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Posted on: 2009-12-22 Expires on: 2010-01-02 |
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Norwegian Forest and Landscape (Forest and Landscape) is a national institute under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Institute provides business, government and public knowledge of the environment and wealth creation through research and mapping of land resources.
Forest and Landscape has 220 employees and is located with its headquarters at ?s, and regional offices in North Norway, Central Norway and Western Norway.
Norwegian Forest and Landscape is responsible for monitoring the agricultural landscape. Monitoring provides the national overview of state and development in the landscape and the status of its cultural and environmental values. Monitoring supported by research with a focus on changes in the landscape and the forces behind these changes. The use of geodata bases and advanced geographic analysis techniques are key tools and the department is a leading public use of geographic information technology. Activities leading to important knowledge about the effects and effectiveness within the agricultural and environmental sectors. To strengthen the interaction between monitoring and research institute puts emphasis on the employees within the discipline will contribute to both programs. The section work interdisciplinary, have wide international contacts and access project in the field is good.
One of our skilled employees are in 2010 than in any other work. The Department therefore has a vacancy as a GIS specialist and analyst within the area of landscape.
Responsibilities
* GIS analysis of landscape data from monitoring and research projects
* Development of analytical methods
* Assessment and reporting of results from the landscape analysis
* Presentation of GIS results as maps and statistics
* Organizing and documenting the department's landscape data (this happens in cooperation with the department's Geomatics section)
Qualifications
* Diploma in a relevant subject area. Current background can be natural resource management or geography
* Very good knowledge of the use of GIS and analysis of geographic data
* Experience of studies and analysis is an advantage
* Experience of project management
* Proven excellent written formulation ability (Norwegian) and the ability both to express themselves in formal and structured, and to present matters in an easily understandable way
Properties
* The successful applicant must have an analytical, structured and orderly working methods. Emphasis is placed on the employee is focused on goals and results, and ability to undertake and complete the tasks. The section uses a lot of team work in projects and are therefore required good cooperation skills. Job content is varied and the employee must be learning-oriented, willing to take professional challenges have a flexible attitude to take on different tasks
It offered
* Position Fraction: 100%
* National Research Council Canada's ambition to be perceived as a socially beneficial Institute and visible department with an extensive user and marketing communications. The department keeps a high professional level, within both the science and technological field, and is aiming to be a learning organization through skills development, systematic improvement and innovation
* The Institute is an inclusive workplace enterprise with an informal and good working
* Forest and Landscape wants a business that represents diversity, and people from minority backgrounds are encouraged to apply
* Flextime arrangement
* Membership of the Norwegian State Pension Fund
* Salaries of senior engineer / senior engineer depending on qualifications in accordance with Government Regulation
Education
* Geographic information / kartfag
* College / University, Master / Master
* Science / landscape / forest / soil
Contact Wnche Dramstad
Title Section
Phone 64949684 / 906 44 113
Contact Geir-Harald Strand
Title Avd.dir
Phone 64949699 / 415 01 640
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