
Job Opportunity: GIS Manager
The Clemson Center for Geospatial Technologies (CCGT) seeks a highly motivated, responsible, and detailed-oriented professional to coordinate the daily operations of the Center. The GIS Manager is part of a team whose mission is to build interdisciplinary geospatial science practitioners through the support of research, teaching, and outreach activities that enable the collection, analysis, and modeling of geospatial data.
CCGT is dedicated to assisting faculty and students in the integration of geospatial technologies within their scholarly activities across all disciplines at Clemson University and building connections between academic, industrial, governmental, and non-governmental institutions throughout the world.
The primary home for CCGT is in the Cooper Library, where staffed collaboration and training spaces are available to all members of the Clemson community through a partnership between IT and the Libraries. Through this partnership, the GIS Manager strives to make resources available to the community, including training and workshops, data services for teaching and research, access to infrastructure for geospatial analysis (ranging from software licensing for GIS through advanced geospatial data collection platforms to high performance computing), and support for research and project collaboration.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a dynamic team that provides geospatial instruction, support, collaboration, and outreach services to researchers and administrative groups at Clemson University. Our Geospatial Center is a member of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) and an official ESRI Innovation Program (EIP).
Responsibilities of the GIS Manager include:
Management and coordination:
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Manages day to day operations of staff and student interns, including selection of staff training, project goals and work planning, timelines and achievements, and apportionment of tasks amongst employees. Hires interns for the Center.
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Coordinates with the GIS Specialist to deploy GIS software and technology to managed lab computers, software licenses, etc. Documents and reports to supervisor.
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Coordinates advertisement of GIS workshops and maintains an active social media peresence.
Outreach, design, and training:
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Researches and applies geospatial technologies to support research activities and projects at Clemson University and/or with external organizations.
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Develops and delivers educational materials and instruction, including guest lectures in University courses, workshops, and consultations.
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Promotes the use of and educates Clemson University in the geospatial sciences, GIS, and geospatial technology through participation in class seminars, departmental meetings, symposiums, lectures, and other opportunities
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Engages with the community to raise awareness of geospatial technologies.
Technology consultation:
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Provides expert geospatial technology consultation services to students, faculty, and staff with varying needs and abilities ranging from basic GIS skills to research level analysis involving manipulating, customizing, querying, visualizing, and modeling of data. Depth of consultation may vary depending on researcher needs.
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Keeps up-to-date with state-of-the-art GIS technology and applications through appropriate training and maintains necessary licensure/certifications.
Collaboration:
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Builds and maintains campus-wide access to geospatial data and imagery
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Contributes to the development of faculty-led digital projects involving geospatial data
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Participates as a collaborative team member on multi-disciplinary research that applies GIS techniques and tools to a wide range of topics.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
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Master’s degree in GIS, geography, or related field
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Demonstrated proficiency with GIS theory and applications
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Previous experience successfully managing GIS projects
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Demonstrated ability to multi-task, and work well in teams
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Excellent time management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
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Working knowledge of most common programming languages in GIS (e.g. Python)
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Strong background in data analysis and research methods
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Excellent written and oral communication
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Previous experience successfully managing GIS projects with multidisciplinary teams

CCGT internships open the door to exciting possibilities!
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Through two semesters of interning with the Center, I was able to learn more about the role of geospatial analyses in solar development while working with brilliant, passionate people every day.
After graduation, I will be pursuing a Fulbright Grant in Santiago, Chile, studying distributed solar energy generation--an opportunity that has certainly been made possible by my time with CCGT.
Amanda Farthing
Industrial Engineering, 2017

Jonathan O'Brien
Anthropology, 2017
Being a part of CCGT has not only taught me everything I need to know about GIS and more, it has changed the way I think and work. I am now at a level of digital fluency and preparedness for the modern job market that I never thought possible, and the skills I have learned are universal.
I am proud to say that I will be working as an intern for NASA this summer, putting my skills to good use, and CCGT is what made it possible.

CCGT exposed me to the varied and interesting capabilities of GIS. The technical know how I have gained during my internship with CCGT has influenced my academic direction.
I am grateful for the experience and opportunities that CCGT has made possible, both an Esri assistantship and the USAID internship. My CCGT internship has been very important.
Zemin Dhanani
City and Regional Planning, 2018


Bruce Duane
Civil Engineering, 2019
I had the pleasure of interning with the US Agency for International Development as a Youth Mappers Virtual Intern, all thanks to CCGT. I had not even imagined an opportunity like that existed until CCGT informed the Clemson Mappers team. CCGT was very helpful in making sure I started off well since some software and concepts were new to me.
As someone who always had an interest in geography, this was a very enjoyable and rewarding experience for me.

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