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🔗Historic Preservation Data Analyst (Data Analyst 1)

  • Full Time
  • Waterford, NY
  • $63,108 USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Division for Historic Preservation
  • Job Reference #: Vacancy ID 152893
  • Job Summary: The Historic Preservation Data Analyst will use DHP’s tabular and geospatial data to target historic preservation initiatives, identify incomplete or inaccurate information, and improve data transfer between DHP and external users.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Bachelor’s degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, and two years of experience working in data analysis, visualization, modeling, and/or mining.

    A master’s degree in the above fields may substitute for one year of experience.

    A Ph.D. may substitute for two years of experience.

    Preferred candidate will have: Experience with GIS applications such as Esri’s ArcGIS products or QGIS, and/or with statistical or business intelligence reporting tools.

  • How to Apply:

    Applicants must submit a cover letter, résumé, and a recent example of a successful data analysis project via email.

  • Job benefits: https://parks.ny.gov/employment/benefits.aspx
  • Contact Name: Matthew W. Shepherd
  • Application Email: Matthew.Shepherd@parks.ny.gov
  • Application Address: P.O. Box 189, Waterford, NY 12188

Website New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s Division for Historic Preservation (DHP) helps communities identify, evaluate, preserve, and revitalize their historic and cultural resources. As New York’s state historic preservation office (SHPO), DHP administers programs authorized by both the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the New York State Historic Preservation Act of 1980. These programs are generally maintained through the New York State Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS), which is a web application that combines tabular and geospatial data to manage most of DHP’s operations.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s Division for Historic Preservation (DHP) helps communities identify, evaluate, preserve, and revitalize their historic and cultural resources. As New York’s state historic preservation office (SHPO), DHP administers programs authorized by both the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the New York State Historic Preservation Act of 1980. These programs are generally maintained through the New York State Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS), which is a web application that combines tabular and geospatial data to manage most of DHP’s operations. CRIS includes data from successive format migrations over five decades.

The Historic Preservation Data Analyst will help the Information Resources Unit Coordinator develop solutions that use DHP’s tabular and geospatial data to target historic preservation initiatives, identify incomplete or inaccurate information, and improve data transfer between DHP and external users. This work will include the following areas of focus:

  • Preservation program data analysis: Developing and running solutions to identify opportunities for expanding and promoting DHP’s programs across New York State.
  • Application data management: Exporting, checking, and maintaining data collected through CRIS and its associated Trekker mobile survey applications.
  • Legacy data cleanup: Identifying and resolving gaps in CRIS data that affect DHP’s program reviews and analyses.
  • External user management: Investigating CRIS and Trekker user data issues and managing user profiles.
  • Application monitoring: Evaluating proposed updates in CRIS and Trekker and reporting system incidents to state IT personnel or the application vendor.

The Historic Preservation Data Analyst will work on site at DHP’s offices at Peebles Island State Park in Waterford, New York, with the possibility of up to 50% remote work after appropriate training.