[OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London

[Chris Puttick]

And of course OA Digital, but while in the UK is not London. London is under the influence of the "if it don't cost, it ain't worth nothing" although we're hopeful revent gov't policy announcements and news like that of the recent systems change at the London Stock Exchange might change that; if there's going to be anything, I'd sniff around the London mayor's office, Transport for London and some of the London councils.

Chris

----- "Landon Blake" <lblake at ksninc.com> wrote:

> Matthew,
> 
> 
> 
> It doesn’t look like anyone responded to your post, so I will offer
> some brief comments. I don’t think it likely that you will find a job
> focused specifically on open source GIS. I am one of the moderator of
> the OSGeo Jobs mailing list, and job postings there are quite rare in
> our current economy.
> 
> 
> 
> I think you may have to settle for a job in GIS, with perhaps an
> opportunity to occasionally dabble in open source GIS software. I can
> think of only a handful of companies that work extensively with open
> source GIS software, especially on the desktop. Examples are
> Refractions Research, Vivid Solutions, and LISASoft. The first two are
> Canadian companies, the second is in Australia.
> 
> 
> 
> A better option may be to take a “regular” GIS job but to hone your
> programming skill set by volunteering with one of the OSGeo projects.
> (Let me know if you are really bored. I could put you to work on a
> couple of things right now.) :]
> 
> 
> 
> Or you could possibly work part-time as a consultant trying to help
> organizations get started with open source GIS.
> 
> 
> 
> At any rate, post a link to your resume on the OSGeo Jobs mailing
> list. That can’t hurt.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Landon
> 
> Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268
> 
> Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658
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> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Pulis
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:12 AM
> To: discuss
> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am moving to London in late January 2010 and am trying to find a job
> /
> career in GIS preferably using Open Source GIS. I am finding it quite
> hard
> 
> to find job openings in this field, especially in the GIS-T area;
> which area
> is my area of expertise. Anyone can recommend some job hunting
> websites
> which are more attributed to OSGEO please?
> 
> 
> (Sorry for double posting but the previous one had the wrong subject
> pasted)
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matthew
> 
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