Applying for positions within Office of Environmental Justice Affairs
Position(s)
- GIS/Web Development Coordinator
ABOUT ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
The Associated Students of the University of California San Diego are the elected and appointed representatives of the UC San Diego undergraduate student body. ASUCSD works to promote student engagement through its services and leadership opportunities. ASUCSD seeks to foster a cohesive community through active interaction and communication with students, the administration, and the greater San Diego community. Our mission is to facilitate and encourage students to grow and develop through their involvement in student government, its services, and auxiliaries. We promote student engagement in all areas of campus life through leadership, advocacy, and service to build and strengthen our campus community and UCSD identity.
ABOUT THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AFFAIRS
The Office of Environmental Justice Affairs works to highlight the intersections of environmental and social justice, to ensure assembly and university decisions reflect principles of sustainability, and to advocate for marginalized communities. We are a small, dynamic team with a broad mandate: building platforms for environmental advocacy, aggregating data and resources to promote equity, and strengthening partnerships across campus.
WARNING
The use of artificial intelligence to draft, ideate, or prepare any component of this application is strictly prohibited. We would like to hear your unique ideas and perspective, not an algorithm’s.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Time Commitment: 7-10 hours per week, 30 weeks
Pay: $40/week
Duties of the GIS/Web Development Coordinator include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintain ASEJA’s web presence to showcase ongoing research, data visualizations, and advocacy projects in an accessible, visually engaging format.
- Lead the design and implementation of a spatial mapping platform highlighting campus and community environmental justice data.
- Create data-driven narratives using web technologies (e.g., Leaflet, D3.js, etc.) that connect quantitative findings to environmental justice storytelling
- Work collaboratively with the Director of Research and Data Analysis to integrate GIS output into interactive, web-based dashboards.
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Proficiency in front-end web development and familiarity with frameworks such as React or Vue
- GIS and web mapping libraries (e.g., Leaflet, webGL, etc.)
- Understanding of data visualization principles and user-centered design
- (STRONG PLUS) Familiarity with environmental justice or urban planning concepts
Questions may be directed to the Associate Vice President, Dhruv Kannan, at avpenvironmental@ucsd.edu.
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