SFEI is seeking a GIS Analyst or Specialist to join the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team. This position will be a full-time position (40 hrs per week), under the supervision of the GIS Manager. A successful candidate will be enthusiastic, organized, self motivated, and passionate about applying technical GIS skills to address environmental problems. Duties are likely to be diverse and will require an enthusiastic, team-oriented individual. You will collaborate with your colleagues to ensure an optimal relationship between science and policy through innovative approaches to information collection, display, and analysis. A strong foundation of GIS skills is required, and an environmental science background to enable effective landscape interpretation, change analysis, and mapping is ideal.
This is an opportunity to work creatively with other GIS professionals on exciting technical challenges to address some of the most important environmental issues in California and beyond. Your immediate team will include the GIS Manager, Pete Kauhanen, and other GIS specialists, Alex Braud, and Kat Palermo. However, you will also often work with software engineers, environmental scientists, and other experts from across the Institute. This position is envisioned to be hybrid in nature (2 or more days in the office) but is not necessarily required.