Geospatial Jobs #84: Apr 29, 2025

Welcome to the 84th issue of Geospatial Jobs, a career newsletter focusing on data science and geosciences (🌧climate-tech, 🌽ag-tech, 🌊risk modeling, ⚡️energy, 🛰remote sensing, ♻️sustainability, and more).

The paywall on issue #80 is removed and it’s now freely accessible. I’ve started using an AI agent for formatting the 50+ positions listed in this issue. If you see any errors or mislabeled positions, please let me know to try to improve it for the next issues.

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🕵️💵 Recent Fundraisings / Updates:

• Celest Science, a Paris-based climate risk assessment platform, raised $2M seed funding.

• Near Space Labs raised $20M series B funding for their stratospheric imaging platform delivering 7cm resolution imagery.

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💡📚 Useful Resources:

• IBM and ESA released Terramind: the first “any-to-any” multi-modal GenAI model for Earth observation.

• Nearly 40 billion new embeddings of Major TOM Copernicus data are now released (a collaborative work among CloudFerro, ESA, and asterisk labs).

• Clay GeoFM on AWS: A three-tiered architecture comprising a Frontend, an AI/ML and Analytics Tier, and a Data Tier + SageMaker pipelines for embedding generation and GeoFM fine-tuning.

• Data science challenge: Amini Cocoa Contamination Challenge

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Data Science / Engineering Positions:

1. Internships:

   1. WWF: Graduate Intern – Conservation Technology Trends

   2. Columbia U: ML Research Assistant – Invasive Species Management

   3. UW (Seattle): Data Science in Oceanography, Undergrad Summer Program

   4. FAO (Various Locations): Internship Programme

   5. 🇬🇧 Google DeepMind (London): Student Researcher – Weather Team

2. 🇮🇳 KaleidEO (India): Principal Satellite Image Processing Engineer

3. 🇮🇳 AquaMAP, IIT Madras: Senior Hydrologist (Evapotranspiration)

4. Amazon (Boston): Applied Scientist, Climate Pledge Friendly

5. Google (Chicago): Data Center Water Sustainability Technical Program Manager

6. Verisk: Lead, Software Engineering | Sr Software Engineer

7. Stand Insurance: Data Scientist (R&D)

8. Farmers Insurance (Remote): Senior Catastrophe Modeler

9. AiDASH (Remote):

   1. Principal Data Scientist, Storm Management

   2. Principal Data Scientist, Wildfire Management

10. Ramboll (Colorado): Consultant, Atmospheric Scientist

11. AECOM (Baltimore, MD): Geospatial Data Scientist

12. Michael Baker International: GIS Solutions Engineer

13. ERM: Environmental Consultant – Air Quality

14. Dewberry: Multiple Geospatial Analyst positions

15. Placer.ai: Director of Engineering – Mapping and GIS

16. McKim & Creed (Charlotte, NC): Wet Weather Program Analyst (GIS)

17. The Nature Conservancy (Remote): Data Analyst

18. EFM (Portland, OR): Senior Forester

19. QuantAQ (Boston): Senior Software Engineer – Python/Flask & React

20. NBCUniversal (New York): Staff GIS Specialist

21. EcoPoint (Windsor, CO): GIS Analyst

22. Leidos (St Louis, MO): Senior Database Engineer-Geospatial

23. ACLED (Remote): Associate Data Scientist

24. Terra Helix (Remote): Remote Sensing Analyst

25. ERM (various locations): Multiple open roles – air quality, renewables, climate change, ESG

26. 🇬🇧 Climate X (London): Flood Scientist + Other roles

27. 🇬🇧 JBA Risk Management (Skipton): GIS Analyst

28. 🇬🇧 WSP: Geospatial Consultant

29. 🇬🇧 Treefera (London): ML Engineer

30. 🇬🇧 Danone (London): Early Careers Sustainability Data Analyst

31. 🇬🇧 Analysys Mason (London): Analyst, Space & Satellite

32. 🇬🇧 Spatial Design Hub (London): GIS Developer & Data Visualisation Specialist

33. 🇬🇧 Cognizant (London): GIS SME

34. 🇬🇧 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Lead Software Developer – GIS

35. 🇳🇱🇬🇧 CGS: Carbon Data Engineer

36. 🇩🇪 OroraTech (Munich): Senior Data Scientist - ML

37. 🇩🇪 EUMETSAT (Darmstadt):

    1. Performance Monitoring and Observability Software Engineer

    2. Remote Sensing Scientist: Radiometric Calibration Expert

38. 🇩🇪 Frankfurt School of Finance: Project Coordinator/Manager – Climate Risk Finance and Insurance

39. 🇩🇪 Reflex Aerospace (Berlin or Munich): Multiple Open Roles

40. 🇧🇪 VITO (Genk): R&D Expert Urban Energy Transition

41. 🇪🇸🇵🇹🇬🇧 Vizzuality: Back End Engineer

42. 🇱🇺 RSS-Hydro (Kayl): Junior Earth Observation Data Analyst

43. 🇮🇩 Southridge Group: Project Manager, Carbon Specialist, Junior Biodiversity Specialist, GIS Developer

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Postdoc / Research Positions:

1. Argonne National Lab (Lemont, IL): Geospatial Software Developer

2. ORNL: Group Lead, Remote Sensing

3. U Chicago: Postdoc, AI Emulator for Climate Data Assimilation

4. UC Santa Cruz: Junior Specialist – Restoration Ecology Lab​

5. Tulane U: Postdoc, River-Coastal Science and Engineering

6. 🇨🇦 Open-FRANC: Postdoc, Open-Source Coastal Flood Modelling

7. 🇬🇧 Met Office (Exeter, UK): Scientific Strategic Head – Atmospheric Processes

8. 🇬🇧 U Bath: Research Associate, Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Areas

9. 🇬🇧 U Oxford: Encode: AI for Science Fellowship, Climate & Clouds

10. 🇬🇧 U Reading: Independent Research Fellowships, Earth System Prediction

11. 🇦🇹 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Laxenburg): Remote Sensing Specialist

12. 🇫🇮 Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke): Postdoc, Remote Sensing