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GIS Programmer Analyst
We seek a creative and talented geographer or ecologist for a GIS programmer analyst position to advance the development, testing and application of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem service models.
The successful candidate will contribute to NatCap's ongoing efforts to provide process-based ecosystem service modeling in support of decision making around the world. To date, these efforts have resulted in InVEST, a tool that tracks the production and valuation of ecosystem services, and RIOS, a landscape optimization support tool for watershed services. The programmer analyst will develop, program, improve and apply spatially-explicit ecosystem services models written in Python. In addition, they will gather, create and prepare digital data needed for GIS analysis. The programmer analyst will work in close collaboration with NatCap's interdisciplinary team, which includes scientists, economists and software engineers, to produce simple, scientifically robust models that have outputs that resonate with stakeholders and decision makers.
Our core team is located in Seattle, Washington, DC, University of Minnesota and Stanford, and we have active partners around the globe. This position will be based at Stanford. It will require extensive interaction with interdisciplinary teams and some travel.
For the full position description and to apply, visit Stanford University's Career Page, and search for Job Number 61879.Include a cover letter describing your experience and interest, as well as CV and contact information for three references. We will begin reviewing applications Feb 17, 2014 and the position will remain open until filled. <http://www.naturalcapitalproject.org/https://stanford.taleo.net/careersection/stanford_ca/jobsearch.ftl?location=266260160396>
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