CSIRO
NCMI Indigenous Scholarship Program - RV Investigator Instrument Database
Location: Hobart (Battery Point). TAS (however remote working arrangement may be possible)
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- 1 vacancies
- Apply by 16 Nov 2020
The NCMI Indigenous Scholarship Program (NISP) is an initiative of the National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) to enhance the educational, employment, training and career development opportunities for people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. The program will offer opportunities to promising tertiary students in several scientific, engineering and business-related disciplines. Scholarships will typically run over the Australian summer holidays with placements beginning in late November or early December. Students will receive a stipend for the duration of their scholarship and in some cases, may also receive a contribution towards travel and accommodation costs.
The NCMI Indigenous Scholarship Program (NISP) has an opportunity for a final year university student majoring in Computer Science to join their Data Acquisition and Processing (DAP) team to work on the Seagoing Science Instrument Configuration Control System project. The objectives of this project is to provide:
- A ship-accessible database of instrument and calibration data (the "Instrument Database") that can be utilised by acquisition systems and for compiling metadata records. The aim is to minimise transcription errors by transferring calibration data electronically rather than on paper.
- A versioned history of RV Investigator's voyage instrument configuration (not part of the student's scope) that can be cross-referenced by deployment records and used to generate an end-of-voyage Instrument metadata list.
Project Scope:
The scope of the Instrument Database project includes:
- Coordinating with the Calibration Facility and the MAPS team to implement mechanisms for importing relevant data into the Instrument Database
- Providing web-based interfaces for the SIT team to import externally calibrated equipment details
- Implementing a mechanism to replicate the database to the ship
- Developing tools and interfaces to aid in the process of updating ship systems with the latest equipment calibration details (eg generating configuration files and database interfaces)
Project Duties/Tasks:
The student's tasks will focus on the Instrument Database components of the project and will include:
- Documenting requirements and interface specifications in consultation with the RV Investigator support teams who are the end users of the Instrument Database (the DAP and SIT teams), the Calibration Facility and the MNF Equipment Database (MAPS) development team
- Developing a design for the Instrument Database; the user interfaces and the mechanisms to transfer data from the feeder databases and across to the ship
- Implementing and testing the system, coordinating with the Calibration Facility and the MAPS administrator as required
Relevant Fields of Study:
This project is best suited to final year university students majoring in Computer Science.
Location: Hobart (Battery Point). TAS
Scholarship: $1,559.85 per fortnight (before tax)
Duration: 8 - 12 weeks (during the summer vacation break)
Reference: 70081
Pre-Requisites/Eligibility:
The NCMI Indigenous Scholarship Program (NISP) is open to students who are:
- of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- enrolled in their final year of an undergraduate degree course at an Australian university majoring in Computer Science.
The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under subsection 81(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
How to Apply:
Please see our CSIRO Careers page for instructions on how to apply - https://jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2C-TAS-NCMI-Indigenous-Scholarship-Program-RV-Investigator-Instrument-Database/686874500/
If you require assistance applying online call 1300 984 220 or email careers.online@csiro.au
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Applications Close:
Monday, 16 November 2020 at 11:00pm AEDT
Reviews
My role is in business development providing the business side of support so that scientists and their research can have impact. Day to day responsibilities vary as a graduate where I am gathering a blend of formal training and on the job learning. I am experiencing three different rotations, each lasting 6 months. I am also involved in various projects at the same time so I split my time between those projects which vary in difficulty, length and nature e.g. desktop research task
As a research technician, my responsibility is to help with whatever project I am assigned too. Due to the newness of my role, this is almost always supervised.
My work is primarily remote; my team live on the other side of the country. Thus it can get quite isolating and lonely, as well as anxiety inducing due to losing the human touch of working in a team. But this was part of the role I agreed to and so I have learned to find strategies to deal with it such as making special efforts to socialise and engage with the local staff.
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