Astronomical Software Developer
About The Position
The Astronomical Software Developers will join the research team building the Canadian Data-Intensive Astrophysics Platform (CanDIAPL), an international, university-led team based in Canada. They will be responsible for co-developing software infrastructure hosted on CanDIAPL servers operated with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (Alliance) and the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA). Primary tasks will include: creating a portal that enables remote users to view multi-messenger astrophysical data; and developing the software pipelines supporting automated transfer of scientific data from the MeerKAT telescope to Alliance computational facilities. This work will include creating and maintaining specific software repositories that: retrieve and create images and other data from the MeerKAT telescope, the MWA Telescope, the Rubin Observatory, and other publicly available astronomical resources; use these data to detect astronomical sources; and transfer key data at dramatically reduced size to CanDIAPL servers operated with the Alliance.
Requirements
- Experience in software development.
- Ability to work with astronomical data.
- Experience with software pipelines.
- Experience creating and maintaining software repositories.
- Familiarity with astronomical telescopes and resources.
Responsibilities
- Co-developing software infrastructure hosted on CanDIAPL servers.
- Creating a portal that enables remote users to view multi-messenger astrophysical data.
- Developing software pipelines supporting automated transfer of scientific data from the MeerKAT telescope to Alliance computational facilities.
- Creating and maintaining specific software repositories that retrieve and create images and other data from various telescopes and astronomical resources.
- Using retrieved data to detect astronomical sources.
- Transferring key data at dramatically reduced size to CanDIAPL servers.
Benefits
- Inclusive and accessible hiring process.
- Accommodations for participation in the interview process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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