Research Associate I (GIS Technician)

About the role

The Children's Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI) is a research, education, and outreach program committed to fostering environments where all people can prosper. This position contributes to research by assisting with the collection, entry, and curation of spatial data and descriptive results. This position provides support to a series of spatially based research projects, as well as a geospatial training program. This position helps maintain the various databases and requirements related to CEHI's research productivity.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Technical support for GIS related research projects
• Data processing (e.g., geocoding)
• Dataset management
• Participate in other duties and related projects as assigned
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• A minimum of one year related research experience (including part-time research assistantship experience)
• Entry level knowledge of research concepts, practices and procedures
• Experience batch geocoding large datasets
• Ability to write technical documents and research reports
• Ability to work in a team-based environment; meet deadlines in a fast-paced multitasking environment
• Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills

Benefits

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.