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Human Geographer

TS/SCI Clearance Required

Who are we?

International Underwater Explorations (IUE) is a subsidiary of Dynamic Integrated Services (DIS) which is a proud Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area providing management consulting services to federal agencies and organizations supporting the public sector.

IUE provides professional GEOINT exploitation, analysis, production services, and GEOINT management solutions.

Most Importantly!

Both at DIS and IUE, we are team-oriented, continuous learners, hard-working, creative thinkers, and most of all 'kind people. We are a different kind of company with a truly unique culture, one that values our employees and shares a mutual devotion to serving our clients with the highest forms of integrity.

IUE is currently seeking a Human Geographer to join the IUE team. The Human Geography Division (SFGE) provides a broad array of Human Geography products to customers throughout the IC, NSG, and ASG. These customers rely on the accurate and timely delivery of these products to support policy decisions and mission planning and execution.

What does an IUE Team Member look like?

• You should be an ambitious and divergent thinker with a passion for solving complex problems.
• You bring continuous exceptional value as an action-oriented team player.
• You are zealous and have a commitment to provide superior service, poised under pressure, and have an optimistic attitude!

Essential Duties:

• The Contractor shall use an understanding of geography, research, GIS, and data conflation and management skills to produce the broad array of human geography products including attributed data, maps, including written reports. Production phases for HG projects and products may include research, discovery, evaluation, extraction, creation, geo-enabling, quality control/review, metadata attribution, source citation, service enabling and dissemination.
• Support the government in its efforts to further develop and maintain the International Program for Human Geography (IPHG) including facilitation of Quality Assurance, training activities, technical and geospatial support at Plenary and Technical meetings.
• Provide geospatial analysis support services to the customer IPHG and International Activities (bilateral and multi-national partnerships).
• Support the customer as a Human Geography Subject Matter Expert (SME) during international meetings as specified by the Government.
• Work with Government counterparts to acquire and disseminate Human Geography data. Post co-produced Human Geography data to NSG data storage and dissemination solutions such as the APAN and PiX. Support efforts to identify potential sources of information and tools that may enhance Human Geography community awareness and sharing across the IC community, DoD, and the Civilian Agencies
• The Contractor shall participate in technical exchanges with Government, partners, and contract personnel located at their site and around the globe.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

Required:

• Has to possess an Active TS/SCI Clearance
• 1-3 years of demonstrated experience supporting DoD or the IC's GEOINT Mission Experience with web browsing tools and advanced searching techniques.
• Knowledge of Human Geography concepts.
• Experience in the research, discovery, and extraction of geospatial and non-geospatial information.
• Experience in imagery research, extraction, and attribution.
• Proficiency in use of fundamental ArcGIS Pro software tools in the creation, attribution, schema development and utilization, management, and geo-referencing of data.
• Experience in geo-enabling non-spatial data.
• Demonstrated experience communicating GEOINT products, data, and services to peers and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the regional, cultural, and political geography of the region assigned.
• Experience in using established cartographic principles, geo-referencing, and naming conventions/Romanization in the creation of geo-spatial products.
• Experience in creating and publishing GEOINT products.
• Working knowledge of at least one of the foreign languages of the assigned region.
• Experience producing data and products to NSG standards.
• Experience with open-source data harvest, process automation and scripting.
• Experience with data management, schema development, and data conflation.
• Experience with Google Earth Engine (GEE).
• Proficiency in Basic Python Scripting.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical

• Frequently required to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods of time of up to 8 hours a day.
• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Cognitive

• Ability to learn new tasks.
• Ability to maintain focus and complete tasks independently.
• Ability to remember processes.
• Ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

If Interested in this position please apply on our subsidiary careers page here: Human Geographer - St. Louis, MO - International Underwater Explorations Jobs (applicantpro.com)