POSITION: GIS/Healthcare Analytics Internship
SALARY: $13-15 Hourly TIMEFRAME: mid May – mid August 2012 HOURS: 30-40 hours per week DESCRIPTION: Kaiser Permanente’s Utility for Care Data Analysis team is seeking a highly motivated student to help develop spatial analysis and reporting capabilities that support clinical, utilization, and community benefit decisions at varying levels of geography. We are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working within a health care environment with an emphasis on analytics. Department Function: KP’s Utility for Care Data Analysis (UCDA) was created in 2005 to ensure that analysts and researchers throughout Kaiser Permanente (KP) are able to fully realize the analytical potential of KP HealthConnect™ (KPHC) and other KP enterprise-level information systems to further KP’s mission: improving the health of our members and the communities we serve. We accomplish this by: · Identifying and eliminating barriers that prevent analysts and researchers from effectively using data from KPHC and KP's other enterprise-level information systems · Supporting collaboration among analysts and researchers within and across KP Regions · Consolidating information and expertise to anticipate KP's future analytical requirements · Partnering with KP-IT to ensure that KP’s information systems will support those requirements · Conducting interregional reporting and analysis as requested by both Medical Group and Health Plan leadership Projects and Responsibilities: · Community Health Needs Assessment – Generate reports to describe demographics, · socioeconomics, health needs, and health resources for communities that KP serves. · Proof of Concept Mapping Environment – Manage spatial data and configure web maps to communicate business-relevant content effectively. · Proof of Concept GIS Server Environment – Configure web services and develop spatial analytics to support GIS analysts across KP. Basic Qualifications: · Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in GIS, geography, urban and regional planning, social sciences or computer science; 3.0 GPA or above. · Practical experience and/or coursework in GIS applications for population-based reporting and analysis · High comfort level with technology and experience with technical aspects of spatial data management · Effective verbal and written communication skills. · Analytical and detail oriented. Preferred Qualifications: · Advanced knowledge of ArcGIS applications, including ModelBuilder/Geoprocessing for data management and spatial analytics, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS Online · Experience configuring web maps · Demonstrated cartographic skills · Experience in analytical environments such as SAS, SPSS, or R. · Working knowledge of MS Office Suite and relational databases · Proven technical research, writing, and editing skills to generate project summaries, draft documents, conduct topic specific research Contact: Katie Clift Utility for Care Data Analysis Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Program Offices 500 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232 [email protected] | 503-381-3630 The North American Cartographic Information Society announces its student competitions for 2012. Students of all levels are encouraged to consider entering their work in one of our three competitions.
1. Student Dynamic Mapping Competition The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) recognizes the importance of dynamic mapping in cartography. We are sponsoring the 14th Annual Student Dynamic Map Competition to promote cartographic excellence and innovation in this versatile medium. There are two competition categories: narrative maps and interactive maps:
Any student enrolled in a certificate program, undergraduate, or graduate/post-graduate program in any country who has not previously won first prize in either of the categories from this contest may enter. Entries must be submitted by Friday 14 September 2012. Details of the competition and examples of past winners can be seen at:http://www.nacis.org/index.cfm?x=4. 2. NACIS Student Poster Competition There is an opportunity for students working in print to participate, too, in the NACIS Student Poster Competition. Posters are an effective way of sharing cartographic work in progress, showcasing community involvement, and demonstrating experiments with new technologies. Posters with a cartographic theme are wanted for this contest! All student posters submitted to the competition will be displayed at NACIS 2012. There is no entry fee. We appreciate advance registration so we can reserve display space for your poster. However, posters should be brought to the annual meeting by the student or another attendee or the student could arrange to ship the poster to the conference hotel (ATTN: NACIS POSTER SESSION) to arrive before Wednesday, October 17, 2012. There will be one winner, who will be awarded $500. One runner-up will receive an honorable mention award. NACIS meeting attendees will vote on entries and the winners will be announced at the conference. Other non-cash award honorable mentions may be given at the discretion of the Student Poster Competition Chair and the Poster Session Chair. All prize-winning and honorable mention posters will receive award certificates. Any student enrolled in a certificate, undergraduate, or graduate program from a North American educational institution is encouraged to submit an entry. The poster must have been produced no earlier than the 2011-2012 academic year. Posters are to be no larger than 36" x 48". See http://www.nacis.org/index.cfm?x=18 for full details. 3. Peer-reviewed Student Paper Competition. Finally, there is an opportunity for students to be recognized for their academic work that takes the form of a journal article. Any peer-reviewed manuscript accepted for publication in CP (2012 issues) whose first author is a student is automatically eligible, with the student author of the winning paper being awarded $1,350. Student papers will be judged annually by members of the CP Editorial Board and the CP editor. There is still time to get your paper through the review process this year! CP is now open access, with fast publication of accepted papers. Reviews of submitted papers are returned to authors within 4-6 weeks of submission. See http://www.cartographicperspectives.org/index.php/journal for information about how to submit a paper to CP. CivicApps is hosting another contest.
The due date for this one is April 24th and there are several $1000 prizes and a $2000 grand prize. You can get more information at http://www.civicapps.org/contribute OSGIS is meeting this Wednesday evening 6-7:30 at Collective Agency in Old Town. We hope to see everyone there. Beer at nearby pub to follow. Agenda:
Calagator - http://calagator.org/events/1250461967 Collective Agency 322 NW 6th Avenue Suite 200 Portland, OR 97209 Buzz '200' when you arrive. The phone rings once or twice and you'll be buzzed. Elevator access and indoor bike parking available. Located on the green and yellow max lines. Car parking within a few blocks. Collective Agency space is made available to our group through a generous grant from Stumptown Syndicate - http://stumptownsyndicate.org/ GIS Analyst#12-3410
Position Opens: 03/23/2012 Position Closes: 04/06/2012 The Position Within the Conveyance Systems Department, the GIS Analyst will serve as a technical resource and liaison with District Information Technology (IT) staff and partner cities. This position will create database reports/custom maps and city data imports using complex ESRI tools. The position also performs QA/QC of department's geodatabase, making any required updates or enhancements. The GIS Analyst will co-manage application upgrades and/or process improvements with IT staff and provide technical GIS training along with creating appropriate documentation. For full job description & application details: http://www.cleanwaterservices.org/AboutUs/Jobs/JobOpenings/GISAnalyst.aspx Job Title: Cartographic Technician
Department: Department Of The Interior Agency: Bureau of Land Management Job Announcement Number: OR Merit-2012-0178 SALARY RANGE: $36,799.00 to $53,166.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 to Tuesday, April 03, 2012 POSITION INFORMATION: Work Schedule is Full Time. - This is a permanent position. DUTY LOCATIONS: Portland, OR, US Full job details: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/312141100 Job Title: Cartographic Technician
Department: Department Of The Interior Agency: Bureau of Land Management Job Announcement Number: OR-DEU-2012-0064 SALARY RANGE: $36,799.00 to $53,166.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 to Tuesday, April 03, 2012 POSITION INFORMATION: Work Schedule is Full Time. - This is a permanent position. DUTY LOCATIONS: Portland, OR, US Full job details: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/312139900 The Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium (UERC) is kicking off its First Friday brown bag presentation series for 2012. Speakers will be giving more in-depth presentations on topics that they covered during shorter talks at the 2012 Urban Ecology and Conservation symposium. Brown bags will be held in Room 370 at Metro, 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. on the scheduled dates. All are welcome to attend.
April 6, 2012: Now that you've found ivy, what are you going to do with it? Three years of test plots and lessons from the field Speaker: Toby Query, Natural Resource Ecologist, Watershed Revegetation Program, Environmental Services - City of Portland May 4, 2012: The economics of change: catalyzing the investment shift toward a restorative built environment Speaker: Stuart Cowan, Ph.D., Autopoiesis LLC June 1, 2012: Non-native magnificent bryozoans (Pectinatella magnifica): increased occurrence in the Pacific NW? Speaker: Briita Orwick, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Portland State University July 6, 2012: Young tree monitoring: metrics for planting program success and fodder for long-range planning Speaker: Jennifer Karps, Grey to Green Canopy Coordinator, City of Portland - Bureau of Environmental Services Please go to the UERC web site at http://www.uercportland.org/ for more details. Job Title: Geographer
Department: Department Of The Interior Agency: Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service Job Announcement Number: FS-626812-KB12 SALARY RANGE: $40,894.00 to $53,166.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Monday, March 19, 2012 to Friday, March 23, 2012 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0150-07 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time - Term NTE 13 Months PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 09 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy(s) - Vancouver, WA United States For full job description: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/311898800 This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
This position will be active from April-May; weekdays; 20+ hours per week for a total of approximately 200 hours. This position is open to graduate students or recent graduates seeking work experience in the field of environmental studies/science, planning or geography. This position is located in the Community Development Division of Metro's Planning and Development Department. Wage is dependent on education and experience. About this internship The GIS intern will work on a project that focuses on illustrating and estimating the extent of brownfields in the region and outlining a range of best practices that could be applied in the region to effect brownfield redevelopment.The person in this internship will provide GIS technical support and conduct data gap research for Metro’s Regional Brownfields Scoping Project. The intern will work with planners and GIS specialists to further build this database by conducting a data gap analysis and assisting in compiling the GIS-based database of information. The intern should be highly motivated as this project will require field research to track down records that are not available electronically. Working with a range of professionals, the intern has an opportunity to advance their GIS skills, increase their knowledge of brownfield redevelopment and gain experience applying these skills to policy development. Include the following:
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