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GIS Geoscience Analyst/Developer Job Advertisement - Arizona State University

Date: 10/23/2007

A job opportunity notice, forwarded by Ramon Arrowsmith, ASU:

GIS Geoscience Analyst/Developer

The School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University (http://sese.asu.edu/) is seeking an experienced GIS Analyst/Developer to run a GIS/Remote Sensing Laboratory to facilitate research and educational activities that cross disciplinary boundaries within the school.

Duties and Responsibilities

-Database management: maintaining and augmenting a growing database of climatic, geologic, topographic, and geophysical raster and point cloud data sets

-Software development: customization and automation of GIS applications (ESRI products) and Remote Sensing applications (ENVI, IDL, PCI Geomatica) to facilitate research activities; maintain and update existing ArcGIS Add-on VB and AML scripts.

-Support diverse research efforts: work with graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to develop and enhance GIS and Remote Sensing applications in their research and teaching, including basic training and development of novel applications.

-Support educational activities in the school: assist faculty in development and implementation of GIS-based projects in various courses, including digital field mapping.

-Develop internet-based mapping applications to facilitate access to community datasets and for research and education outreach.

Desired Qualifications

-Geoscience background or experience and experience working in an academic research and education environment is preferred.

-Expertise with ESRI products (Arc/Info, ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcIMS/ArcGIS Server), including customization/automation with VB and AML scripts, and image/data processing and visualization software (e.g., ERDAS Imagine, ENVI, PCI Geomatica, Matlab. PolyWorks, Fledermaus)

-Strong programming skills (e.g., VB, C++, MATLAB, Python, IDL, and/or Java)

-Fluency with both Windows and unix/linux-based platforms and strong scripting (perl or shell) skills.

-Strong organizational and communication skills.

In addition, the ideal candidate would have some or all of the following:

-Experience with geospatial metadata standards

-Knowledge of spatial database management systems (open source or commercial) such as PostGIS, Oracle spatial or DB2 spatial

-Knowledge of web service development and internet-based software

-Experience using common internet mapping resources (e.g. Google Maps API and Google Earth) to build internet-based mapping interfaces

Application Details

More information and application instructions can be found by searching for job posting 12751 at http://www.asu.edu/asujobs/. All applications must be submitted online through http://www.asu.edu/asujobs/. Application deadline is 11:59pm Arizona time on 11/9/07.

Arizona State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.