Visiting Research Assistant (MCE)

Florida Institute of Technology • Melbourne, FL

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About The Position

The Visiting Research Assistant will develop a methodology to characterize tree hazard in Florida. The work includes defining required tree variables, identifying existing Florida data sources, selecting pilot areas, integrating a tree hazard map into FPHLM, defining validation opportunities, and running FPHLM with and without tree hazard characterization.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Applied Mathematics and Data Science.
• Programming experience or skills in Python, R, SQL, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Data science and machine learning skills, including Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, statistical modeling, machine learning, hypothesis testing, data visualization, and econometrics.
• Data engineering and database skills, including data modeling, ETL, pipelines, REST APIs, FastAPI, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
• Web and tool skills, including React, Node.js, Express.js, Flutter, Git, VS Code, Jupyter Notebook, and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Define the required tree variables.
• Identify and provide existing Florida data sources.
• Select Florida pilot areas.
• Integrate the tree hazard map into FPHLM.
• Define validation opportunities.
• Run FPHLM with and without tree hazard characterization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level