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Special Instructions to Applicants
This is a one year contract position.
Department Summary
The Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences is an academic unit within the College of Letters and Science consisting of academic researchers, scientists and faculty, staff, postdocs, undergrads and graduates across all majors. Our department is located in the Geology Building and Slichter Hall, occupying multiple laboratories and prototyping facilities to support a variety of research in Earth and space systems.
Position Summary
The Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences is an academic unit within the College of Letters and Science with an exciting and expansive research program. The department is looking for a Application Programmer to fulfill a vital position in the department.
Salary & Compensation
• UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications
• Working knowledge for Python programing. (Required)
• Knowledge of the Linux and PC/Windows operating systems. (Required)
• Learn to integrate new applications into existing web pages. (Required)
• Good written and oral communications skills. (Required)
• Learn to prioritize projects and to organize resources and efforts in order to meet investigator and project deadlines. (Required)
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and track the work of others to assist them in meeting project deadlines. (Required)
• Ability to work amidst frequent interruption and task re-prioritization. (Required)
• Learn to work with minimal supervision. (Required)
• Demonstrated knowledge of the NASA SPICE system for ancillary data storage, management, and manipulation. (Preferred)
• Basic understanding of NASA CDF file and UCLA flat file to build Python code to read and write these files. (Preferred)
• Basic knowledge of navigating directories and reading files on a UNIX Solaris operating system to understand what legacy software does to help developing new software for data processing. (Preferred)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations
• Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training (Required)
Special Conditions for Employment
• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
Schedule
8:00AM-5:00PM
Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered
Complete Position Description
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