Greenhouse Gas Data Integration and Modeling Scientist (Natural Resource Scientist 3)

Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen. The Department of Ecology is hiring a Greenhouse Gas Data Integration and Modeling Scientist (Natural Resource Scientist 3) position within the Climate Pollution Reduction Program.

• Regularly update and improve methods and processes and data management for greenhouse gas inventory.
• Identify critical and emerging deficiencies in statewide greenhouse gas emissions analysis and propose recommendations for improvement to program management.
• Review available greenhouse gas inventory training opportunities and make recommendations to management on training for program staff.
• Collaborate with Climate Pollution Reduction Program Information Technology section experts to design, implement, and maintain applications related to work activities.
• Evaluate databases/inventories for policy or regulation development; assess new, changing or emerging requirements for databases/inventories; may work with other programs or agencies on database/inventory requirements.
• Prepare professional reports and presentations in area of subject matter expertise.
• Quantitatively model current greenhouse gas sources and/or sinks using quality assurance and quality control processes.
• Perform uncertainty analysis for data streams in the greenhouse gas inventories.
• Conduct assessments of quantifiable greenhouse gas reductions and co-benefits.

• Eight years of experience and/or education as described below: Professional research experience in data science and climate science and/or energy studies and/or greenhouse gas inventory.
• Demonstrated research experience with climate science and/or energy studies and/or greenhouse gas inventory.
• Demonstrated experience in database management, quantitative modeling, and/or statistics.
• Experience must include demonstrated competence in quantitative modeling and programming, including: Ability to create and apply custom functions in R, Ability to break processes into modules for independent work and revision, Version control, Documenting process and method, Testing and debugging functions, modules, and processes, Cleaning and scraping data from various file formats, Ability to translate data models among platforms (e.g. from Excel into R).
• Education in a field related to environmental science and/or energy studies and/or data science.

• Medical/Dental/Vision for employee & dependent(s)
• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Vacation, Sick, and other Leave
• 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Tuition Waiver
• Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Deferred Compensation Programs
• Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)
• Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commute Trip Reduction Incentives

The Department of Ecology is deeply committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing Washington's environment for current and future generations.