LABORATORY OPERATIONS MANAGER: GIS #9565

http://www.usm.maine.edu/hrs/jobs/9565.html
University of Southern Maine
Nine months, full-time, anticipated schedule mid-August to mid-May negotiable

A highly motivated and creative person is sought to fill this position based in USM’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab, housed in the Department of Geography-Anthropology. Responsibilities will include: day to day operation of the facility; maintain the lab, and provide technical support for teaching and research work.

 

Qualifications: Required: Bachelor’s degree in geography, anthropology or related discipline, such as planning, environmental science and policy, or geosciences and 3 years related experience. Demonstrated familiarity with installing, operating and maintaining GIS, remote sensing, and computer drawing software, such as ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, Quantum GIS, GRASS, IDRISI, ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI, and Trimble Pathfinder Office or similar GPS software. Demonstrated familiarity with installing, operating, and maintaining GPS software and hardware. Experience with, or willingness to learn, Windows XP, Mac OS X, UNIX or GNU/Linux, and Novell system and server maintenance as required by facility development. Must be able to work effectively individually and in a team environment. Position requires use of personal and University vehicles, and office and communications technology equipment. The University has an institution-wide commitment to inclusion, diversity, multiculturalism, and community.

 

Please send electronic copy of cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references (only Portable Document Format (.pdf), Word 2003, or Wordperfect 10 formats accepted) to Maggie Tinker, [log in to unmask].

 

Review of materials will begin 6 January 2010.