Geospatial Research Lab Assistant (Student)

American University; Washington (District of Columbia); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

American University is seeking a Student Geospatial Assistant to digitize and georeference historical maps for academic research. You will work with the Geospatial Research Support Program in the Library, training in core digitization skills and GIS workflows.

This part-time role (10 hours/week) offers hands-on experience with GIS software, metadata creation, and open-data publishing, plus involvement in a community mapping workshop and HOT map-a-thon.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be a current AU student.
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently with training.
• Interest in maps, geography, history, data, or GIS.

Aufgaben

• Georeferencing and digitizing historical maps.
• Extracting geographic features and building GIS data layers.
• Writing and publishing metadata.
• Assisting with design and facilitation of a creative mapping workshop.
• Helping organize and run a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) map-a-thon.
• Documenting digitization workflows for future use.

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Interest in maps/geography

Independent working

GIS curiosity

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

GitHub

Jobbeschreibung

Work Where You Learn: Build Experience, Grow Skills, andContribute to Your University Community

This position isavailable only to enrolled American University students.

Most student positions at American University are eligible touse Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions. FWSfunds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWSfunds, please contact American University's Office of FinancialAid.

Department

Digital Research & Inquiry Lab

Time Type

Part time

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Job Description

Summary

The Student Geospatial Assistant will primarily be responsible fordigitizing and georeferencing historical maps and data for use inacademic research. Working with the Program Director for GeospatialResearch Support in the University Library, the Student Geospatial Assistant will also help plan and run a creative mapping workshopand a community mapping event. No prior GIS experience is required;the Assistant will be trained in the core digitization skills theposition uses and will gain hands-on experience with GIS software,data creation, metadata, and open-data publishing.

Essential Functions

• Georeferencing and digitizing historical maps.
• Extracting geographic features and building GIS datalayers.
• Writing and publishing metadata.
• Assisting with the design and facilitation of a creativemapping workshop.
• Helping organize and run a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT)map-a-thon.
• Documenting digitization workflows for future use.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Part-time.
• 10 hours per week.

Salary Range

• $18.40 per hour.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must be a current AU Student.
• Attention to detail and the ability to work independently oncetrained.
• An interest in maps, geography, history, data, or GIS.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Helpful but not required: familiarity with ArcGIS or QGIS,GitHub, coding, graphic design, or cartography.
• No prior GIS or mapping experience is required; training isprovided.
• Approximately 10 hours per week, scheduled flexibly around thestudent's class schedule.

Other Details

• This position is available only to enrolled AmericanUniversity students.
• Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover orcontain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties orresponsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any timewith orwithout notice.
• American University is an E-Verify employer.
• Visit https://www.american.edu/hr/for additional information about American University employment andbenefits.

Contact Us

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