GIS Specialist

We currently have a vacancy for a GIS Specialist fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in Brussels, Belgium. The work will be carried out either on the company’s premises or on site at the customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated in the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client’s IT team on site.

Your tasks

• Managing large spatially-focused soil biological datasets (data derived from DNA/RNA extractions);
• Production of maps and time-series reports based on DNA data extracted from LUCAS Soil sampling locations;
• Data elaboration to support the development of spatial indicators combining genetic data with a diverse range of geographic datasets and data sources reflecting key environmental drivers of soil biodiversity (e.g. Soil, climate, land use, terrain, pollution, etc.);
• Geospatial and geostatistical analysis (including raster processing and integration of diverse datasets);
• Geospatial analysis of to support the development of policy scenarios to assess the impacts of trend in land and soil management on soil biodiversity (forecasts, time series assessments, spatial trends).

Requirements

• Master’s degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 13 years of relevant working experience in IT;
• At least 3 years of experience with GIS software (such as ArcGIS, GRASS-GIS, QGIS);
• Experience with R programming;
• Knowledge of underlying concepts and proven practical experience of developing and managing soil biodiversity datasets derived through bioinformatics techniques;
• Knowledge of geospatial analysis (including processing of raster data and integration of diverse datasets;
• Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Python or equivalents) and/or statistical programming environment (e.g. R, MATLAB, SPSS or equivalents);
• Knowledge of bioinformatics concepts;
• Excellent command of the English language.

Benefits

If you are seeking a career in an exciting and dynamic company, where you will offer your services as part of a team of a major European Institution, operating in an international, multilingual and multicultural environment where you can expect real chances to make a difference, please send us your detailed CV in English, quoting reference (150168/03/2026).

We offer a competitive remuneration (either on contract basis or remuneration with full benefits package), based on qualifications and experience. All applications will be treated as confidential.

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS (ED) (www.eurodyn.com) is a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operating internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). The company employs over 1000 engineers, IT experts and consultants (around 3% PhD, 36% MSc and 53% BSc or equivalent). We design and develop software applications using state-of-the-art technology. The group generates annual revenues in the range of EURO 40 million, with an EBITDA in the range of 20%. The value of our contract portfolio exceeds EURO 250 million. EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, we are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.

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