NERC Digital Solutions Programme Research Associate in Geospatial Analytics and Digital Mapping

Job reference: HUM-027619
Salary: £36,924-£45,163 per annum, dependent on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational unit: Humanities
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Planning, Property and Environmental Management
Hours per week: Full time
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 13/01/2025
Contract duration: until 31^st March 2026
School/Directorate: School of Environment, Education & Development

The University of Manchester is seeking a post-doctoral researcher with strong geospatial analysis, digital mapping, and scripting skills to join the £8m NERC funded Digital Solutions Programme. The successful candidate will work with an interdisciplinary team to develop geospatial tools, interactive web maps, and advanced data analytics. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders and requires proficiency in Esri Enterprise solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and translate requirements into effective geospatial tools and interactive maps.
• Develop roadmaps for advanced data analytics and continually assess geospatial methods to ensure cutting-edge solutions.
• Work closely with research software engineers to build the underlying software, data, analytics, and web infrastructure.
• Publish documentation of developed software and its applications in peer-reviewed journals.

Essential qualifications:

• PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Geographic Information Science, Spatial Data Analysis, Digital Mapping)
• Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro and other desktop GIS software
• Experience with ESRI Enterprise solutions and/or ArcGIS Online
• Strong scripting skills in Python, using libraries such as ArcPy, Pandas, NumPy, or TensorFlow.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• xceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Richard Kingston

Email: richard.kingston@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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