GIS Analyst
Statistical Forecasting LLC
About Us: Statistical Forecasting has been providing educational consulting services since 1998 and is a national leader in School Demography. We are a rapidly-growing company serving a wide range of clientele, including K-12 school districts, municipalities, architectural firms, law firms, and universities.
Services include: Demographic Studies/Enrollment Projections, GIS Mapping, Redistricting of School Attendance Boundaries, Feasibility studies considering regionalization, de-regionalization, and termination of sending-receiving agreements for school districts
JOB SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the Executive Director, the job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Create shapefiles of school district attendance areas and/or modify existing shapefiles provided by the client
- Geocode student address databases for the purpose of creating maps for school district stakeholders
- Perform overlays of data using various levels of geography such as Census blocks, school attendance areas, etc.
- Use Python or R to merge and filter data from multiple sources
- Self-motivated, quick learning, curious, resourceful, and flexible
- MUST BE DETAILED-ORIENTED
- Assist in preparing reports for clients and using appropriate data sources.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Computer Science, Planning, Mathematics, or related field
- Experience in using data from sources such as the Census Bureau and American Community Survey at various levels of geography
- Experience using ArcGIS software
- Expertise with programming in Python or R
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities
- Excellent oral, written, and quantitative skills
Job Type: Part-time, 15-20 hours a week
Experience:
Schedule:
- Remote position
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $35.00 per hour
Education:
Experience:
- Recent grads: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
