Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About The Position
FZS Zambia is seeking one recent graduate from a Degree in Geography, Environmental Science, or a related field with a focus on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The purpose of the role is to map land conversion from natural habitat to human settlements and agriculture in the North Luangwa and Nsumbu Tanganyika landscapes to inform land use planning and conservation decisions.
To be considered for the positions, applicants must have their own functioning laptops. Successful applicants will be based at Marula Puku within North Luangwa National Park, however, will also spend some time in Nsumbu Town, Northern Province, and will be trained and mentored by the Ecological Monitoring Department staff. The duration of the internship is two months with the opportunity to extend.

Your Tasks
• Using QGIS, download high resolution Sentinel-2 and Planet NICFI imagery
• Identify and manually digitise areas of land conversion with precision and attention to detail
• Accurately record metadata for each digitised polygon to enable in-depth analyses
• Provide weekly progress reports on the area digitized and jurisdictions completed
• Participate in the development of reports and presentations that communicate findings to colleagues and stakeholders

Your Profile
• A degree in Geography, Environmental Science, or a related field with a focus on GIS
• High degree of proficiency in QGIS or other geospatial software
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good written and spoken English communication skills
• Keen interest in conservation and human wildlife coexistence

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Your Application Should Include a Chronological CV In PDF Format, a 1-page Cover Letter, And a Map Illustrating Some Of Your Previous Work. The Cover Letter Will Be Used To Judge The Quality Of Your Application And Should Answer The Following
• What interests you most about the position?
• Your relevant GIS experience and level of proficiency
• The most important technical skills that you will bring to the role

• Two references with a short description of your working relationship and their contact details.
• Please submit your application by Wednesday 2nd April 2025.
• About Us
• Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) is an internationally operating conservation organisation based in Germany that has been supporting conservation projects in Africa, South America, South East Asia and Europe for many decades. Following our mission to conserve wildlife and ecosystems we are focusing on protected areas and outstanding wild places.
• To apply for this job please visit zoologisch.jobs.personio.de.

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