[Jobs] Interactive Web-Based Content Developer for Historical, Sociological, Political Science and Demographic Materials

[Leora Lawton]

Seeking a highly intelligent, motivated and self-directed person, to review
and augment GIS files (shape files), and create visualizations using
charts, maps and tables.  Background in history and social science, and has
good computer skills, including some experience in programming (either
programming languages or statistical packages).

1  Facility with a GIS package (most likely ARCGIS) who can review
materials that go into making on-line interactive educational activities
both long form and short form.  Experience with GIS a must.

2)  Facility with map design and creation in a GIS package.

3) Experience with the statistical analysis of social science data, such as
polls, surveys, census data and the like.

4)  Strong writing and critical thinking skills.

5)  At least a BA degree in social science or history.

This job will begin as a part-time (likely half-time) consulting position,
but there is very good opportunity for growth.  It is located in New York.

Work will include materials that will be added to Social Explorer and
possibly GIS and data analysis work to support litigation consulting in
areas revolving around civil rights and criminal justice.

Please send cover letter and resume to andy at socialexplorer.com.  No phone
calls please.

Please circulate widely.

Andy

Social Explorer users can access 220 years of data, customize reports,
create presentations and slideshows, embed and share maps, and more.
Social Explorer has collaborated with Pearson Publishing on a variety of
educational materials.  It is distributed by  Oxford University Press to
research libraries.  It has collaborated with the Census Bureau, *The New
York Times*, and the Ellis Island Museum. Started at Queens College and
funded by NSF, Social Explorer provides access to Census data from 1790 to
2010, American Community Survey data from 2005 to 2012, religion data, and
carbon emissions data.  New kinds of datasets will be added in 2014.  Over
250 libraries subscribe, as well as several corporations, government
agencies, and individuals.

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Andrew A. Beveridge
President, Social Explorer, Inc
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Leora Lawton PhD
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Berkeley Population Center
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