Job Description
GIS Analyst/Cartographer Department: COSW Institute for Families in Society
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Advertised Salary Range: $45,133
About UofSC 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.
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
Required Education and Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Geography, GIS, Public Health, Environmental Science, or related field, 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
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - 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.
Job Close Date 09/13/2024
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 September 13, 2024.
To apply, please visit: EEO Statement The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
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