Geospatial Jobs #24: Apr 1, 2022
Welcome to the 24th issue of Geospatial Jobs, a ~biweekly career newsletter focusing on data science and geosciences (🌧climatetech, 🌽agtech, 🌊risk modeling, ⚡️energy, 🛰remote sensing, ♻️sustainability, and more). To check out previous issues, click here.
Open Positions:
a. Data Science / Engineering positions:
🇺🇸 Google is hiring a GIS Specialist, Geo Data Operations: Link
IBM is hiring a Meteorological Data Scientist: Link
Sust Global is hiring a Lead Climate Data Scientist: Link
Jupiter is hiring a Coastal Ocean Modeler: Link
PwC is hiring an Experienced Associate - Climate Risk Analyst: Link
Corelogic is hiring a Senior Manager, Catastrophe Event Response: Link
Verisk is hiring two positions:
McKinsey is hiring a Manager of Research Science - Climate Analytics (Denver, CO): Link
Deltares is hiring a Coastal Scientist/Hydrodynamic Modeler: Link
John Deere is hiring a Data Scientist: Link
Maxar is hiring a Data Engineer: Link
Planet is hiring two positions:
Cape Analytics is hiring a Lead Data Scientist: Link
Radiant Earth Foundation is hiring a Senior Geospatial Data Scientist: Link
🇺🇸🇮🇹 Chloris Geospatial is hiring for two positions:
Tomorrow.io is hiring a Data Assimilation Scientist / Observation Specialist (Boulder, CO): Link
BAE Systems is hiring multiple positions:
ICF is hiring a Climate Scientist: Link
Exponent is hiring a Remote Sensing Scientist/Engineer (Bellevue, WA): Link
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is hiring a Senior Scientist, Climate Technology (SF Bay area): Link
New York State Department of Financial Services is hiring a Catastrophe and Physical Climate Specialist: Link
Institute for the Study of War is hiring an ArcGIS Geospatial Researcher (Washington, DC): Link
🇬🇧 RMS is hiring a Vice President of Climate Models – Product Management (London, UK): Link
🇬🇧 Guy Carpenter is hiring a Catastrophe Risk Flood Analyst (London, UK): Link
🇬🇧 Willis Tower Watson is hiring a Senior Associate - Climate Change Communications Specialist (London, UK): Link
🇬🇧 Climate X is hiring a Technical Product Owner / Climate Analytics: Link
🇩🇪 AllianzRE is hiring a (Senior) Atmospheric Risk Analyst (Munchen): Link
🇳🇱 IrriWatch is hiring a Data Analyst: Link
🇮🇳 Pixxel is hiring a Geospatial Data Scientist (Bangalore, India): Link
b. Postdoc / research positions:
Berkeley Lab (LBNL) is hiring two positions:
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is hiring a Remote Sensing Scientist PhD: Link
National Renewable Energy Laboratory is hiring a postdoc researcher - Atmospheric and Data Science (Boulder, CO): Link
NCAR is hiring a postdoc fellow - Hydrology & Water Temperature Modeling (Boulder, CO): Link
2-year oceanography postdoc fellow available at NCAR: Link
USRA is hiring a postdoc researcher, Computational Geospatial (Columbia, MD): Link
NASA JPL is hiring a postdoc on using Machine Learning with SAR and optical data for surface water detection and monitoring: Link
Postdoc/research associate position on ML for Climate modeling (part of M2LInES) available at NYU: Link
Modeling and Simulation Scientist position available at Dr. Xiang’s research group at Caltech: Link
Carnegie Institution for Science is hiring a Geoinformatics Scientist in Astromaterials Informatics (Washington, DC): Link
Research specialist position working with Tamlin Pavelsky at UNC- Chapel Hill to lead validation of the SWOT Satellite: Link
Postdoc position on Modeling Urban Systems Using Big Data in the Context of Disaster Risk Management available at Columbia University: Link
Postdoc position in observational physical oceanography available at University of Miami: Link
Several postdoc positions available at Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa: Link
Two postdoc positions on public's climate change knowledge, risk perceptions and behavior available at Yale University: Link
Two postdoc positions on drinking water infrastructure policy & Great Lakes resilience available at University of Michigan: Link1, Link2
Postdoc position (NASA funded) on streamflow forecasting using wrf-hydro available at Stevens Institute of Technology: Link
3-year postdoc position (USDA-funded) to determine ecosystem functions in NRCS wetland easements at national scale available at Penn State: Link
Postdoc position on nutrient flows in agricultural landscapes of the Chesapeake Bay area available at Penn State University: Link
Two postdoc positions on Hydrogeophysics available at UC Davis: Link
2-year postdoc position (NSF-funded) on Indigenous-Led Ecological Restoration available at Boise State University: Link
NASA Summer Internship opportunity with Wildfires Program: Link
🇨🇦 Postdoc position on data assimilation and machine learning for hydrological modeling available at Laval University: Link
🇳🇱 Postdoc position on predicting deforestation using satellite data and artificial intelligence available at Wageningen University: Link
🇨🇭 2-year postdoc position on tipping points in the hydrological cycle of West Africa available at Université Grenoble Alpes: Link
🇸🇪 Postdoc position on the effects of climate change on ice-covered lakes available at Uppsala University: Link
🇸🇪 Postdoc in water quality and ecohydrology available at SLU (Uppsala, Sweden): Link
🇮🇹 Postdoc position on challenges of agricultural water management in rural and peri-urban environments available at University of Milan: Link
🇦🇺 Research fellow position for a 5-year position in atmosphere/ocean/climate dynamics or modelling available at Australian National University: Link
🕵️💵 Companies to Follow (recent fundings):
🇺🇸 Pixxel raised $25M series A to launch a constellation of hyperspectral imagery satellites. Learn more
🇺🇸 Ursa Space Raises $16M series C funding to accelerate time-to-insight for customers. Learn more
🇫🇷 Kayrros, a France-based Earth observation analytics startup, raised $44M in funding to help companies achieve sustainability goals. Learn more
🇦🇺 Plotlogic, an Australian startup using hyperspectral imaging for more efficient mining, raised $18M series A funding. Learn more
🇨🇦 Zesty.ai secures $10M in venture debt to expand its offerings in real estate. Learn more
🇬🇧 Climate X, a London-based climate risk analytics provider, raised $5.4M in Seed funding. Learn more
📚📖 Useful Resources:
NASA Summer School on Satellite Observations and Climate Models (application deadline: May 2, 2022): Link
Applications for the NASA MSI Space Accelerator ($50K for students and faculty) are now open. Learn more
Radiant Earth Foundation is offering a $5,000 prize to support ML agriculture project through the Radiant MLHub Impact Award. Learn more