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Part-Time Lecturers – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS)

Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
Nairobi
Full-time
Posted: 2026-09-21
Deadline: 2026-10-04

About Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) was established in 1975 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union (AU). It is an inter-governmental organization and currently has contracting Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regions. RCMRD functional programmes...

Description

We are looking for a highly skilled and qualified Part-Time Lecturers - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) to join Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Nairobi.

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

Applicants should hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Natural Resources Management, Geography, Ecology, Forestry, Disaster Management, Emergency Management, Geomatic Engineering, Geospatial Engineering, Surveying, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geoinformatics, Cartography, Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Geology, Hydrology, Public Health, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Meteorology, Climate Science, Atmospheric Science, Geodesy, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or any other relevant field.

Professional Experience

Applicants should have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional and/or industryexperience in GIS, Remote Sensing, geospatial technologies, environmental management, disaster management, data science, engineering, or a related field.

Professional Qualifications and Skills

In addition to the academic qualifications, applicants should possess relevant professional certifications and/or demonstrate competency in areas including:

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Environmental Auditing and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Humanitarian Response

Emergency Preparedness and Incident Command Systems (ICS)

Early Warning Systems, Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Mapping

UAV Mapping and Drone Operations

Digital Photogrammetry and LiDAR Processing

Satellite Image Analysis and Remote Sensing

ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Google Earth Engine and spatial analysis

Geospatial Data Management and Earth Observation Applications

Python, R, ArcPy and GeoPandas

Spatial Statistics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and GeoAI

Computer Vision and Earth Observation Analytics

TensorFlow and PyTorch

Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics

PostgreSQL/PostGIS, SQL Server and Oracle Spatial

Enterprise GIS, Web GIS and GeoServer

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and Database Administration

Natural Resource, Forestry, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Mapping

Health GIS, Disease Surveillance and Spatial Epidemiology

Climate Data Analysis, Weather Forecasting and Climate Modelling

Geodesy, GNSS Applications and Atmospheric Monitoring

BIM, Infrastructure GIS, Transportation Planning and Utility Mapping

Surveying, Smart Cities and Asset Management Systems

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