GIS Trainee – New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program

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Under the direction of the Supervising Planner within the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), this position will support the New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program’s (FPP) Planning & GIS Unit; steward the SADC’s geospatial inventory of preserved farmland and other spatial geodatabases ensuring their integrity and compatibility with developed applications and workflows; aid in the development of custom GIS map projects and web applications for a variety of SADC initiatives; perform highly technical GIS analysis to guide prioritization of acquisitions and support stewardship of preserved farmland and agricultural development efforts; coordinate directly with partner agencies; perform other related duties as needed.

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography, or Environmental Science including or supplemented by twelve (12) semester hour credits in computer mapping/GIS which shall have included spatial programming and digital image processing.

NOTE: A Master’s degree in one of the above disciplines including or supplemented by the additional credits as shown may be substituted if the applicant holds a Bachelor’s degree in another field.

This position includes excellent health benefits, leave plan, participation in the work-from-home pilot program, regular salary increases as per the title and range, savings plan and pension system.