anon@rouge.usl.edu (Anonymous NNTP Posting) (01/11/91)
Position: Laboratory Manager of the Five GIS Laboratories, Center
for Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Systems (CASTS),
University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette,
Louisiana.
Responsibilities: Set-up and operation of the five satellite GIS
laboratories; supervise all operations of the laboratory;
evaluate software and hardware systems for feasibility
and performance; install commercial software and hardware
packages; recover from software crashes; pursue a regular
means of communicating with faculty and students about
the laboratory and computing developments; develop and
conduct training sessions for faculty and staff.
Qualifications: Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Computer
Engineering; ability to patch and enhance current GIS
software; ability to write programs in Fortran and C
languages; knowledge of UNIX, DOS and IBM operating
systems. Experience with GIS and Image Processing
software and two to five years of successful experience
in an appropriate field desired.
Administrative The University of Southwestern Louisiana is one of nine
Unit: publicly supported universities governed by the Louisiana
State Board of Trustees. In consists of ten degree
granting units: The Colleges of Agriculture and Home
Economics; Arts, Humanities and Behavioral Sciences;
Business Administration; Education; Engineering; General
Studies; Nursing; Biological, Mathematical and Physical
Sciences; The Graduate School; and the School of Art and
Architecture. The University has an enrollment of 15,000
students with a faculty of 675. The University offers
undergraduate degrees in 39 disciplines, the masters
degree in 27 disciplines, the educational specialist in
2 disciplines, and the doctorate in 6 disciplines.
The Center for Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Systems
(CASTS) conducts a variety of research, development, and
technology transfer activities in geographic information
systems (GIS) and its related areas such as land
information system (LIS), automated mapping (AM),
facilities management (FM), remote sensing (RS), and
global positioning system (GPS). The Center provides
service to the university, the community, and the State;
and develops affiliations with industry and institutions
with similar objectives.
The five GIS Laboratories are equipped with 3 AT&T
6386/33 WGS Models and 25 AT&T 6386/25 WGS Models.
Salary: Negotiable, depending upon qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Applications: Applications, three letters of recommendation, and any
supporting materials must be received no later than
January 20, 1991, and should be directed to:
Kam K. Movassaghi, Ph.D., P.E.
Center for Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Systems
University of Southwestern Louisiana
P.O. Drawer 43730
Lafayette, LA 70504-3730
OR EMAIL TO:
casts@usl.edu