Research Analyst I (GIS)Office of Emergency Services (Sacramento, Ca)

RESEARCH ANALYST I (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS)
Office of Emergency Services (Sacramento, Ca)
 
https://www.jobs.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=82424
 
Final Filing Date: 10/5/2017
 
Job Description and Duties
Under the supervision of the GIS Division Chief or Research Program Specialist I or II (GIS), the Research Analyst I (GIS) is responsible for performing basic GIS procedures for the creation, compilation, analysis, translation, reporting, maintenance and presentation of geospatial data in support of emergency functions and homeland security.  Incumbent should have a basic understanding of geographic and cartographic principles and standards, and concepts of data management in a relational database, and the creation and management of metadata in compliance of Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standards.
 
Assist in researching, assessing, and preparing ArcGIS Online (AGOL) Web maps, map and feature services, AGOL applications, authoritative map and feature services. Assists in planning for and performing data creation and preparation for Web maps and applications for Cal OES GIS situation awareness and operational tools.
 
 
Desirable Qualifications
Knowledge of:

• Research methods and techniques including planning of studies and investigations, statistical procedures, general principles, concepts and terminology used in research
• Principles and concepts of geography or cartography that relate to spatial analysis

 
Ability to:

• Gather, compile, analyze and interpret data
• Prepare research and statistical reports
• Analyze written and numerical data regarding general governmental problems
• Speak and write effectively
• Reason logically and creatively and use a variety of analytical techniques to resolve or provide information regarding complex governmental and managerial problems
• Develop and evaluate alternatives
• Consult with and advise administrators or other interested parties on a wide variety of subject-matter areas
• Gain and maintain the confidence and cooperation of others
• Conduct research and perform spatial analysis using mapped and tabular information (under supervision)

 
College level courses equivalent to six semester hours of geographic analysis techniques and six semester hours of data base management techniques; which may include computer cartography, remote sensing, or spatial analysis of statistical data.