There are > 7 current job announcements posted!
See also the supplemental listing of 17 cos./orgs. at the bottom; a helpful guide for job seekers ...
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New: A Geospatial Careers website is now available online.
See the supplemental listing below for the URL.

ASSOCIATE FOR INNOVATION
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS CENTER (NGTOC)
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
DENVER, CO (or Rolla, MO)

For full description, go to http://www.asprs.org/resources/classified.html

The position will be located in one of the two NGTOC sites, either Rolla, MO or Denver, CO. The NGTOC is the operational component of the USGS National Geospatial Program, responsible for acquisition, maintenance, development, management and distribution of public domain base geospatial data for the nation. If you are familiar with The National Map, The National AtlasTM, USGS topographic maps, public domain digital orthoimagery, digital elevation models (DEM’s), the National Hydrography Dataset, the Geographic Names Information System, or the Best Practices Transportation, Structures, and Governmental Units Geodatabases, then, you are familiar with the work of the NGTOC. The Associate for Innovation is one of two key senior management positions within the NGTOC reporting to the Director of the Center. The Associate for Innovation manages the Innovation Office of the NGTOC at both of its locations (Denver, CO and Rolla, MO) at a senior level. The Innovation Office performs applied research and investigations in order to bring leading edge processes, techniques, and technology into use in achieving the goals of the National Geospatial Program. The Office also assesses and documents enterprise-level system requirements for the NGP and works to develop and acquire systems which meet these requirements. Finally, the Innovations Office houses research staff affiliated with the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS). NGTOC Innovations Office staff serves as a bridge to implement CEGIS research in an operational environment. The Innovation Office consists of approximately 40 full-time federal employees including geographers, physical scientists, cartographers, IT specialists, computer scientists, and support staff.

Salary range $107,962 - $140,355 per year if the position is filled in Rolla, MO and $115,451 - $149,000 per year if the position is filled in Denver, CO is commensurate with experience. The vacancy announcement will be posted via USAJOBS and will open November 17, 2008 and is expected to close December 17, 2008. In order to be considered for this position, you must apply on-line at http://www.usajobs.com/. The vacancy announcement numbers are CR-2009-0112, CR-2009-0113, CR-2009-0114, CR-2009-0115, CR-2009-0116, and CR-2009-0117.

(posted Dec. 9)

APPLICATIONS LEAD
COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Close Date: 12/17/08
Salary Range: $62,109 - $92,394

Responsibilities and Duties:
* Extensive experience with ESRI 9.2 or 9.3 suite of products such as ArcSDE, ArcGIS, ArcView, ArcIMS, and ArcGIS
* ServerArcSDE and ArcIMS administration running on Solaris 10
* Understanding of ArcSDE GDB tables
* Strong ArcObjects Experience
* Oracle 10G (Triggers, Stored Procedures, PLSQL)
* Strong SQL Skills
* Microsoft C# .NET and Visual Basic 6
* Microsoft IIS and WebLogic
* Provide guidance for process improvements in release management of applications using source code control systems.
* Java Server Pages
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Maintains current knowledge base as technology and processes change.
* Takes responsibility for personal, technical and professional growth
* Provide a long term vision and support for the GIS to handle integrations with OMS and Mobile applications
* Planning and overseeing the development, installation and maintenance of applications systems.
* Fosters and inspires teamwork; eliminates barriers to teamwork; maintains consistent and cooperative working relationships with co-workers, peers and customers
* Providing supervision and/or leadership and guidance to Applications staff, making hiring and pay recommendations, making work assignments and providing input on evaluating performance.

For more information, see the CSU website: http://www.csu.org/about/employment/opportunities/page19489.html

(posted Dec. 4)

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST / THOUGHT LEADER / MULTISPECTRAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
BOULDER, CO

Cutting edge technology; solid company growth; beautiful, desirable Colorado location!

PhD (preferred, but may not be required)
4+ years of experience
Automated imagery analysis
Change detection
Direct experience developing algorithms required
20% Technical business development / 80% Tech Lead
For more information and to submit CV/resume, please contact me directly.

Please feel free to forward my contact information to anyone you know who might be interested in considering this position.

Kathy Peterson
Geospatial Technologies
Search Consultant

Global Recruiters of Boulder
1200 28th Street, Suite 302
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 545-6600 x102 Office
(303) 545-6601 Fax
kpeterson@grnboulder.com
www.grnboulder.com
Longitude: -105° 15' 28.4112"
Latitude: +40° 0' 30.312"

(posted Dec. 1)

GIS SCIENTIST
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB (NREL)
GOLDEN, CO

Job Summary:
As a member of the Data Analysis and Visualization group within the Strategic Energy Analysis Center, the selected individual will contribute to analysis and GIS mapping activities. This will be done by acquiring relevant data, conducting routine geo-processing tasks, assessing data quality and accuracy, conducting spatial analyses, and creating high-quality maps and other data products for a variety of clients.

For complete information and to apply, search openings at NREL's website:

http://www.nrel.gov/employment/job_openings.html

Requisition Number: 338BR

Local contact:
Dana Gotchey
Data Analysis and Visualization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1617 Cole Blvd.
Golden, CO 80401
dana_gotchey@nrel.gov

(posted Dec. 1)

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
LBX, LLC
DENVER, CO

Startup looking for Developers

LBx, LLC is a location intelligence startup company, based in Denver, CO focused on using location to organize information. LBx is developing an application for the consumer market and is looking for a developer with graphic user interface expertise. Background in e-commerce, SOA architecture, affinity for location-based services, and spatial visualization a plus.

If interested please send you resume to: Natasha Léger at nleger@itfadvisors.com

(posted Nov. 17)

IP TECHNICIAN
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
INTERMAP TECHNOLOGIES
ENGLEWOOD, CO

For details, see their website:

IP Technician:
http://www.intermap.com/interior.php/pid/1/sid/308/tid/523/cid/149

Network Adminstrator:
http://www.intermap.com/interior.php/pid/1/sid/308/tid/523/cid/63

(posted Nov. 9)

ADJUNCT FACULTY POSITION - REMOTE SENSING
PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Adjunct Faculty - Remote Sensing - Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO
Division of Health, Environmental, Natural and Physical Sciences -Geography

An adjunct faculty member (part-time instructor ) is needed to teach one section of remote sensing per semester. Adjunct faculty work under the direction of their respective Department Chairs and Division Deans/Assistants to the Dean and are responsible for meeting all scheduled classes/labs/clinics and providing instruction in accordance with the philosophy and objectives of the college and the Department Chair's approved course outline. Adjunct faculty are also responsible for using teaching methods and media designed to reach students of varying educational and experiential backgrounds to allow each student the opportunity to master the objectives of the course.

Minimum Qualifications: Required teaching credentials or ability to receive such credentials as required by the discipline; a minimum of two years' experience teaching remote sensing and digital image processing.

Salary: $32.00 per contact hour - $2,400 per semester.
Position closes January 5, 2009.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or higher in the discipline or closely related field with specialization in remote sensing and GIS from an accredited college or university. Preference will be given to applicants with previous teaching experience in a variety of GIS skill levels, and experience with remote sensing applications in particular.

The course will begin in the Spring 2009 semester (January 21 thru May 15); scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday mornings (8:30-10:45) at the Rampart Range campus of Pikes Peak Community College (north end of Colorado Springs). The text will be Lillesand's Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, 6th edition. Application for the position will be completed through the e-recruiting website of PPCC, but all interested parties may contact Donna Arkowski, Chair of the Geography Department, at donna.arkowski@ppcc.edu , or 719-502-3351 for more information.

(posted Nov. 7)

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OTHER RESOURCES:

Professional Development information from Cary and Associates:
http://www.caryandassociates.com/marketing_tools/professional_development.html

Geospatial Careers website is at http://www.geospatialcareers.net
This website is for students and others interested in learning about careers in geospatial technologies.
It is sponsored by the NH Space Grant Consortium in partnership with NH GRANIT and the
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

GIS Job Finder Website:
http://www.gis-job-finder.com/

GIS Data Depot Website:
http://careers.geocomm.com/

Non-specific listing of employers:
The following companies frequently have openings in the aerospace, GIS, GPS, software
programming, IT, engineering, remote sensing, and related geotechnologies.
Check their web sites, listed below, for current openings and position descriptions.

BALL AEROSPACE
BOULDER, COLORADO
Visit the web site for further details: http://www.ballaerospace.com/p2car.html
Also contact Ken Turnbull at ken@kenturnbull.com for application advice.

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
DENVER, COLORADO
Go to http://www.denvergov.org/jump_employment.asp for a access to a variety of listings.

COLORADO SPACE COALITION
List of CO Space Related Companies - http://spacecolorado.org/about-us/members.html

COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (CIRES)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
BOULDER, COLORADO
Visit http://cires.colorado.edu/jobs.html for listings (mostly research assistant positions).

DIGITALGLOBE
LONGMONT, COLORADO
Job details are at http://www.digitalglobe.com. Navigate to "About Us" and "Careers"

GEOEYE (a merger of Orbimage and Space Imaging)
THORNTON, COLORADO
Visit the web site for complete details: http://www.geoeye.com/corporate/jobs.htm

ITT VISUAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. (formerly RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INC. or RSI)
BOULDER, COLORADO
See http://www.ittvis.com/Company/Careers.aspx

JEPPESEN
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Go to the careers section of the Jeppesen web site at http://www.jeppesen.com.

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
AURORA, COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, & LITTLETON, COLORADO
Visit http://www.lockheedmartin.com and click on "Careers"

MERRICK & COMPANY
AURORA, COLORADO
Point your web browser to http://www.merrick.com and click on "Career Center"

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.
AURORA, COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, & FT. COLLINS, COLORADO
Go to http://careers.northropgrumman.com/ExternalHorizonsWeb/getCareerHome.do

PIXXURES, INC.
ARVADA, COLORADO
Visit http://www.pixxures.com for current job listings.

PREMIER DATA SERVICES
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Visit Premier Data's web site for more information on these and other openings:
http://www.premierdata.com/company/index.html

ROCKY MTN. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Education and networking opportunities for IT professionals.
http://www.rmima.org/index.htm

SANBORN MAP CO.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
For descriptions, go to http://www.sanborn.com/about_sanborn/careers.htm

URS CORPORATION
DENVER, COLORADO
See http://www.urscorp.com/careers/jobops/index.html for more information.

VEXCEL CORPORATION (Now owned by MICROSOFT CORPORATION)
BOULDER, COLORADO
See the web sites for job descriptions: http://www.vexcel.com, http://www.microsoft.com

(Supplemental list updated Nov. 25, 2008)

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** Clarification of what it means to have current federal employment "status":

"Applications will be accepted from any qualified individual with current career or career-conditional status, those with reinstatement eligibility, and those eligible under special programs, including Veterans Readjustment Appointment (VRA) eligibles for GS-11/WG-11 (or equivalent), 30% or more compensable disabled veterans, handicapped authority eligibles, and Peace Corps eligibles. Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service may apply. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to political, religious or labor organization affiliation or nonaffiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or nondisqualifying physical or mental handicap."

(Excerpted from federal employment application materials.)

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