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Job Description
School/Academic Unit: / Geography and Environment / GeoData Institute
Post Title: / Technician
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Posts Responsible to (and Level): / Dr Andy Tatem / Chris Hill
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Job Purpose:
To undertake the data collection, assembly and management and to assist processing steps for conversion of raster age-structured population count distribution datasets to datasets representing births and pregnancies for 75 countries.
Key Accountabilities/Primary Responsibilities (6-10 bullet points maximum)
  • The collection, assembly and archiving of population census, microcensus and household survey data.
  • The processing of these datasets to obtain subnational data on age and sex population structures.
  • The processing of household survey and other datasets to obtain subnational data on age specific fertility rates.
  • The matching of these datasets to GIS boundary layers
  • The development and maintenance of an archive of country-specific spatial datasets of relevance to population, birth and pregnancy distributions
  • The management of large collections of raster datasets representing age and sex structured population counts.
  • The management of vector datasets depicting subnational age-specific fertility rates and urban/rural growth rates.
  • The development of approaches to automate the conversion of the raster population count datasets to datasets depicting numbers of births and pregnancies for 75 countries for different time periods.
  • The development of approaches to automate the extraction of per-administrative unit estimates of numbers of pregnancies for each country
  • Carry out administrative tasks associated with specified research funding, for example risk assessment of research activities, organisation of project meetings and documentation. Implementation of procedures required to ensure accurate and timely formal reporting and financial control.
/ % Time
100%
Internal & External Relationships: (nature & purpose of relationships)
  • The role-holder will work under the supervision of Dr Andrew Tatem, Geography and Environment.He will provide direction and guidance for the research work to be undertaken. The post will be attached to GeoData Institute.

Person Specification
Criteria / Essential / Desirable / How to be assessed
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:
Undergraduate or higher degree with a strong specialisation in GIS, or previous industry experience of GIS or demographic data. / √ / CV, cover letter, publications, interview
Experience at working with large gridded 'raster' datasets. / √
Experience with GIS vector files and joining data tables to them. / √
Experience in automating the processing of raster datasets. / √
Computer programming experience. / √
Experience in database development. / √
Knowledge and familiarity of census, household survey and other demographic datasets. / √
Familiarity with spatial population distribution dataset production methods and spatial statistical methods. / √
Familiarity with spatial visualization tools and methods. / √
Experience in dealing with the design and distribution of open access datasets. / √
Planning and Organising:
Able to organise own research activities to deadline and quality standards
Able to plan and organise own workload in the absence of supervision / √
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Problem Solving and Initiative:
Proven ability to manage research projects, meeting defined milestones on time
Able to develop understanding of complex problems and apply in-depth knowledge to address them / √
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Management and Teamwork:
Work effectively in a team, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of others to help teamwork development / √
Communicating and Influencing:
Work proactively with colleagues in other work areas/institutions, contributing specialist knowledge to achieve outcomes / √
Other Skills and Behaviours:
Understanding of relevant Health & Safety issues
Positive attitude to colleagues / √
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