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Subject: GIS Manager position open at Stanford University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:40:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
To: WAML <[log in to unmask]>, MAPS-L <[log in to unmask]>, GIS
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Hi, all,
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections is hiring a GIS Manager to provide GIS support services to the users across campus. Please take a look at the job description below and pass along to anyone you think might do well in the position.
Best,
Julie
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TITLE: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager
STATUS: Permanent, full-time
ORGANIZATION: Stanford University, Branner Earth Sciences Library
REPORTS TO: GIS & Map Librarian, Branner Earth Sciences Library
Application Instructions:
In order to be considered for this position, you must apply online at:
http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html. The requisition number for this job is 35442.
General description
The GIS Manager is a member of the Science and Engineering Resource Group (SERG) of the Stanford University Libraries (SUL). Together with the GIS & Map Librarian, the GIS Manager sustains and strengthens the GIS program as the primary provider of GIS-based services, research consultation, and user education to Stanford University (SU) students, faculty and staff from all departments across campus.
This position is based in the Branner Earth Sciences Library, but the GIS Manager collaborates with and provides high-level technical support to other resource groups on campus in an effort to establish coordinated geospatial technology support to the entire campus. Since s/he will provide GIS support to users from a wide-range of academic disciplines (Earth Sciences to History to Epidemiology) the ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in applying GIS methods to a variety of disciplines.
In support of campus research and instructional needs, the GIS Manager designs and delivers instruction to GIS users, assisting the integration of GIS skills into the curriculum. S/he also leads an ongoing outreach program to expand understanding and utilization of GIS throughout all appropriate departments at Stanford.
The GIS Manager collaborates with library staff and faculty members to develop and implement new directions and long-range plans for improving the provision of GIS services. The GIS Manager supports the GIS operations in Branner Library, which include: selecting GIS software, data, hardware and peripherals; training and supervising a student staff person to assist with GIS services and Website maintenance; managing campus-wide GIS software licenses; and maintaining four networked public PCs, dedicated to GIS.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provides expert geospatial technology consultation services to users with varying needs and abilities ranging from basic GIS skills to research level analysis involving manipulating, customizing, querying, or modeling of data. This may at times be in greater depth for patrons needing special assistance for courses or projects heavily using GIS.
2. Works with GIS & Map Librarian on all aspects of the program from outreach, data acquisition, and collection management to future planning for services in the campus user community.
3. Designs, creates and delivers GIS training and documentation to patrons and staff. Content of the training varies from group to group, ranging from accessing GIS data to teaching a specific GIS software application. This includes giving demonstrations ranging in size from one individual to classrooms of fifty people or more.
4. Assesses ongoing campus user needs for GIS. Maintains current awareness of GIS data availability (including Internet resources), software, and hardware.
5. Continually builds and maintains campus-wide access to over three terabytes of geospatial data and imagery. Work closely with the GIS & Map Librarian and the Digital Library Systems and Services to create an infrastructure, interface, metadata, and protocols for search/display/retention of the content.
6. Configures, updates, and troubleshoots Branner Library’s four GIS workstations in a networked environment.
7. Designs and manages the Branner library GIS web site, including access for users to download GIS software programs. (gis.stanford.edu)
8. Manages a list serve, stanfordgis@lists, to facilitate communication among GIS users at Stanford.
9. Hires, trains and supervises one part-time student who assists with GIS reference, Website editing and various tasks in support of GIS services.
10. Serves as a software license administrator for the ESRI software suite. Serves as Stanford’s primary contact to ESRI, our most heavily-used GIS software company, and is authorized to contact their technical support.
11. Maintains awareness of current trends in GIS & related technologies by attending user conferences and regional meetings, communicating with staff and faculty from GIS labs at other universities, and through communication with the Stanford campus administrative units using GIS, such as the Planning and Facilities Offices.
Qualifications
1. Required technical qualifications:
• Minimum three years work experience or academic background with ESRI products. This includes the ability to use, test, analyze (at an advanced level), document and provide training for geographic information systems software.
• The ability to manage GIS projects from start to finish a must.
• Knowledge of spatial data formats and metadata issues.
2. Desired technical qualifications:
• Familiarity with other GIS (Grass, GeoDa) or GES (Google Earth Pro, World Wind) products.
• Some knowledge of geodatabases and ArcServer.
• Some GIS programming/scripting experience (VBA, Python).
• Knowledge of geospatial technologies such as GPS (Garmin/Trimble) and remote sensing software (ENVI/Erdas).
3. Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in Geography, or a related Engineering, Physical, Social or Computer science discipline.
4. Demonstrated experience with planning and executing significant improvements in programs, showing initiative, independence and sound judgment in problem-solving.
5. Experience in teaching or working in a public service unit where training others is necessary.
6. Desired experience with web page creation, preferably using Drupal software and having knowledge of HTML and/or JavaScript.
7. High degree of computer literacy and interest in current advances in new technologies. Experience with Windows operating systems, including installation and configuration of hardware & software in a networked computing environment, and in applying diagnostic techniques for troubleshooting.
8. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, working collaboratively with all levels of users and staff.
9. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse clientele.
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Julie Sweetkind-Singer
Head Librarian; GIS & Map Librarian
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
Stanford University
397 Panama Mall; MC 2211
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)725-1102
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