--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 17:49:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Diane Cox <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Professional vacancy - Digital Cartography Specialist Sender: Diane Cox <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Reply-To: Diane Cox <[log in to unmask]> Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Please post: *********************************************** PROFESSIONAL VACANCY Digital Cartography Specialist Reporting directly to the Head of the Harvard Map Collection and responsible for providing a wide variety of students and faculty access to digital cartographic services of the Harvard Map Collection. These services include assisting patrons scanning historical maps into digital products; providing reference assistance to the cartographic CD-ROM collection; assisting in the production of basic thematic mapping using ArcView and MapInfo; custom map creation to complex GIS integration and analysis support for student and faculty research; maintaining the Harvard Map Collection website, and ordering new digital cartography. The person will also be responsible for installing new CD-ROM's on the public computer cluster; managing student reservations for time and space; and providing reference assistance within the map collection. The Harvard Map Collection, the oldest map collection in America, is home to over 400,000 maps, 15,000 atlases and books, hundreds of digital cartographic files, and a GIS computer cluster. The collection is also home to the innovative and interactive Massachusetts Electronic Atlas. Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in geography, graphic design, computer science, or related discipline. Experience in digital cartographic design and scanning software preferred. Basic skills in ArcView, MapInfo, Maptitude or other PC based GIS software. Excellent public service attitude and desire to work with a diverse clientele. Experience working in a Windows NT environment, with Microsoft Office suite of products, with software installation, and printer/plotter maintenance preferred. Excellent oral, written, and graphic communication skills with experience in needs assessment and creating instructional documentation. Compensation: Appointment salary dependent on qualifications, low-mid 30s. Major benefits include 20 days annual accrued vacation; generous holiday and sick leave; choice of health plans; dental insurance; disability benefits; University-funded retirement income plan; tax-deferred annuity options; staff tuition assistance; child care scholarship program. Available: immediately Referral Instructions: send letter, resume and name of three references to: Suz-Ann Olofson Human Resources Harvard College Library Widener Library 189 Cambridge, MA 02138 HARVARD UPHOLDS A COMMITMENT TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY --- End Forwarded Message ---