GIS Specialist

Center for Biological Diversity•Tucson, AZ

5d•$50,000 - $55,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Science is woven into our advocacy work and informs our legal strategies, policy advocacy, campaigning and public education. The GIS specialist uses spatial analysis and cartography to promote endangered species conservation and conduct scientific and factual research to support our campaigns and litigation. The position will involve working with a team of attorneys, communications specialists and advocates to protect endangered species across the United States. Much of this work will involve capturing data from non-spatial sources, heads-up digitizing, and generating metadata with other GIS tasks as the position evolves.

Requirements

Advanced degree in GIS, conservation biology, landscape ecology or related discipline - 3 years of experience may be substituted for an advanced degree.
Experience and proficiency with ESRI software: ArcGIS Pro, Spatial Analysis tools, and ArcGIS Online.
Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills and writing scientific papers or reports.
An ability to communicate complex ideas to a general audience.
An ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
Strong work ethic and time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with environmental law and policy.
Scientific literacy and familiarity with conservation biology literature.
Familiarity with Python, R, and FME.
Familiarity with field mapping using mobile data collection technology.
A demonstrated commitment to environmental protection.

Responsibilities

Data management and digitizing data from non-GIS sources, analysis, and mapping:
To build and curate a spatial database of species ranges and habitats to be used to define Pesticide Use Limitation Areas.
To support petitions to list species under the Endangered Species Act.
To support comments, administrative appeals and litigation opposing development projects and other activities that destroy endangered species habitat or degrade ecosystems.
For use in reports, websites or other media communicating the plight of endangered species and their habitats.
Build relationships with key scientists, coalition partners and agency personnel to support data acquisition and campaigns to protect lands and species.
Creation and updating of on-line, interactive maps through our internal ArcGIS Enterprise infrastructure.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Fully paid medical premiums for staff, and greatly discounted for families.
Fully paid dental and vision premiums for staff and their families.
Generous employer contribution to HSA and HRA’s.
Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) provided for reimbursement of eligible wellness expenses.
Center paid premiums for Short Term and Long-Term Disability provided for all staff.
Center paid premiums for Basic Life Insurance for all staff.
Discounted premiums for pet discount program.
403(b) plan with employer match and increasing employer paid contributions.
Generous time off policies, including 13 paid holidays per year and 5 “personal” days awarded each year.
Vacation accrual starts at a rate of 15 days annually, but it may be higher commensurate with experience, and paid sick days accrue at a rate of 10 days per year.
Center Paid Time Off for parental leave, personal leave, caretaker leave and even pet caretaker leave.
After 5 years of service, all employees receive a 12-week paid sabbatical.
Relaxed work atmosphere and dress code.