Position: Geographic Information System (GIS) Technician
Start Date: No later than Oct 1st Rolling applications — Position open until filled.
Come grow with GIC and make a difference for our climate, wildlife, and access to nature for all.
The nonprofit Green Infrastructure Center is seeking a GIS Technician to help with land cover mapping and spatial analysis around ecosystem services benefitting green infrastructure.
About: Founded in 2006, the nonprofit Green Infrastructure Center Inc. (GIC) is a leading designer of landscape conservation planning. Green Infrastructure includes intact forests, urban tree canopy, wetlands, springs, parks and rivers and soils that provide clean water, air quality, wildlife habitat, recreation and food. The GIC’s mission is helping communities realize that nature is also “green infrastructure” and to utilize natural solutions to address climate change, urban heat islands, improved public health, and increased social and economic equity. GIC’s clients include federal, regional, state and local government agencies, land trusts and conservation groups. This position is located at GIC’s Headquarters office in Charlottesville, VA. The GIC’s staff consists of planners, geographers, foresters, landscape architects and natural resource experts. For more see: https://gicinc.org/
Position Overview: The GIS Technician will be a member of the GIS team, mapping land cover and conducting spatial analysis for ecosystem benefits of natural infrastructure. The position will be involved with all aspects of GIC’s projects from planning to production. Much of the workload (20%) will be involved with coordinating project schedules and organizing deliverables. Remaining time will entail GIS analysis following GIC’s defined GIS methods. This position is an exceptional opportunity for a developing GIS professional with a strong interest in building hands-on experience with all aspects of geospatial analysis around Green Infrastructure planning.
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