New position- GIS analyst/Research Assistant- NOAA Seattle WA

[Carrie]

Got this in my work email and thought you guys might like to know....

GIS SPECIALIST/RESEARCH ASSISTANT

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine
Fisheries Service seeks a research assistant/GIS analyst. We are
developing tools to model and map the distribution of biodiversity and
the flow of multiple ecosystem services across land- and seascapes,
with a focus on Chesapeake Bay on the U.S. east coast, Galveston Bay,
Texas, and Puget Sound, Washington.

We seek an imaginative individual for a 1-year research assistant/GIS
analyst position to support further development and application of the
InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs)
models*. The successful applicant will help program, maintain,
improve, document and implement Arc toolbox elements to run
biophysical and economic models created by postdoctoral researchers
and other project collaborators. The successful candidate will collect
and format data from global datasets, satellite sources, and the three
systems (Chesapeake Bay, Galveston Bay, and Puget Sound). Working with
the project team, the research assistant/GIS analyst will apply these
models in ArcGIS in all three systems. Together, these models will
provide a spatially explicit tool that tracks the production and
valuation of ecosystem services. The models will be used to assess
the importance of including the effects of watershed-based activities
in managing marine coastal resources.

The position will be located in Seattle, WA at NOAA’s Northwest
Fisheries Science Center and will require extensive interaction with
interdisciplinary teams and travel to facilitate collaboration among
team members. The person would be part of a team that includes Mary
Ruckelshaus, Gretchen Daily, Phil Levin, Mark Plummer, and Howard
Townsend.

Preferred Qualifications
.
M.S. in geography, natural resources, earth sciences, environmental/
landscape planning, oceanography, GIS certificate program, ecology or
a similar field .
Adept skill with all major functions in Arc software, especially model
builder and Python scripting (ArcGIS 9.2) as well as with open source
GIS packages (GRASS) .
Experience acquiring, analyzing and using a variety of types of
oceanographic, ecological and remotely sensed data .
Experience executing grid and vector analysis, and automating spatial
and tabular algorithms .
2-3 years of relevant experience in modeling and computer programming
in an environmental science field .
Experience working with collaborators from diverse backgrounds and
capacity and interest to work with interdisciplinary teams .
Excellent written and oral communication skills

How to Apply: For full consideration, please submit a cover letter,
CV, and the names of three references to judit...@noaa.gov
<mailto:judit...@noaa.gov> with “GIS SPECIALIST/RESEARCH ASSISTANT”
listed in the subject line. We will begin reviewing applications June
15th 2010 and the position will remain open until filled. The position
has the possibility for a second year of funding, to be determined
based on project and NOAA team needs.

* More information on existing InVEST models can be found at
www.naturalcapitalproject.org/InVEST.html
<http://www.naturalcapitalproject.org/InVEST.html>