GIS position open at CDFW

[Alexandria Enderle]

Please forward to any students that might be interested and are either about to finish or recently finished their GIS / ecology coursework:

 

Two contract positions that support CDFW's vegetation mapping program are being hired through Chico State Enterprises.

 

 Vegetation Data Specialist for full details. Working closely with Ecologists and GIS Analysts in a group setting, the incumbent will lead various GIS projects that provide support for vegetation classification and mapping, including GIS analyses, complex spatial data and statistical analysis, research and analysis to develop GIS and database workflows and processes, data management, and map production and creation. Duties include performing advanced GIS analyses, automation, and related technical research, and serving as an expert on the application of GIS for vegetation mapping.

 

Ecological Data Curator Working closely with Vegetation Ecologists and GIS Analysts in a group setting, the incumbent works on various projects supporting the classification and mapping of California’s vegetation. Using ecological knowledge, appropriate sources, and interpretation of the data, the incumbent will update vegetation community rarity ranks, write alliance and association descriptions, and make other content updates to the Manual of California Vegetation. Utilizing GIS and data management skills, the incumbent will prepare datasets to be used in spatial analyses; induct varied vegetation surveys into an existing database and GIS layer; and prepare vegetation datasets for publication on CDFW’s web mapping application, BIOS