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    Job Title:
                   Social Sciences GIS Specialist, GIS Laboratory
                   (Appointed Personnel)
    Job #:
                   11768
    Department:
                   Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute
    Opening Date:
                   3/16/98
    Closing Date:
                   Open Until Filled. Review will begin on 4/15/98.
    Hiring Range:
                   $30,000 to $45,000, depending upon qualifications and
experience
    Benefits Eligible:
                   Yes
 
 
    Position Summary:
 
    The University of Arizona invites applications for a social sciences
Geographic
    Information Systems (GIS) specialist to develop and direct a laboratory
focused on the
    use of GIS and related techniques in the College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences,
    primarily serving a wide range of social science departments (e.g.,
anthropology, history,
    geography, political science, sociology). The successful applicant will
be expected (1) to
    provide technical support to on-going research activities involving
social science
    applications of remote sensing and GIS, computer cartography, and/or
data analysis and
    visualization; (2) to engage actively in research, primarily through
collaboration on
    research proposals and activities with faculty; (3) to supervise
student assistants and
    interns; (4) to supervise computer and administrative support personnel
in the lab; (4) to
    participate in GIS training and teaching within the University,
including guiding student
    research; and (5) to foster links to groups in the earth and
environmental sciences who
    use GIS and related technologies in interdisciplinary projects. Ongoing
projects hoping
    to work with the lab include studies of agricultural change in Latin
America, urbanization
    in Africa, population migration in the US, climate impacts on the
economy of the
    Southwest, management of natural and cultural resources, and the
assessment of the
    impact of transporting low-level radioactive waste in certain SW
regions. The new GIS
    Lab is under the aegis of the SBS Research Institute, and the Social
Sciences GIS
    Specialist reports to the director of SBSRI. This is an academic
professional,
    year-to-year fiscal appointment. Reappointment will be contingent upon
performance.
 
    Minimum Qualifications:
 
         Master's degree or equivalent
         Two years research or professional experience in GIS applications
         Background in cartography and/or analysis of large spatial social
science data sets
         (e.g., census files)
         Experience with Sun, PC, and NT computer systems and ARC/Info and
         ARC/View
         Ability to communicate technical information clearly and
effectively to
         nonspecialists
 
    Preferred Qualifications:
 
         Master's or higher degree in a social science
         Doctoral degree
         Experience in managing student workers and grant writing
         Experience with ERDAS software
         GIS software and/or GIS theory instructional experience, ideally
ARC/Info,
         ARC/View, and ERDAS
         Demonstrated ability to supervise support personnel
         Demonstrated ability to create and manage budget
         Certified teacher for ARC/Info, ARC/View
 
    Please submit a letter of application expressing the reasons for your
interest in the
    position and a description of your relevant experience; curriculum
vitae; three letters of
    reference; current email address and fax number to:
 
                          The GIS Search Committee
                   Social and Behavioral Science Research Institute
                             Social Sciences 115C
                           The University of Arizona
                             Tucson, AZ 85721
 
    Please reference job number 11768.
 
    Review of applications will begin April 15, 1998 but will continue
until the position is
    filled. Applications received after April 15, 1998 may be held for a
second round of
    review if no suitable applicant is found among the first round of
applicants.
 
    The University of Arizona is an EEO/AA Employer-M/W/D/V
 
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Diana Archangeli
Acting Director, SBSRI
Social Sciences 115C
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ  85721
 
520-621-3930