Immediately Need Geospatial Lab Coordinator in Portland, OR
Job title: Geospatial Lab Coordinator
Company: Portland Community College
Job description: Immediately; this job posting will be closed once sufficient qualified applications have been received.
Position Summary
Our Geospatial Information System program is growing We are recruiting for a full-time Geospatial Lab Coordinator to support faculty to develop and offer student labs; establish lab hours and tutor schedules; manage equipment; liaise with IT on software and lab technology; collaborate with instructors to set up labs; initiate partnerships with other PCC departments; and assist with marketing the GIS program to prospective students.
Hours & Days:
Lab hours span Monday-Friday. This position will coordinate the lab schedule, but work hours would typically be Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, with occasional weekend work.
See the classification description for additional information:
Candidate Profile
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.
- Demonstrated ability to work with faculty to establish lab lessons and set up lab
- Demonstrated technical skills and understanding of GIS and UAV equipment, hardware, and software
- Proven ability to work well with colleagues to identify instructional needs, communicate and implement plans
- Experience identifying safety issues and implementing safety procedures
- Experience working with system wide departments or entities to ensure that processes are followed, risks are reduced and resources are acquired to meet goals
- Demonstrated ability to understand and support the GIS program's commitment to increasing diversity in our GIS program and widening access in terms of gender, socioeconomics, age, race and ethnicity
- Bachelor's degree in GIS or related field (Note: Experience performing the duties described may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.)
- Two years of experience in the Geospatial field
- Curriculum development experience
- Experience supporting faculty in the classroom
- A UAV pilots license
- Experience working in a GEO/GIS lab setting
- Experience working with students and supporting their academic goals
- Experience working with diverse populations in a community college setting
- Starts at 13.33 hours of vacation leave per month (additional vacation hours with years of services)
- 1 day of sick leave per month
- 11 holidays
- 3 additional personal leave days per year
- Veterans: DD214
- Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA