Data Scientist jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

Job Summary 
This is advanced level, data scientist work with the responsibility for developing, planning, and implementing research projects to advance ocean science and engineering. Incumbents are expected to conduct, evaluate, and interpret scientific data and studies with considerable independent judgment and discretion under the general supervision of a higher-level, scientist or an administrative or technical supervisor. Interaction with members of local, state, and federal regulatory entities, special interest groups, and the general public, including speaking to large and small groups is required. Incumbents at this level may act as project managers in the performance of related duties and supervision will be exercised over others. This position is located at the Marine Research Center, in Gulfport MS and is part of the USM Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise.  The Center works with industry, state and federal government and academic partners for research, development, testing and evaluation of ocean sensing buoys as well as uncrewed surface and subsurface marine vehicles including but not limited to platform, payload, command and control systems, power system and data integration/analysis.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities  

1. Develop, plan and manage research projects. Provide leadership in coordinating research activities and serve as project coordinator.
   
   
2. Routinely prepares technical reports, manuscripts, oral presentations, and other written forms of communication for the dissemination of research findings following standard guidelines.
   
   
3. Contribute to Ocean Enterprise goals by developing proposals, keeping appropriate individuals on the OE staff informed of activities of activities and providing status reports for documenting milestones and meeting funding obligations regarding projects.
   
   
4. Plan, manage and execute test and evaluation of UxS, other autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles or platforms and performs analysis of data collected.
   
   
5. Provides programmatic and technical support to project directors or principal investigators and collaborate with Ocean Enterprise, USM and external researchers as appropriate.
   
   
6. Performs other duties as assigned.