New York State Licensed Research Assistant

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Temporary Research Assistant to support an Indigenous mapping project focused on environmental water quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and extend GIS maps of Indigenous lands, activities, resources, and traditional knowledge
• Add layers of water quality data in Lake Cayuga and design visualizations to support effective communication
• Share mapping development progress with the Principal Investigator and project partners in regular meetings

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience with GIS and digital mapping
• Experience working with Indigenous communities and understanding ethical principles related to sovereignty and data ownership
• Ability to represent map content in Indigenous languages
• Interest in water quality research
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities