Geospatial Analyst Jobs

UMSL Geospatial

The Geospatial Analyst will work under the guidance of the Director of UMSL Geospatial Collaborative at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, to help managing the geospatial labs, advance visualization, outreach, and research projects.

We are looking for a detail-oriented, research-minded geospatial analyst to join our dynamic team. The geospatial analyst will be responsible for analyzing geographical data, working collaboratively with other staff members, and communicating GIS concepts to non-GIS users.

Primary Duties Include:

• Writing reports on the geospatial analysis findings.
• Conducting feasibility and cost assessments for projects.
• Using hardware and geospatial software for geospatial data analysis and visualization.
• Meeting with faculty, students, and stakeholders to determine technical specifications.
• Developing and delivering training programs and workshops to enhance the geospatial skills for non-GIS users.
• Presenting the relevant information in an understandable way in various meetings and presentations.
• Providing technical expertise in the use of geospatial software, tools, and technologies.
• Manage the GIS and VR labs.
• Collecting and processing geospatial data for research projects.
• Researching and developing geospatial products for the market and internal use.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas.

Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. (some evenings and weekends may be required)

Pay commensurate with education and experience.

Anticipated Hiring Range:
$65,776 – $80,000
Grade: GGS-012
University Title: DATA ANALYST II
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Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, and at least 4 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

• Highly skilled with ArcGIS/ArcPro, and applied skills in one or more programming languages (Python, R, etc.).
• 2+ years of experience in geospatial data analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in remote sensing data, data structures, geodatabases, spatial and statistical modeling.
• Writing and submitting grant proposals to prestigious federal funding agencies such as NSF, DoD, etc.
• A master’s degree in Geospatial Science or related field.
• Expertise with lidar technologies either aerial or terrestrial and/or drone data acquisition.
• Have research, collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• A bachelor’s degree in Geospatial Science, GIS, Remote Sensing, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Geoscience, Geography, or a related field, with a GIS certificate.
• Ability to manipulate, map, and model aspects of large data set and 3D data cloud.
• Prepare reports, manuscripts, and presentations of research findings for publication and conference presentation.

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of three references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.
Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.) to the UMSL Job site: Http://umsl.jobs.
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The University of Missouri - St. Louis offers benefit-eligible employees a wide variety of benefits including: health, dental and vision coverage effective on the first day of employment, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance for employees and their dependents and employee and dependent life insurance. For more information about our benefits, please visit:

https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

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