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Principal Support Scientist

Washington, DC · On-site +1

ADS is seeking a Senior Support Scientist to support the Cryosphere/ Geosphere Sphere in the Earth Science Division (ESD) of NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters (HQ). The ...

Abbott

Technical Support Scientist

Pomona, CA · On-site

Technical Support Scientist Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access ...

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Principal Support Scientist

Washington, DC · On-site +1

ADS is seeking a Senior Support Scientist to support the Cryosphere/ Geosphere Sphere in the Earth Science Division (ESD) of NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters (HQ). The ...

Merck Group

Technical Support Scientist

Madison, WI · On-site

$78K - $121K/yr

Your Role As a Technical Support Scientist, you will serve as the primary point of contact for our global customer base, delivering expert application and technical support across transfection ...

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Abbott

Technical Support Scientist

Pomona, CA · On-site

Technical Support Scientist Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access ...

Abbott

Technical Support Scientist

Pomona, CA

Technical Support Scientist Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access ...

Abbott

Technical Support Scientist

Pomona, CA · On-site

Technical Support Scientist Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access ...

Axcend

Applications & Support Scientist

Lehi, UT · On-site

$95K - $125K/yr

The Role Axcend is hiring an Applications & Support Scientist to be the scientific face of our Focus LC ® platform with customers, prospects, and the broader chromatography community. You'll develop ...

Axcend

Applications & Support Scientist

Lehi, UT

$95K - $125K/yr

The Role Axcend is hiring an Applications & Support Scientist to be the scientific face of our Focus LC platform with customers, prospects, and the broader chromatography community. You'll develop ...

Axcend

Applications & Support Scientist

Lehi, UT · On-site

$95K - $125K/yr

The Role Axcend is hiring an Applications & Support Scientist to be the scientific face of our Focus LC platform with customers, prospects, and the broader chromatography community. You'll develop ...

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A Support Scientist assists research teams by providing technical expertise, data analysis, and operational support for scientific projects. They work in laboratories, research institutions, or government agencies, helping to set up experiments, maintain equipment, and analyze results. Their role bridges the gap between researchers and technical staff, ensuring that scientific processes run smoothly. Depending on the field, they may also develop software tools, troubleshoot instrumentation, or contribute to publications.

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Principal Support Scientist

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Washington, DC • On-site, Remote

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Posted 21 days ago

Job description

ADS is seeking a Senior Support Scientist to support the Cryosphere/ Geosphere Sphere in the Earth Science Division (ESD) of NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters (HQ).

The principal responsibility of this position is to serve as a member of the Geosphere team, supporting the program management and strategic planning responsibilities of the Geosphere. This position will add to the Geosphere team at NASA HQ.

The successful candidate will support the Geosphere, and in some cases take a primary role in:

  • Developing solicitations for research in the areas covered by the Geosphere.
  • Conducting the evaluation of proposals by organizing and implementing peer review panels, as well as reporting the results to NASA management.
  • Monitoring the performance of researchers who are selected for funding.
  • Formulating and implementing activities to foster growth and scientific impact of the NASA solid-Earth community (e.g., workshops, airborne science campaigns).
  • Engaging with other Earth-science offices (e.g., Earth Action, Technology, Flight) and NASA research programs to bring an ESI perspective to cross-divisional/interdisciplinary work.
  • Engaging with key interagency partners (e.g., USGS, NSF, NOAA) to advance ESI objectives.
  • Representing Geosphere on HQ or external working groups and committees.
  • Assisting in completing Sphere reporting requirements of research activities.
  • Interacting closely with the ESD research communities in the US and abroad.

Requirements

A competitive candidate will have:

  • A Ph.D. or equivalent experience in geophysics or a closely related discipline, plus at least ten years of research or science management experience.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills and the ability to track multiple tasks.
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills -- the individual must be able to formulate project level plans/documentation and presentations and attend, organize, and host meetings with senior members of the Earth Science community.

Preferred experience:

  • Demonstrated experience in imaging spectroscopy science and engineering with applications to studies of the solid Earth.
  • Demonstrated experience in integrating multiple types of remote sensing data with applications to studies of the solid Earth.
  • Demonstrated experience in using both airborne and satellite remote sensing with applications to studies of the solid Earth.

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