Forest Inventory Analyst - IT Specialist 3 w/ WA DNR

Forest Inventory Analyst - IT Specialist 3
Recruitment #2016-03-4704-03600
Location: Olympia, Washington
SALARY Range:       
$4,237 – $5,557 per month plus comprehensive benefit package and retirement.
                                   
CLOSES:                   
April 17, 2016
 
•Join an exciting team that is using state-of-the-art tools and technologies to supply forest inventory information to a dynamic agency
•Develop a system of training and validating field plot data collection
•Manage the user interface for the forest resources inventory system and train staff in applications of forest inventory information.
•Contribute to the collection, analysis, and presentation of forest inventory information
•Perform geospatial analyses using graphical and programmatic approaches
 
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS.
•A college degree in forestry or closely related field -OR- a college degree of a technical nature which provides quantitative skills -OR- four (4) or more years of work experience in which the individual has learned and demonstrated quantitative capabilities which will contribute to this position;
•Experience and demonstrated proficiency with ArcGIS;
•Experience or capacity to learn programming languages;
•At least one (1) year of experience working on field measurements;
•Experience communicating progress and findings in a variety of formats;
•A high level of proficiency in general computer usage.

 
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
•Familiarity with LiDAR or other remote sensing data.
•Proficiency using the R statistical programming language.
•Proficiency using the Python programming language.
•Proficiency with the Forest Vegetation Simulator software.
•Three or more semester-hours (6 quarter-hours) of college-level statistics.
•Demonstrated experience in teaching or training in a formal setting (e.g., classroom, workshops).
•Experience managing field workers.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/dnr/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=1397886
OR GO TO : www.dnr.wa.gov/employment and click on Jobs
Questions?  Please contact Jacob Strunk at Jacob.strunk@dnr.wa.gov or e-mail us at DNRrecruiting@dnr.wa.gov.