Data Management and Remote Sensing Technician

Te Kura Aronukurangi | School of Earth and Environment
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Continuing full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Salary range $91,171-$111,281.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
The School of Earth and Environment is seeking a Data Management and Remote Sensing Technician to join the schools technical team.

In this role you will be involved in the remote sensing data collection out in the field. Working with the Schools LiDARs and UAV's will be fundamental in this role.

You will be responsible for the storage of and access to datasets and models. You will support management of laboratories and equipment associated with the day-to-day operation of the School.

Support School activities by teaching into courses as appropriate around areas such as data gathering techniques, GIS, Geological mapping, and project supervision. Work with students, academic staff, and visitors to assist with the application of numerical models to geological and natural hazard data and facilitate incorporation of scientific principles into model development.

Mōu | Who You Are
You are passionate about and ideally have experience gathering GIS, remote sensing, and special data field work. You will have:

• Experience with laboratory, software, and field work organisation and development.
• Experience in modelling and using and manipulating geospatial and 3D visualisation software.
• Experience in processing of remotely sensed data.
• MSc Degree (NZQA Level 8) in relevant research area, or BSc Degree and relevant work experience.

You should have a clean and current New Zealand drivers' licence.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The School of Earth and Environment was formed in late 2019. It brings together all the Earth and Environmental units at the University of Canterbury to take advantage of the opportunities for high impact research and teaching in our unique environmental setting of South Island, New Zealand; the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. 

For more information about the School and our team, please visit us @ Earth & Environment   

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We offer a range of fantastic benefits, including:

• Enjoy five weeks annual leave and five days university holidays.
• Receive up to 6.75% superannuation.
• Study opportunities and career development programmes.
• Generous parental leave allowance, childcare centres on campus.
• Various other discounts on internal and external services.

For more information, please visit Staff Benefits https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit www.canterbury.ac.nz

The closing date for this position is: 30th January 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/NZ residency or a NZ work visa  to be considered for this role

Job Details

Reference #	18258
Posted on	23 Jan 2024
Closes on	30 Jan 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Technician
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	Data Management and Remote Sensing Technician PD.pdf
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