The Polis Center–a unit in the IU School of Informatics and Computing-IUPUI—works with community partners in Indiana and beyond to develop innovative place-based policies and practices for healthier and more resilient communities. It supports disaster mitigation, population health management, community development, and quality-of-life efforts.
Polis experts use geospatial technologies to integrate, manage, and visualize the rapidly growing information on the places where we live and work. The center helps organizations understand gaps in service, trends, assets, and ways to build capacity. Its four areas of emphasis tackle specific problems that impact daily lives and influence actions and developments in each other.
The Polis Center is nationally recognized as a dynamic urban-centered, learning environment with highly professional staff who excel in partnerships, real-world application, and winning solutions for the communities. From inception, The Polis Center has been guided by core values that include: making a difference, collaboration, developing creative solutions to real-world problems, accountability, integrity, respect, and stewardship.
Department Specific Responsibilities
- Collaborates with teams across the center to support projects related to community, health, and crisis informatics.
- Develops, transforms, and maintains data, performs analysis, produces maps, charts, reports, or StoryMaps showing the results of the analysis, and supports the center as needed.
- Provides you with an opportunity to stretch your skills and grow as an analyst.
- Communicates regularly with internal and external project partners to exchange data, resolve questions and share information.
- Conducts data analysis using ArcGIS and other software; creates charts, graphs, maps, ArcGIS StoryMaps and/or reports.
- Summarizes and presents project results both internally to the team and externally to stakeholders.
- Implements quality control procedures for all internal and deliverable products.
- Assists with software and project training; mentors graduate and undergraduate students.
General Responsibilities
- Conducts complex GIS data analysis; designs and develops various data modeling (charts, graphs, maps) and/or data analysis reports; implements quality control procedures for all deliverables.
- Develops, maintains, updates, and monitors complex GIS datasets and databases; ensures data integrity and data quality control.
- Performs complex data review, conversion, and transformation to support GIS research and projects.
- Responds to requests for GIS information; designs and creates complex custom reports, maps and other electronic information using GIS systems; communicates regularly with internal and external stakeholders to exchange data, resolve questions, and share information as needed.
- Ensures proper documentation related to GIS data as applicable.
- May provide GIS software and other related training as requested/applicable.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in geographic information systems, geology, information/data science, (meteorology, urban planning) or a related scientific field.
Preferred
- Master’s degree in geographic information science, geography, urban planning, environmental studies, or a related field.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 2 years of research data management and analysis or related experience using GIS applications and software.
Preferred
- 5 years of experience.
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
The Campus of IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be differences in the working conditions as advertised in our standard job postings (e.g., the ability to travel from one campus to another, etc.). If you are invited for an interview, please discuss your questions or concerns regarding the working conditions at that time.
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