Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) is seeking an undergraduate or graduate-level intern to support an exciting Earth Science project at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for the summer of 2024. The aim of this project is to improve existing Python workflows for processing NASA model outputs. NASA produces a wealth of free, publicly available information about climate, weather, air, land, and water. NASA data users sometimes encounter barriers to using NASA data, like data formats or workflow output integration. The intern's efforts will be focused on adding a function/module to starter code that will extract surface temperature (temperature inversion) related variables for calculations downstream. This will help NASA data users improve their uptake of new data and also improve Python workflows for processing model outputs of air quality variables.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate student or Graduate student with a background in Computer science/physical sciences/engineering
• Experience with Python programming.
• Proficiency in Git
• Proficiency in Jupyter Notebooks
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) or equivalent
• Permanent Residency or US citizenship required.
• Experience with large geospatial datasets and Earth system output is desired.
• A strong candidate must possess excellent communication skills and work well as a team.

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.