Data Science Intern

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) is seeking a Data Science Intern to support an exciting project at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for the summer of 2024. The aim of this project is to develop a unified view from both atmospheric and oceanic sides of key variable pairs across atmosphere and ocean, such as surface pressure and sea surface anomaly (SLA); winds and currents; evaporation and sea surface temperature (SST), etc. We will collocate available satellite data products and NASA atmospheric and oceanic reanalysis data to individual TC tracks to build a unified view of atmospheric and oceanic variables. This unified approach is likely to provide dynamical relationships across the air-sea interface that would improve our understanding of such complex weather events and NASA systems.

Intern Responsibilities include:

• Gain solid data science skills.

• Learn and improve python programming.

• Understanding of NASA satellite and earth system model data.

• Develop an earth system perspective view of the atmosphere and ocean.

• Validate datasets against satellite datasets.

• Aid in identification of systematic weakness in models that could be improved with earth system modeling, observations, and analysis

Requirements:

• Undergraduate student/Graduate student with a background in Computer science/physical sciences/engineering

• Experience with Python programming.

• Permanent Residency or US citizenship required.

EOE, including disability/vets

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.