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Tribal GIS for Cultural Resource Management

The Community to Community (C2C) Impact Engine, Northeastern’s hub for community-based policy action research, is seeking an SGA for Spring 2025 to work under the supervision of Dr. Jeremy Sorgen on Tribally-led research projects in California. Current CSSH doctoral students with GIS experience are eligible to apply. If Boston-based, the position will be entirely remote.

For full consideration, please apply before October 15, 2024 by submitting a CV and an expression of interest through the CSSH opportunities portal. For more information about the position, email Jeremy Sorgen at j.sorgen@northeastern.edu.

Community to Community (C2C) uses data and analysis to design, implement, and evaluate public policies that push the needle forward on complex problems. We are scholars, researchers, policymakers, students, and community organizers working together to foster long term mutually beneficial partnerships. For more information about C2C, visit https://impactengines.northeastern.edu/ia/c2c/.

  • Location:

    Remote

  • Remote Work:

    Yes

  • Semester:

    Spring 2025

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  • Project Title

    The Community to Community (C2C) Impact Engine

  • Faculty / Project Lead

    Dr. Jeremy Sorgen

  • Project Description

    The SGA will provide GIS and other research support to one or more Tribally-led cultural resource management projects in California. The primary project will be Hitch Stories, an intergenerational storytelling initiative involving Tribal youth and Elders in the Clear Lake region. The hitch, a culturally important fish species, is critically threatened by environmental degradation and will go up for federal listing on the Endangered Species List in January 2025. The SGA will provide project support, including but not limited to working with youth and other project partners to build an ArcGIS StoryMap and create other archival materials related to the hitch. A second, early-stage initiative is the Tribal GIS Parcel Layers Project, which seeks to procure data on different forms of land use across the state and curate these data to be accessible and relevant to Tribal GIS departments. The SGA will conduct a needs assessment with Tribal GIS and Historical Preservation offices to determine what parcel layers are most relevant and will coordinate with agencies at the local and state levels to determine protocols for accessing parcel layer information. Other projects may emerge based on the SGA’s interests and Tribal research needs. The SGA can be extended, pending funding.

  • Qualifications Necessary

    Required Qualifications: • Intermediate or better GIS knowledge and/or experience creating a StoryMap • A high level of professionalism and attention to detail • Strong communication and writing skills • Excellent organizational and time management • Demonstrated interest in environmental justice, social justice, and/or community-based participatory research • Ability to think across disciplines and work across academic and non-academic groups. Preferred Qualifications • Experience working with Tribal governments and organizations or desire to learn • Knowledge of California Native history or desire to learn

  • Hours per Week

    20 Hour Position