GIS Specialist

East Tennessee State University, United States

Updated: about 2 hours ago
Location: Johnson City, TENNESSEE
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Posting Details
Position Information


Job Title GIS Specialist
Department Center for Rural Health Research
Pay Grade 11
Job Category Administrative
Job Summary
The Center for Rural Health Research is accepting applications for a GIS Specialist.
The GIS Specialist will utilize a variety of analytical skills, software, and advanced data processing techniques, including machine learning, to derive insight from datasets. This role involves extensive data visualization in ArcGIS and Tableau. This position is expected to collaborate with the research team at the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Center for Rural Health Research (CRHR) to identify, clean, analyze, and interpret data from internal sources and external partners. Additionally, the GIS Specialist will coordinate data management needs, develop comprehensive data dashboards, and apply machine learning models to enhance data analysis and predictive capabilities. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to conducting business lawfully and ethically by consistently adhering to compliance policies, procedures, and regulations.
The value of employment at ETSU goes far beyond salary. The official workday is 7.5 hours, which includes a one-hour lunch/meal break. Regular benefited ETSU employees enjoy a full range of benefits, services, and programs including:
  • Paid time off & leave
  • 17 paid holidays
  • Educational Assistance
  • Health and life insurance
  • Retirement
  • Access to University facilities and services and much more!


Check out the ETSU Human Resources Benefits page for additional information at: https://www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/ .
ETSU is committed to ensuring that our students, faculty, and staff are valued and work in an environment of openness and acceptance. ETSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Disclaimer: The Job Summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work individuals perform in this classification. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require different tasks to be performed as assigned to reflect changes in the position. Employees must be able to perform the position’s essential functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Geography, Engineering, Surveying, or related field
  • Two years of related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree in Geography, Geosciences, Public Health, Epidemiology, or other related programs and a Graduate GIS Certificate.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R for machine learning applications.
  • Experience with research processes.
    Experience with institutions of higher learning processes for IRB and grant funded contracts processing.
  • Previous workforce or academic learning experience in data visualizations and dashboards such as ArcGIS, Tableau, or other similar software must be demonstrated.
  • Experience in conducting spatial data analysis and predictive modeling.
  • Experienced in Microsoft packages and statistical software.
Salary

Posting Detail Information


Posting Number AS01335P
Is this position subject to a criminal background check? No
Is any part of the funding for this posting coming from a grant or outside funding source? No
FLSA Status Exempt
Open Date 04/05/2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
All positions at East Tennessee State University are contingent upon sufficient funding. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.

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