Dear Moderator,
Attached is the announcement of a GIS staff position at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Please circulate to possible candidates.
Thanks.
- James E. Breck, Ph.D.
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Research Associate II in Natural Science
School of Natural Resources and Environment
The University of Michigan
The School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor invites applicants for the position of Research Associate II in Natural Science. The School seeks an individual to lead the development, maintenance and support of a "Digital Water Atlas for Michigan's Inland Waters," to allow for the storage, retrieval and synthesis of multi-scale information on Michigan's inland lakes and streams. This individual will help develop and deploy geographic information system (GIS) decision-support applications, including ecological classification systems, to support fisheries biologists and other natural resource managers in Michigan. The position is located at the Institute for Fisheries Research (www.dnr.state.mi.us/www/ifr/ifrhome/), on the central campus of the University of Michigan (www.umich.edu/), in Ann Arbor (www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/).
Typical duties and responsibilities include the following: develop and maintain aquatic (and related) base maps and links to statewide databases; develop project work plans; perform GIS analyses using ArcView, ARC/INFO and related software; assist in developing spatially explicit ecological and hydrological models; coordinate "Atlas" activities with the community of GIS users among natural resource managers; maintain databases, equipment, software upgrades, and advise on future needs; supervise production, maintenance, and distribution of "Atlas" products to resource managers, especially fisheries biologists in the Fisheries Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The individual will also prepare metadata and user guides and provide formal and informal training on system use; and respond to requests from users for technical information regarding GIS operations. In addition, the individual will do GIS consulting and advising of faculty and students in the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) (www.snre.umich.edu/) and assist with SNRE GIS classes.
Minimum requirements include: the academic knowledge of a natural resource area, plus the ability to translate, adapt, and apply this knowledge that is generally associated with a Master's degree in an environmentally related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience, plus two or more years of experience in the application of GIS to landscape-scale problems in natural resources; knowledge of DOS, UNIX, and Windows NT operating systems; experience and expertise in computer programming and GIS database management in both UNIX and PC environments; specific knowledge of a range of GIS applications, including ArcView, ARC/INFO, and ERDAS Imagine or other image analysis software; and proficiency with internet operations (ftp, telnet, Netscape/Explorer) and networked environments.
Application forms and the process for submission can be found at this web page:
www.umich.edu/~jobs/t_office.html
When applying, please reference job posting number T-021674-CM.
Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be considered until a suitable candidate is found. For further information contact Jim Breck (734-663-3554 ext 110, [log in to unmask]).
The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory, affirmative action employer.
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