{"id":11447,"date":"2014-08-20T13:23:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/geography\/?p=11447"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:18:16","slug":"careers-remote-sensing-gis-webinar-september-10-2014-1200-noon-cst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/2014\/careers-remote-sensing-gis-webinar-september-10-2014-1200-noon-cst\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Remote Sensing and GIS Webinar September 10, 2014 12:00 noon CST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Careers in Remote Sensing and GIS Webinar September 10, 2014 12:00 noon CST\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Students and young professionals are invited to attend the Careers in Remote Sensing and GIS Webinar, presented by the Geological Remote Sensing Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The format will be short presentations and Q&amp;A from Professionals at mid- and advanced-career stages on their experience, followed by a live discussion on how to specialize in remote sensing in the growing geospatial job market. If you are a student finishing studies in the near future and looking for advice on career options or a Young Professional looking for new directions, this webinar may provide you insight on how to work in the Remote Sensing and GIS world. This webinar will provide information about careers in Remote Sensing, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Key skill sets for a career in remote sensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advantages and challenges of remote sensing jobs in Academia, Consulting and Industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whether getting a PhD for a job in remote sensing is necessary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How often do these jobs come up? How hard are they to find?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*&nbsp;&nbsp; Cynthia Dacre, Manager of Geologic Programs, MDA Information Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*&nbsp;&nbsp; Ayo Adediran, Remote Sensing Focal Point, Shell Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. May Yuan, Professor and Director of the Center for Spatial Analysis at University of Oklahoma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students and young professionals are invited to attend the Careers in Remote Sensing and GIS Webinar, presented by the Geological Remote Sensing Group. 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