Scientific & Technical Officer (STO) – Data Access, Analysis & Reporting

Organisation Description:

The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for marine research, technology, development and innovation (RTDI). The Marine Institute seeks to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland’s 220-million-acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and scientific services; and safeguard the marine environment through research and environmental monitoring. The Institute works in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) and a network of other Government Departments, semi-state agencies, national and international marine partners.

Summary of the Role:

The successful candidate will work within the Information Services and Development (IS&D) Team, in Oceans, Climate and Information Services (OCIS), to support the technical data and information services that the Marine Institute provides to Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH).T he work undertaken will include the management of multidisciplinary marine environmental data to enable relevant analysis, publication and access by key stakeholders, 
including through data analysis and access services. 

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Educational and Professional Requirements:

• A degree or equivalent higher qualification in IT / Computer Science/Digital, or other 
numerical discipline.
• Experience in an IT/digital or data role.
• Experience in the management, processing and analysis data, ideally for scientific or 
environmental datasets.
• Database skills with practical experience of the SQL query language for Microsoft SQL Server 
or similar enterprise Database Management System.
• Knowledge of scripting languages (such as Python, JavaScript, etc…).
• Some experience in the definition of technical requirements / Business Analysis.
• Some experience of documenting technical specifications and workflows / processes.
• The ability to be well organised and work to deadlines identifying priorities and managing 
time effectively. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both in 
writing and verbally with technical and scientific and non-technical groups.
• The ability to work unsupervised and to work well with others.
 

How to Apply:

A C.V. and letter of application, summarising experience and skill set applicable to the position should be emailed to recruitment@marine.ie or posted to Human Resources at the Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Galway. All correspondence for this post should quote reference OCIS/POST4/STO/MSFD/SEP24

Closing date for Applications:

All applications for this post should be received by the Marine Institute in advance of 12 noon on the 1st of October 2024. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

Use of Data - all personal data and the information submitted for this application will be used solely for the purpose of this campaign, after which it will be deleted in line with our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Policy and data retention schedule. All information will be treated with the strictest confidence and accessed only by those involved directly in the campaign.

The Marine Institute is an organisation that champions Diversity, Inclusion & Equality for all. We encourage and welcome applications from anyone interested in this role.
 
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