GIS Research Assistant

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Position Summary:

The Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC) at McGill is seeking a student to assist with research related to environmental factors (such as natural disasters) and exchange of commodities, ideas and people across the Indian Ocean World, notably during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The ideal candidate will have a full understanding of ArcGIS/ArcMap (10.0); be capable of georeferencing and rectifying maps through transformations, digitizing data from various source materials (textbooks, atlases, written descriptive publications); possess a full understanding of the edit toolbar; be capable of accurately generalizing data without compromising integrity; be capable of finding data independently from dependable sources; be able to produce point layers from Excel files; and have an understanding of output size and resolution for printing.

Qualifications:

Required:            ArcGIS/ArcMap (10.0)

GEOG 201 Introductory Geo-Information Sciences

GEOG 307 Socioeconomic Applications of GIS

Assets:                  GEOG 306 Raster Geo-Information Science         

Adobe Photoshop          

Adobe Illustrator

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.