University of Minnesota Polar Geospatial Center
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The Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is seeking an experienced geospatial professional to join the User Services team. The applicant will be responsible for managing science project support, coordinating data requests, and providing geospatial expertise for our core users. In addition to supervising undergraduate or graduate research assistants, the applicant is expected to perform GIS and Remote Sensing analysis per project requests. The Polar Geospatial Center is also very active in community outreach, data use and software training workshops, and conference exhibitions/presentations. Applicants will be expected to participate and demonstrate experience in presenting at professional events and workshops.
The successful candidate must be able to multi-task and work on a variety of GIS/Remote Sensing projects both independently and in collaboration with a variety of users ranging from science teams to polar logistics operations. The applicant should possess strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn quickly. At the Polar Geospatial Center work is fast-paced and constantly evolving, so the applicant must have exceptional organizational skills. Excellent communication skills are required, and the PGC is committed to ensuring the highest quality service and support for all of our Requesting Parties. The PGC prides itself on establishing long-standing, successful relationships and following research objectives and missions within the polar community.
Required Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in Remote Sensing, GIS or similar science/geography field
- Proficiency in Remote Sensing software and analysis
- Experience in Python programming language
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and a strong commitment to provide superior support to the polar science community
- Full comprehension of GIS/Remote Sensing fundamentals and concepts
- Ability to manage and delegate student research assistants’ workload
- Willingness to travel for extended periods and work in harsh environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in remote sensing, imagery analysis, and/or photogrammetry
- Previous customer service experience
- Expertise in project management
- Ability to create basic cartographic products for data visualization
About the Department
The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) provides geospatial support, mapping, and GIS/remote sensing solutions to researchers and logistics groups in the polar science community. We collaborate with scientists around the world to complete their research goals in a safe, timely, and efficient manner by providing a service which most groups do not have the resources or expertise to complete. Our goal is to introduce new, state-of-the-art techniques from the geospatial field to effectively solve problems in the least mapped places on Earth. The User Services group within the PGC serves as a portal for the polar community to PGC’s data, geospatial expertise, experience, and problem solving capabilities. User Services members manage internal operations in order to fulfill incoming requests. The Polar Geospatial Center is primarily supported by the National Science Foundation, and plays a key role in the international polar geospatial data network through collaborations with external academic institutions, government contractors and federal facilities.
PGC lies within the N.H. Winchell School of Earth Sciences in the College of Science & Engineering.