Programming – 60%Assist in developing web applications, designing, programming, testing, implementing, and supporting complex web-based software systems, which involved distributed, clint/server systems, and relational databases. Assess and advise on possible software frameworks/libraries pertinent to specific requests of interactive data visualizations. Write programming scripts for interactive query tools and interactive data visualizations. Develop and program query tools and data visualizations that meet Digital Accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Perform self-directed data and script testing to develop, debug and improve products. Document development of scripts, processes, and procedures in GitHub. Human-centered design – 20 sign compelling visuals that create a clear narrative with UI and UX for intended users and audiences, and that meet ADA Digital Accessibility requirements. Identify most suitable visual representations of metrics, including interactive, customized graphs, maps, and text outputs. Work closely with team of researchers and programmers to transform complex data sets and model outputs into clear visualizations for decision support tools. Collaboration – 20%Provide guidance to team members, including Principal Investigator, Web Computing Specialist, and Researcher/ Programmer. Assist Web Computing Specialist and Researcher/ Programmer with development of query tools and data visualizations. Required Qualifications. To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration. Minimum Qualifications. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, or Data Visualization Engineer, and two years programming experience related to interactive online query tools and interactive data visualizations, or relevant experience. Applicants who do not meet these qualifications will not be forwarded to the Hiring Manager Additional Qualifications. Working knowledge and experience with High charts, JavaScript, React.js, D 3.js, Python, R, Shiny apps, and/or other programming languages and software frameworks/libraries for data queries and data visualizations. Experience with Git/ GitHub or other version control systems. Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with team members and with excellent communication skills. Ability to establish and maintain positive, ethical, and professional interpersonal relationships. Preferred Qualifications. Interest in supporting the scientific process leading to insights and understanding of natural resources and ecological processes to help with conservation, fishery management, research, and collaboration with communities. Ability to develop dynamic map-based web content. Ability to work with team members and website users to assess issues and develop solutions to meet work needs, train other staff effectively, and write usable documentation for internal and end-user use. Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing organizational processes. Outstanding interpersonal skills, including team ethic and relationship building. Ability to establish and maintain positive, ethical, and professional working relationships with UW community and other professional contacts from a wide variety of backgrounds in the region—including members of racial, ethnic, and sexual minority populations—and be respectful of individual and cultural differences. Working Conditions. Office with desk, chair, and computer. In the office suite of Columbia Basin Research (off-campus in downtown Seattle)About the Team. Columbia Basin Research (CBR) is an interdisciplinary research center in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington whose mission is to provide quantitative approaches to issues involving endangered salmonid stocks in the western United States. CBR provides accessible environmental and fish data, science-based real-time forecasts of fish survival and migration, and quantitative tools and interpretation for conservation and management of endangered fish populations in regulated rivers. The ecological research and data science teams, under the direction of Dr. Gosselin, help address data-knowledge-action gaps related to endangered fish species in regulated rivers and the Pacific Ocean. The research team works on retrospective, process-based, and forecast modeling to assist fish and river managers' decision-making in the Pacific Northwest and California. Through ecosystem models, they integrate effects of habitat conditions on the ecology, physiology, behavior, and ultimately survival of salmonids over the life cycle. They aim to identify underlying mechanisms through field and laboratory studies and in context of a changing climate. The data science team works on database management, value-added data visualizations, and interactive online queries through the CBR website. The team integrates multiple databases into a secondary repository system for new tools that facilitate knowledge and regional coordination. The products and services complement the work from the original data owners and support prediction models developed internally and from third parties. undefined Together, the ecological research and the data science teams strive for robust science and relevance to support management, decision-making, and coordination among diverse practitioners, managers, policy makers, stakeholders, and rightsholders.