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Innovate! Inc. is seeking a highly motivated individual to join its geospatial solutions team as a Remote Vegetation Ecologist. The primary focus of this position is to process and manipulate spatially referenced data to update maps of existing vegetation type, cover, and height for the United States to support the USGS EROS Center’s Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools (LANDFIRE) Program. This position works with the existing team to process and analyze raster and vector data as well as other databases to assist in keeping vegetation after disturbance up to date and creating fire regime products which support fire and landscape management planning.
**Three years of continuous U.S. residency required** for issuance of a Government Security credential.
Ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation for facility access and user accounts.
Location: Candidate can work remotely
Salary Range: $60000-$80000
Position status: Full Time; with benefits
Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with match, Life Insurance, and PTO
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Produce vegetation maps including Vegetation Type, Cover, and Height
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Serve as Subject Matter Expert for vegetation products
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Understand the inner workings of data sources, production processes, and steps taken for producing vegetation maps
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Perform accuracy assessments on map products using cross-validation, regressions, and other standardized testing methods
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Investigate ways to improve existing production methods and work with team of scientists to innovate new ways to map vegetation through trials and iteration
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Create Python scripts to produce geospatial data products
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Work with technologies such as ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, and Jupyter Notebooks
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Candidates must meet the requirements listed below to be considered for this position; please note required items on your resume.
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This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain credentials for facility access and user accounts.
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Must have a minimum 3-year residency in the United States
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Education: Advanced Degree or equivalent experience in remote sensing, ecology, landscape ecology, forestry, or other relevant field
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Years of Experience: Must have minimum 5 years of recent and related work experience in ecology and knowledge with plant community dynamics across the landscape
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Fundamental knowledge of vegetation and land cover mapping using supervised classification of raster products
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Strong background in GIS analysis and data processing for land cover mapping
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Experience using ground observation in conjunction with remotely sensed data such as satellite and lidar to generate models for vegetation mapping
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Expertise in remote sensing, computer programming, and raster product generation
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Thorough understanding of a wide range of ecosystems and dominant species characteristics across the United States including trees, shrubs, and herbaceous vegetation
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Strong interpersonal communication, technical writing, editing and presentation skills and an advanced knowledge of Microsoft office tools for reporting and documentation of processes and procedures
PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
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Highly skilled in processing geospatial frameworks using ArcGIS/ArcPro
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Experience with Python, R, or other common computer programming languages
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Experience with Classification and Regression Tree (CART) models for predicting landscape-level vegetation cover, height, and type such as See5, Random Forest or XGBoost
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Experience with vegetation classification for categorizing species data and mapping vegetation such as Ecological Systems and National Vegetation Classification System
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Basic knowledge of land cover mapping methods for differentiating open water, natural barren (rock/sand), agriculture, development, and other human-made features
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Good understanding of typical field data collection methods such as areal cover estimates and point-transect sampling
LEARN MORE ABOUT US
Innovate! Inc. is a certified woman-owned consulting firm founded in 2002 by Lily Thomas. We provide innovative solutions to management, technology, and program challenges, with a focus on performance, integrity, and building lasting partnerships with our clients. Our team of over 100 experts includes IT and geospatial specialists, program and project management consultants, environmental scientists, and communications and outreach strategists. Our clients include federal, state, tribal, and local governments, private industry, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and utilities. Recent awards we received for excellent service include the 2022 SAG Team Award and 2022 Esri Partner Conference High Potential Award.
Innovate is a fast-paced, rapidly growing group of entrepreneurs creating a culture of excellence. Rapid advancement within our organization is not only possible but also encouraged. To view our website, visit innovateteam.com.
Innovate is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or cannot access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact us at careers@innovateteam.com.
Application Link: Remote Vegetation Ecologist
