Temporary Research Assistant (Geospatial Data Scientist)

Mission:

Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell Climate) conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate, people, and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate crisis. 

Woodwell Climate is a rapidly growing, top-ranked, independent non-profit climate research institute whose mission is to advance science-based climate policies through scientific research and outreach. Our world-leading research and impact helps individuals, organizations, corporations, communities, and nations understand the realities of climate change, recognize the impact on our planet, and embrace the urgent action needed to safeguard the future of life on Earth.

Summary: 

Join Woodwell’s Arctic team as a Temporary Research Assistant (Geospatial Data Scientist) on a 3-month project. As the Research Assistant, you will be the core technical contributor on this project, responsible for implementing, training, and validating a proof-of-concept deep learning framework. You will work closely with the PI and a multidisciplinary team of climate scientists to translate diverse climate datasets into a unified representation capable of cross-domain time series prediction. This will potentially lead to a journal publication (second author co-authorship for the role).

Responsibilities include, but not limited:

Process raw climate data to AI-ready data sets, including data cleaning, data curation, and data visualizationBuild and manage data pipelines that unify diverse climate datasets (physical model outputs, remote sensing, in-situ flux measurements) into a common token representation for model ingestionBuild AI models for multi-domain time series forecastingDocument writing

Must have the Following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Machine learning and Deep learning time series forecasting

Multi-domain deep learning 

Claude Code and vibe coding

Experience with geospatial data sets

Preferred skills:

Experience with climate or Earth science data

Experience with fine-tuning GeoAI (geospatial artificial intelligence) foundation models

Qualifications: 

Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, Environmental Science, or a related quantitative field or Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience 

Work Environment:

The functions of this role are conducted indoors

Hours of Work:

This role is paid on a nonexempt role. Typically, full-time employees work 40 hours during a Monday through Friday workweek. 

Application review will ongoing

Desired Start Date: March 31, 2026

Fixed-term: 90 days

Classification and Compensation: This is a full-time, hourly, non-exempt position, the hourly rate is $17/hour dependent on qualifications/experience.

Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts onsite, hybrid or remote 

Application Instructions: To apply, please send your cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the responsibilities of this position and curriculum vitae as a single PDF to our career’s portal.

Please visit Woodwell's website to learn more about Woodwell’s work.

Located on a 10-acre campus near the village of Woods Hole, the Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) is a private, non-profit research center. Woodwell is a leading source of climate science that drives the urgent action needed to solve climate change. Woodwell has 100+ staff members and is excited to welcome new employees to this work. 

Woodwell Climate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Woodwell is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.