Research Associate in Civil Engineering Technology at RIT
Compensation
$17.90 - $28.60 Hourly
Responsibilities
Assists with the setup and execution of experiments and laboratory analyses under the guidance of senior researchers
Collects, analyzes, and assists in interpreting data, providing preliminary findings to support ongoing research projects
Participates in the preparation and development of research reports, presentations, and publications to disseminate experimental results and findings
Maintains laboratory equipment and instruments, ensuring they are calibrated, functional, and ready for experiments
Enforces safety protocols and compliance standards in the laboratory to ensure a safe work environment and the proper handling, storage, and disposal of materials and chemicals
Requirements
Associate's degree in related field
Master’s or PhD degree
Nice to have: Master’s or PhD degree
Nice to have: Effective writing and communication skills
Develop and maintain computational and geospatial technologies for agricultural watershed science, water quality assessment, dam‑break flood modeling, risk evaluation, and emergency planning.
Responsibilities
Develop computational models, software tools, and web‑based decision support systems for agricultural watershed processes, water quality assessment, dam‑break flood modeling, risk assessment, and emergency planning.
Develop and maintain scientific software, geospatial applications, databases, and computational workflows using programming languages such as FORTRAN, C++, Python, R, and related technologies.
Design, develop, and maintain geospatial databases, web mapping applications, decision‑support systems, and cloud‑ or cluster‑based cyberinfrastructure to support environmental modeling, visualization, and data dissemination.
Manage and process large environmental and hydrologic datasets using GIS, remote sensing, spatial databases, and geospatial analysis tools.
Support high‑performance computing, Linux‑based research computing environments, automation workflows, and related computational infrastructure required for environmental modeling and data‑intensive research.
Requirements
Ph.D. in Computational Hydroscience and Engineering, or a closely related discipline
Research-focused Ecologist/Forestry Researcher utilizing GIS, remote sensing, and FIA data to model forest attributes and analyze ecosystem resilience.
Compensation
$78,000 to $84,000
Responsibilities
Combine spatial data with predictor variables to map tree species composition
Evaluate model-derived spatial predictors to reduce uncertainties in FIA estimates
Link species composition outputs to fire occurrence datasets
Develop comparisons of uncertainties in FIA estimates using model-assisted approaches
Lead technical advisor on complex mission and enterprise‑integration challenges for the National Geospatial Agency’s Sensor Integration Program Management Office.
Compensation
$162,400 - $203,000 - $243,600 Annual
Responsibilities
Frame complex or ambiguous mission and systems‑engineering problems that span multiple programs, systems, and TCPED functions.
Assess mission needs, operational concepts, architectures, interfaces, data flows, and technical alternatives across end‑to‑end mission threads.
Identify capability gaps, cross‑program dependencies, interoperability constraints, technical risks, and opportunities to improve enterprise mission performance.
Translate technical and mission analysis into clear, evidence‑based recommendations, decision options, and capability roadmaps for government leaders.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field
Nice to have: NGA missions
Nice to have: Imagery data products
Nice to have: Ground architecture and infrastructure
Manage and expand relationships with commercial customers, ensuring they maximize value from Planet’s imagery and geospatial solutions.
Locations (2)
San Francisco, California, United States
Denver, Colorado, United States
Compensation
The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity). The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location. The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. This role is eligible for commission.
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