Lecturer in Geographic Information Science, University College London

uclUniversity College London–Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

Full Time:

The appointment will be on UCL Grade 7. The salary range will be £35,239 – £38,250 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

The UCL Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering is making a number of strategic academic appointments in September 2009. As part of this initiative we are seeking a creative, dynamic and inspiring Lecturer who can contribute to our research and teaching in geographic information science.

The successful appointee will have a strong research interest in areas such as fundamental data structures and representations in GIS, multi-dimensional and dynamic GIS, or spatial temporal analysis and be able to demonstrate a focus on application areas that fit well to the department’s research in areas such as remote sensing, navigation, transport, disaster management and environmental engineering.

This opportunity is the chance to develop a career in this area at one of the world’s best universities (UCL is currently ranked 7th in the world).

Please click on the link below to see further details or find them on our departmental website www.cege.ucl.ac.uk/jobs

Closing Date: 7 August 2009

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National Science Foundation Grant Funds GIS Institute at Colorado Community College

aurora“The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $149,909 to the Community College of Aurora for support of a project titled Community College GIS Faculty Institute. Under the direction of CCA faculty members Dr. Geoff Hunt and Elizabeth Hirsh, the Institute will train CCA faculty across the disciplines in the application of Geographic Information Systems technologies for implementation in the classroom.”

“Introducing a GIS module in CCA classrooms will bolster the college’s already strong programs in STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.”