Position announcement, below...
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Subject: Request for job posting
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:16:09 -0400
From: Chris Jeffrey <chris.jeff...@noaa.gov>
Organization: NOAA National Ocean Service Biogeography Branch
*Job Title:* Social Science Geospatial Scientist
*Job Location*: Silver Spring, MD
*Start Date*: September 1, 2011
*Where To Apply*: https://jobs-consolidatedsafety.icims.com/jobs/1287/login
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Job Description: *
?CCMA Biogeography Branch is seeking a person with academic training in
human/social geography, sociology, anthropology, social-spatial
statistics or similar discipline for a one-year, full-time contract
position to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA),
Biogeography Branch. The successful candidate will work on a research
project investigating community aspects of well-being associated with
coastal ecosystem health and the provision of ecosystem services, as
well as support other projects on a variety of topics within the
Biogeography Branch. The position will have the following core
responsibilities:
Provide GIS, statistical, and analytical support to projects in one or
more of the following topical areas: human population well-being; human
population demographics; land/ocean use; spatial dimensions of human
use, values, and preferences for coastal and marine resources and
ecosystems;
Evaluate spatial and tabular social science data and integrate into GIS;
Evaluate and statistically analyze social science data, and create GIS
maps to visualize results;
Assist with preparation of reports and journal articles describing the
results of analyses;
Work with data and web managers to integrate datasets, maps, and
analytical products into dynamic websites and online mapping tools;
Assist with other project-related tasks and duties as needed.
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?Required Qualifications:*
Master's degree in human/social geography, sociology, anthropology,
social-spatial statistics, or similar discipline, or some combination of
education and progressively responsible, relevant work experience
equivalent to a Master's degree; Interest in the sociological aspects of
coastal and ocean ecosystems, natural resource use and management,
natural/industrial disasters, and/or public health;
Experience with GIS beyond academic training, including use of ArcGIS to
conduct analysis and produce maps;
Experience cleaning, preparing, analyzing, and interpreting social
science data using appropriate statistical techniques, individually or
as a part of a research team, using SPSS, SAS, or R and spatial
statistics packages;
Experience drafting metadata or otherwise documenting procedures used in
GIS, social science research, and data analysis;
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing;
Attention to detail with outstanding organizational and time-management
skills;
Ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision, as
well as part of a research team.
*Preferred Qualifications:*
Experience with the spatial modeling of human well-being and/or human
use, values, and preferences related to natural resources;
Experience conducting spatial analysis and mapping using existing,
secondary datasets, such as the American Community Survey and decennial
Census.
*Where To Apply*:
please visit: https://jobs-consolidatedsafety.icims.com/jobs/1287/login
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Chris Jeffrey (CJ)
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Christopher F.G. Jeffrey, Ph.D
Marine Biologist / Spatial Ecologist
NOAA National Ocean Service
NCCOS | CCMA | Biogeography Branch
1305 East-West Hwy, SSMC-4, N/SCI-1, #9213
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
301.713.3028 x-134 (Tel)
301.713.4384 (Fax)
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/biogeography/
Project Manager, CSS-Dynamac
www.css-dynamac.com
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