University of Vermont - Burlington, VT
posted about 2 months ago
The University of Vermont is seeking a Research Analyst to join the Water Resources Institute, which is dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary water-related research, innovation, education, and community outreach. The successful candidate will provide analytical research support to a team of researchers focused on flood prediction and impact assessment. This role involves a variety of functions including database management, code development, model performance assessments, and analytical support for both field and simulation modeling tasks. Key responsibilities include developing and modifying code to enhance research activities using spatial and time series data. The analyst will survey existing coding tools and datasets in public repositories for potential adoption and modification. They will also be responsible for testing model performance using empirical data and generating performance reports. Conducting literature reviews and data inspections to support project development and execution is also a critical part of the role. In addition to technical tasks, the Research Analyst will document analytical methods for both written reports and oral presentations at user meetings and professional conferences. They will contribute to annual performance reporting for the CIROH and will be tasked with archiving code and datasets while developing documentation for research partners. The role also includes creating data dashboards or visualization tools to support data and model evaluation, leading technical meetings with the research team to advance research objectives, and identifying and testing new analytical approaches.