GIS Analyst/Cartographer
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- University of South Carolina
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- Columbia
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Job Details
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USC Market Title:GIS Analyst
Link to USC Market Title:https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/156378
Business Title (Internal Title):GIS Analyst/Cartographer
Campus:Columbia
Work County:Richland
College/Division:College of Social Work
Department:COSW Institute for Families in Society
Advertised Salary Range:$45,133
Part/Full Time:Full Time
Hours per Week:37.5
Work Schedule:Standard working schedule: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm.
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.
Staff Research Grant (SRGP)
Basis :12 months
Job Search Category:Information Technology
About University of South Carolina:From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.
Inclusive Excellence Statement:At the University of South Carolina, we strive to cultivate an inclusive environment that is open, welcoming, and supportive of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize diversity in our workforce is essential to providing academic excellence and critical to our sustainability. The University is committed to eliminating barriers created by institutional discrimination through accountability and continuous process improvement. We celebrate the diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences of our employees.
South Carolina Retirement:Yes
State Insurance Programs:Yes
Annual Leave:Yes
Sick Leave:Yes
Advertised Job Summary:The Institute for Families in Society (IFS) is seeking a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst/Cartographer to drive the continued growth, evolution, and adoption of our GIS strategy and platform in health policy research. Position requires use of GIS software, tools, and methods to generate maps and other visualization products (paper, image, pdf, poster, infographic, and web) and conduct routine spatial analyses based on predefined procedures. Position is responsible for IHPR’s mapping product design and implementation and will work with Senior GIS staff to create conceptualized products and standardized mapping templates. Other software usages will include Adobe products (e.g., Illustrator, Photoshop); programming languages (e.g., SAS, SQL, Python, JavaScript); and health-related research methods and standards (e.g., HIPAA) in a fast-paced, applied research environment to meet contract deliverables and goals.
Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience:Requires a bachelor’s degree and no prior work experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of certification, training, education, and/or experience.
Preferred Qualifications:- Master’s degree
- Experience with Esri GIS tools including ArcPro
- 2+ years of health GIS experience; understanding of health and place concepts, using automation and scripting workflows.
- Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., python, SQL, SAS)
- Experience with spatial statistical tools and mapping output
- Knowledge of Medicaid or other healthcare claims
- Knowledge of web GIS (e.g., ArcGIS Online); data as a service, web application configuration, cloud infrastructure and architecture
- Knowledge of public health concepts and methods.
- Experience working with health-related datasets (Medicaid/Medicare, hospitalization data, cancer data, etc.) and mapping health data
- Demonstrable experience with cartography and telling a story with maps, charts, and tables.
- Demonstrable experience with data management emphasizing the ability to create and structure datasets to feed into mapping software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to organize and present thoughts clearly and concisely.
- Ability to proofread and correct own work and work of others with keen attention to detail.
- Ability to connect projects and describe how they are related.
- Must have curiosity and desire to explore health and social determinants data and its spatial relationships and outcomes.
- High-level analytical and problem-solving skills and capacity for strategic thinking.
- Ability to understand data and the other underlying trends and use that information to help craft narratives through visual tools.
Analyze all aspects of Medicaid and other datasets to model relationships with social determinants of health.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:20
Job Duty:Leverage that knowledge and expertise for research products and deliverables as well as web development efforts.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:15
Job Duty:Deliver mapping solutions by defining the user requirements, workflow and collaborating with various project teams.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:15
Job Duty:Develop innovative cartography and infographics.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:15
Job Duty:Geocode and create datasets for mapping.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:10
Job Duty:Develop strong relationships with the IFS team to understand the content and facilitate the use of research and GIS to positively impact our work.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:10
Job Duty:Meet deadlines for contracts and grant deliverables.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:10
Job Duty:Other duties as assigned.
Essential Function:Yes
Percentage of Time:5
Hazardous weather category:Essential
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.:No
Number of Vacancies:1
Desired Start Date:02/16/2025
Position End Date :09/29/2025
Job Open Date:12/11/2024
Job Close Date:01/31/2025
Open Until Filled:No
Special Instructions to Applicant:Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email. We are only accepting applications submitted by January 31,2025.
Quicklink for Posting:https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/180571
EEO Statement:The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.
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With more than 200 years of history and tradition, the University of South Carolina is redefining itself for decades to come. There's never been a better time to be at South Carolina, the state's flagship university and one of only 62 public universities to receive the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation for research.
The University is located in the heart of South Carolina in the capital city of Columbia, which is the nexus of government, a thriving arts and culture center, a venue for big-time Southeastern Conference intercollegiate athletics, and a community that is reinventing itself with redevelopment projects citywide. Much of the development is tied to land along the scenic, slow-moving Congaree River. Working with government, business, and community leaders, Carolina has developed a unified plan that will allow the University to expand from its origins on the historic Horseshoe to its future-Innovista, a research and innovation district that will stretch to the banks of the Congaree.
Innovista represents a new vision for research by creating a vibrant, urban community where students and researchers, including those from private firms, will live, work, learn, and play. Innovista will represent the University's four core research areas-hydrogen fuel cells, nanoscience and technology, biomedical and public health, and the environment-but will include other initiatives and business partners that serve the knowledge economy. Innovista's first private tenant, for example, is a leader in software applications for the insurance industry and will create several hundred high-paying jobs.
By attracting similar companies and jobs-and by capitalizing on an attractive location for restaurants and residential and retail space-Innovista will help drive the economy and increase per-capita income in the city and state. Recreational space will include a world-class waterfront park along the Congaree River and a new stadium for the Gamecocks' nationally ranked baseball program. Greenway paths for biking, walking, and running already line much of the river area. Innovista's 8 million square feet will blend seamlessly with the Vista, the city's nearby entertainment district of restaurants, bars, shops, and art galleries.
Chartered in 1801, Carolina began classes in 1805 with nine students and a single building, Rutledge College. As the campus grew and buildings were added during the next 50 years, a horseshoe layout was adopted. Today, the Horseshoe is on the National Register of Historic Places, with 10 of its 11 buildings dating to the 19th century. Those renovated buildings house, among other areas, the South Carolina Honors College and Undergraduate Admissions, representing much of the University's current and future lifeblood.
In fact, incoming freshman classes have never been larger or more competitive. The freshmen from fall 2006 set records for their size (more than 3,700) and SAT scores (1171 average). Freshmen enrolling in the Honors College had average SAT scores of 1398. Members of the University's prestigious scholarship programs, Carolina Scholars for in-state students and McNair Scholars for out-of-state students, had average scores of 1449 and 1477, respectively. Total enrollment at Carolina for undergraduates and graduates is more than 27,300, with some 350 degree programs to choose from. Since 1994, Carolina students have earned more than $9.9 million in prestigious national scholarships such as the Goldwater, Truman, Rhodes, and NSF scholarships and the Fulbright Fellowships.
South Carolina's student body is diverse. In fact, Carolina was recently recognized as the state flagship university with the highest percentage of African-American student enrollment in the nation. Research by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education shows African-American students made up 14.7 percent of enrollment in 2004, the latest year available. The JBHE also ranks Carolina eighth in the nation in percentage of African-American faculty at a state flagship university with 4.3 percent.
The University's faculty garnered a record $173.3 million in federal, state, and private funding for research, outreach, and training programs in 2005-06, and several key hiring plans will introduce more talent and expertise to the faculty ranks. An aggressive campus building master plan and the faculty recruiting initiatives will change the collective face of the University and the faces of many of its key teachers and researchers.
South Carolina is recruiting world-class faculty to be endowed chairs-and change agents-for a series of "research centers of economic excellence" in areas such as nanoelectronics, polymer nanocomposites, brain imaging, regenerative medicine, cancer therapeutics, drug discovery, vision research, hydrogen fuel cells, and travel and tourism technology. These centers, some in collaboration with other state research universities and health and hospital systems, are funded with $30 million annually in state lottery money, as well as private matching money. Carolina is in the midst of a faculty recruitment plan to hire 600 new members. The Faculty Excellence Initiative is recruiting 150 faculty, many in interdisciplinary clusters of emphasis, while the Centenary Plan will recruit 100 elite research faculty to lead the University's core initiatives. Additionally, 350 faculty will be hired across disciplines to replace retirees over the next few years.
The University has forged a number of international collaborations in research, and the University's global connections are also strong in academics, particularly in international business. U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked the Moore School of Business best in the nation for its undergraduate and graduate programs in international business; the undergraduate program is No. 1 for the 10th consecutive time, while the graduate program is No. 1 among public universities for the 18th consecutive year and No. 2 overall, continuing a streak of 18 years with a top-two overall ranking.
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