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Geospatial Information System Advisor at Peace Corps · Location…
Mid LevelOn-siteNot specified
Job Description
Looking for a meaningful opportunity to share your geospatial information system (GIS) skills? A botanical garden project in northern Ecuador is waiting for you!
Launched in 2014, the Yachay Botanical Garden (YBG) spans 150 hectares, including 110 hectares of inter-Andean dry forest, 35 hectares of arable valley, and 5 hectares under horticultural management with multiple thematic gardens. YBG also maintains a seed and pollen germplasm bank and has facilities for research, workshops, and events. The project has conserved close to 200 native dry forest species in situ and roughly 150 species off site. YBG recently geo-referenced more than 300 trees in one of its thematic gardens, but with only two dedicated staff members—one professor and one technician—the project lacks sufficient capacity for professional collection management and species monitoring.
As Geospatial Information System Advisor, you will share your experience to support Ecuador's ongoing efforts related to germplasm biobanking and living exhibitions of threatened native plants from the country's northern territory. Alongside the YBG team, you will develop a geodatabase with as many of the native plants as possible that captures each plant’s growth, phenology, and phytosanitary data.
Launched in 2014, the Yachay Botanical Garden (YBG) spans 150 hectares, including 110 hectares of inter-Andean dry forest, 35 hectares of arable valley, and 5 hectares under horticultural management with multiple thematic gardens. YBG also maintains a seed and pollen germplasm bank and has facilities for research, workshops, and events. The project has conserved close to 200 native dry forest species in situ and roughly 150 species off site. YBG recently geo-referenced more than 300 trees in one of its thematic gardens, but with only two dedicated staff members—one professor and one technician—the project lacks sufficient capacity for professional collection management and species monitoring.
As Geospatial Information System Advisor, you will share your experience to support Ecuador's ongoing efforts related to germplasm biobanking and living exhibitions of threatened native plants from the country's northern territory. Alongside the YBG team, you will develop a geodatabase with as many of the native plants as possible that captures each plant’s growth, phenology, and phytosanitary data.