UW Madison - Dept of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
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Job Summary:
This LTE position will digitize historical land cover maps of Wisconsin counties using GIS and other tools. This will involve digitizing polygons and adding attributes. The work will contribute to an ecological study of past forest change and fire occurrence in Wisconsin in the early 1900s and will be supervised by a GIS Specialist.
Knowledge/Experience Required:
Coursework in GIS and experience with ESRI ArcGIS. Must also be familiar with both raster and vector data manipulation in addition to creating and editing shapefiles.
Additional Knowledge/Experience Desired:
Georeferencing experience in addition to programming/scripting skills are highly desired. An understanding in GIS topology is also desired. Additional experience with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Access is also beneficial.
Location: Forest Landscape Ecology Lab, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, Russell Labs.
How to apply:
Submit a single pdf document containing: cover letter, resume and contact information for three references, via email to: WillDrewry+FLEL@gmail.com