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GIS / Mapping Working Group

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) / Mapping working group is a network of CUNY students, faculty and staff who are interested in sharing methods and techniques, and finding support from others about ways GIS can be used to further research and teaching.

The GIS/Mapping working group is part of a GC Digital Initiatives program designed to create collaborative communities of Digital Fellows, CUNY-wide graduate students, staff, and faculty to meet regularly and share their areas of interest. The working groups provide a sustained, supportive environment to learn new skills, share familiar skills, and collaborate with both the Digital Fellows and the CUNY digital community.

If you are using Geographic Information Systems or other mapping technologies in your teaching and/or research, or if you are interested in mapping your data, or using GIS technology to analyze/visualize your data, we invite you to join the GIS/Mapping working group.

Peruse our mapping resource bank here: https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/gis-working-group/docs/gis-mapping-resources/

For the Spring 2024 semester, the GIS/Mapping working group will meet in the Digital Scholarship Lab, Room 7414, every other Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. Check out our event calendar for the specific meeting dates. Please stop by!

GISc Research Assistant Position @ The Climate Justice Hub

  • Hello all, posting this great part-time GISc job opportunity for CUNY grad students, on behalf of Prof. Juliana Maantay. Contact her if you are interested!

    Research Assistant

    The Climate Justice Hub, a collaboration between CUNY and the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, has a research assistant opening for a master’s or doctoral student who has a strong background in Geographic Information Science, and an interest or expertise in food justice / food sovereignty issues.

    This position involves research on food sovereignty potential in the neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, by analyzing possible connections to upstate farmers with a proposed local food hub in Sunset Park, and utilization of other land uses conducive to promoting food sovereignty, such as urban agriculture on roof tops, indoor hydroponics, and so forth.  This part of the project will mainly focus on the identification and mapping of sites in Sunset Park to facilitate food sovereignty (i.e., Optimal Site Selection/Site Suitability Analysis), in support of the findings of these two research questions:  What opportunities and barriers exist to siting a food distribution hub in the industrial waterfront?  And how can food sovereignty work in Sunset Park to help diversify food resources and improve food security in the city?

    The research assistant will work 5 to 6 hours per week for approximately 4 to 6 months, with a start date no later than May.  The salary is $50.00 per hour, and the work will primarily be done remotely, with occasional in-person meetings.  Current enrollment in a CUNY graduate program is required.  Please contact Prof. Juliana Maantay for further info or to express your interest in the position.  Juliana.maantay@lehman.cuny.edu

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