Part-Time Geospatial Assistant - GIS & Map Digitization

American University; United States; Sur place; USD 25 000 - 28 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

American University in Washington, DC is seeking a part-time Student Geospatial Assistant to digitize and georeference historical maps for academic research. You will work with the Program Director for Geospatial Research Support in the University Library and help plan a mapping workshop and a community map event.

No prior GIS experience is required; you will be trained in core digitization skills and gain hands-on experience with GIS software, data creation, metadata, and open-data publishing.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or its equivalent; must be a current AU student.
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently once trained.
• Interest in maps, geography, history, data, or GIS.

Responsabilités

• Georeference and digitize historical maps.
• Extract geographic features and build GIS data layers.
• Write and publish metadata.
• Assist with design and facilitation of a creative mapping workshop.
• Help organize and run a HOT map-a-thon.
• Document digitization workflows for future use.

Connaissances

ArcGIS familiarity

QGIS familiarity

GitHub familiarity

Coding basics

Cartography interest

Attention to detail

Formation

High School Diploma

Outils

ArcGIS

QGIS

GitHub

Description du poste

American University in Washington, DC is seeking a part-time Student Geospatial Assistant to digitize and georeference historical maps for academic research. You will work with the Program Director for Geospatial Research Support in the University Library and help plan a mapping workshop and a community map event.

No prior GIS experience is required; you will be trained in core digitization skills and gain hands-on experience with GIS software, data creation, metadata, and open-data publishing.