouserandpartnerrequestsforinformationandassistancerelatedtothevisualized datasets Manageandtestnewproductstoensureefficientandseamlessoperation EnsurethatyourworkintegrateswithotherPDCandCCINsystemcomponents Communicatestatus,issues,andrisktootherstaff Documentyourwork,incodeandinformalreports Qualifications: CurrentlyenrolledinComputerScience,Mathematics,Engineering,Geography,orScience; Strongunderstanding/knowledge/interestinHTML5,Javascript,Drupal,PHP,and/orJava programming; Abilitytolearnquickly,researchissues,andrecommendsolutionsforimplementation; Mustenjoyselfdevelopmentandminimalmanagement; KnowledgeofCSS,IDL,OpenLayers,andotherwebandgraphicstechnologiesisaplus. NOTE: TheCCINisanequalopportunityemployer.Weencouragethosewhoareinterestedbutdonothaveall therequiredskillstorespondtotheposting.wewelcomeallapplicantswhoarehard\workingandhave adesiretothriveinwebdevelopmentordatamanagement. Day\to\daysupervisor:JulieFriddell,UniversityofWaterloo,FacultyofEnvironment,DepartmentofGeography

9 PO Box 1700 STN CSC 2300 McKenzie Ave. Victoria BC V8W 2Y2 Canada T F oceannetworks.ca Community Seismic Display Developer Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, BC Background: Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is a world-leading organization supporting ocean discovery and technological innovation. ONC operates as a not-for-profit society on behalf of the University of Victoria, managing innovative cabled observatories that supply continuous power and Internet connectivity to various scientific instruments located in coastal, deepocean, and Arctic environments. ONC s cabled arrays host hundreds of sensors distributed in, on and above the seabed, along with mobile and land-based strategically located instruments that address key scientific and policy issues (subsea earthquakes, tsunamis, ocean acidification, marine biodiversity, etc.) within a wide range of environments. Position Summary: ONC operates a network of seismometers, both on land and subsea. The data from the seismometers are made freely available over the Internet through the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) database, and informs earthquake detections by the Canadian and the U.S. Geological Surveys and partners in emergency management. ONC would like to create a simple display which will enable members of the public, teachers, students and scientists to see when and where earthquakes were detected on the ONC observatory, or by instruments operated by other organizations in close proximity to the observatory. The Community Seismic Display Developer will work with the Ocean Networks Canada User Engagement team to create an embeddable web-based display suitable for communicating earthquake detections to community members. The project will address the challenge of incorporating multiple, high resolution data sets to create a display understandable by a broad audience. Qualifications: Enrolment in a post-secondary program in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, physics, geophysics or related field. Demonstrated experience in web programming. Experience programming in Javascript, Java and Python. Experience in user-centred design and user experience research. Knowledge of seismic data desirable. Applicants with equivalent education and/or experience will be considered.