Scientific Data Specialist

Victoria, BC
On-site
Posted Nov 2, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Master’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Entry level

Job summary

Develop sophisticated data products, including verification and quality assessment of real-time and archived data. Work with ONC staff and the user community to improve data product delivery and data services.

Job details

The Data Quality and Products team prepares the user requirements for new data products and data access; creates prototypes of data products; implements data quality and integrity measures; and actively interacts with ONC staff and the user community to improve ONCs data product delivery and data services. The Scientific Data Specialist is responsible for the development of sophisticated data products, including verification and quality assessment of real-time and archived data. These data products enable scientific and non-scientific users to understand, interpret and analyze the information collected via the instruments on the network operated by ONC. The Scientific Data Specialist will have a Master’s degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences or a related field and 2-3 years of experience working with data from oceanographic/geophysical instruments, or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Essential qualifications include excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills as well as a strong quantitative and technical background in relevant fields. The Following Knowledge And Experience Are Required practical experience in Python, Matlab or experience developing data products using computational and data analysis/visualization tools in one or more of the following scientific programming languages: Python, Matlab, or R, experience with time series and spatial analysis excellent skills in quantitative data validation experience with handling oceanographic and seismic instruments and their data proven ability to take projects from conception to completion Preferred some knowledge of scientific data formats/standards such as netCDF, HDF, SensorML or other XML-based formats used in Earth and Ocean Sciences some practical experience in C/C++ or Java, XML or HTML and other scripting languages such as IDL, Mathematic is beneficial some experience with relational databases, modelling and simulation, and using query tools such as SQL

What you’ll do

Requirements

A master’s degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences or a related field, plus 2–3 years of experience working with oceanographic or geophysical instrument data, or equivalent education and experience, is required. Candidates need strong quantitative and technical skills, experience with scientific programming and time series and spatial analysis, and the ability to validate data and deliver projects from conception to completion.