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Global Water Security Center

Providing decision makers with the most reliable, ground-breaking research, applied scientific techniques, and best practices so that the hydrologic cycle and its potential impacts can be put in a context for appropriate action and response by the United States

The Global Water Security Center seeks individuals who are passionate about science, climate, and water security to join a small, high-performing team to provide analyses to key global decision makers. If you are looking for a role that takes research from the page to the field, our analysts and story wranglers identify and translate the science of water, food, health, and energy for decision-makers in the real world.

GWSC is able to hire remotely, but we have a strong preference for in-person employees. UA is unable to hire remotely in some locations; if on your UA Jobs application you select to work remotely from one of those locations your application may be automatically screened out and GWSC staff will not have the opportunity to review it.

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Position Descriptions

Research Project Coordinator

The Research Project Coordinator supports the overall development of research project (s). Assists with project design, management, and implementation. Promotes the project and serves as liaison between the project and contacts internal and external to the University. May supervise students, provide general office assistance, create promotional materials, and assist in the development of other potential projects.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. Proficient with computers and spreadsheet applications used for data management. Detail oriented, organized, able to meet deadlines, and exercise critical thinking skills. Skills in convening and facilitating different groups. Anticipates and plans proactively for known deadlines and annual cycles. Ability to think analytically and work independently with moderate supervision. Experience with Microsoft 365 programs. Find more details and apply here.

Data Engineer III and Data Engineer IV

The Global Water Security Center (GWSC) seeks a candidate to support our mission by developing and maintaining data pipelines for large geospatial climate datasets. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building scalable data architectures and a deep understanding of cloud-based data solutions. This position will collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure data quality, to optimize processing workflows, and to contribute to the development of innovative data solutions.

The candidate will undertake the careful design and preparation of data processing workflows and contribute to the development of data architectures. Support the analysis and understanding of environmental drivers such as drought, heat, and flooding, and will be essential in informing policy and decision makers about water, food, energy, and health impacts around the world. Applicants should be self-starters, analytically creative, willing to brainstorm, and inquisitive.

Data Engineer III requires a Master’s degree and two (2) years of data engineering experience; OR bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of data engineering experience.. Click here for more information and to apply.

Data Engineer IV requires Master’s degree and four (4) years of data engineering experience; OR bachelor’s degree and six (6) years of data engineering experience. Click here for more information and to apply.

GWSC's Mission

GWSC translates water and environmental science to help key global decision makers improve security at the intersection of water, energy, food, and health.

GWSC's Vision

GWSC aims to be the go-to translator of water science to support water and environmental security, providing scientific insight and analysis of global water and environmental data.