Overview

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic GIS Officer to join the MAGIC (Mapping and Geographic Information Centre) team. To be successful in this role, you will need previous experience with ArcGIS or similar GIS software and familiarity with glaciological survey data. You must be able to work independently and make decisions based on appropriate resources and methods. You must also have excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with a wide range of BAS internal and external staff.

Purpose

Develop an open-access, web-based GIS for the Pine Island Glacier system, primarily based on data sets from the NERC iSTAR Research Programme

Quafilication

PhD in glaciology or geophysics-related field with a substantial GIS component;
Or MSc as above with relevant, equivalent work experience.

Duties

– Contact and/or visit iSTAR UK researchers to gather relevant data and meta-data from the iSTAR projects
– Gather available pre-exisiting data from UK institutes
– Identify possible external data sources
– Import and assimilate data; re-structure and re-format, as required; resolve any issues
– Build iSTAR GIS, test and de-bug
– Develop web presence, site and links
– Broadcast and advertise; consider if a journal publication is appropriate

On-line application forms and further information are available on our website at www.bas.ac.uk/jobs

These are also available from the Human Resources Section, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET. Tel: (01223) 221508.

Please quote reference: BAS 86/16
Closing date for receipt of application forms is 21st August 2016
Interviews are scheduled to be held on w/c 5th September 2016

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. People from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome