Job Opportunity: The Native Environmental Science Program and the Salish Sea Research Center at Northwest Indian College, in Bellingham, Washington, are seeking an application for a full-time GIS teaching and research position, preferably with interests in remote sensing and ocean color.
***** Scope of work: Northwest Indian College invites applicants for a full-time faculty position on Lummi campus. This position has primary teaching responsibilities that support the BS in Native Environmental Science, and research related to harmful algae, ocean color, and remote sensing through the Salish Sea Research Center. Research and scholarship related to this position will focus on climate resiliency issues important to the students and communities that Northwest Indian College serves. The candidate should hold a MS or PhD in earth, atmospheric, or geospatial science, or a closely related discipline, with extensive experience in climate science, environmental science, or natural resources. The applicantÂ’s work should engage with climate resiliency issues, as applicable to GIS, remote sensing, and ocean color. In addition, preference will be given to applicants with experience with critical geography / cartography. Applicants should also have experience with maintaining and upgrading hardware and software typically used in GIS and GPS applications, such as: ArcGIS, Terra Sync, and Trimble GPS equipment. Experience with open-source software used in GIS and image processing is highly desired. The successful candidate will have experience with tribal communities. Scholars whose work intersects with Indigenous environmental areas such as climate science, economic development, transnationalism, and other environmental concerns as they relate to tribal resource management are of particular interest. Ideal candidates should have scholarship addressing relations among Indigenous nations; Indigenous communities, federal, state, and local governments; Indigenous cultural revitalization movement; and/or Indigenous knowledge. To learn more and apply: www.nwic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JA-Native-Environmental-Science-Program-Faculty-GIS-FT-2017.pdf
