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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The position below is advertised on the University of Cape Town website and may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.uct.ac.za/about/intro/vacancies/external">http://www.uct.ac.za/about/intro/vacancies/external</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The African Centre for Cities invites applications for an Assistant Research Officer</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
to undertake research on <b>“intra- and inter-urban land use / cover change trends” in three smaller cities in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe</b>. The ideal candidate will have expertise in geo-information sciences (remote sensing and geographic information systems).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Requirements:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A master’s degree in an area of study relevant to the proposed research within the past five years (Geomatics, Geography, etc. with a
geo-information sciences focus).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The following would be advantageous:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Knowledge and familiarity of the following geo-information sciences software
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">ESRI ArcGIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Trimble eCognition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Exelis ESRI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hexagon ERDAS Imagine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Conducting relevant background research;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Collecting, and assisting in analysing, the land use / cover data for the case study countries / cities;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Managing a geographical information system for the project’s spatial database.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Travel to the case study countries / cities may be required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The successful candidate must be willing to execute a specific schedule of research tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Julian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><a href="mailto:%20Julian.Smit@uct.ac.za"><span style="color:blue">Prof. Julian Smit</span></a></span></b><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Associate Professor (Geo-Information Science) / Head of Division</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><a href="http://www.geomatics.uct.ac.za/"><span style="color:blue">Geomatics Division</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><a href="http://www.apg.uct.ac.za/"><span style="color:blue">School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><a href="http://www.ebe.uct.ac.za/"><span style="color:blue">Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><a href="http://www.uct.ac.za/"><span style="color:blue">University of Cape Town</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Tel. +27 (0)21 650 3573<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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