Gis Technician Jobs

This competition is open to all applicants however internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta in the past 18 months will be given priority consideration before external candidates.

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

These positions are for 1 year plus 1 day with the possibility of being renewed and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits

This competition will be used to fill two positions.

Location - North Campus Edmonton. This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Position

Working in the ABMI’s Geospatial Centre, the GIS Technician is responsible for interpretation, deliniation, mapping human footprint from satellite imagery and GIS data, and editing of existing spatial data layers. This also includes the organization of existig GIS layers so that the data can be effectively used in scientific analysis and reporting.

Duties

• Interpret and map human footprint from satellite imagery and GIS layers
• Ability to investigate and apply emerging GIS-based approaches to improve the work quality and solutions
• Coordinate and undertake quality assurance and quality control on work prior to passing it on as required
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work independently or within project teams of various sizes
• Summarize and export GIS information as required for analyses and distributing output information

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in GIS, remote sensing, natural resource science, or related discipline preferred; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered; minimum High School Diploma
• Familiar with a variety of technologies capable of storing spatial data (i.e., ArcSDE, file geodatabases, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.)
• Minimum one year with ArcGIS experience and hands-on experience with geospatial analysis and applied GIS-based tools
• Familiarity with Alberta’s landscape and environmental settings
• Proficient and thorough understanding of GIS and spatial analysis principles and applications