Job sector information

Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, Cartography

You will find the following information on this page. Click on the list below to go directly to a section:

• General Resources
• Bath Spa Careers Resources
• Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements
• Professional Organisations
• Events and Careers Fairs
• Further Training and Development

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.

General Resources and job sectors

The following AGCAS Sector Briefings gives an overview of these employment sectors and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. You can view or download them from the Prospects website:

• Environment and agriculture
• Government and public administration
• Charity and development work.
• Energy & Utilities

These online sections include occupational job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, contacts and resources.

Target produce a Sector guide on the Property sector and include sections on planning and development.

Other job sectors to consider could be in Transport & Logistics, Aviation/engineering, Computing, General or Finance Management Graduate Training Schemes, Charities & the Voluntary Sector and Teaching (Secondary). For further information on these sectors, please see the relevant job sector pages of this web site.

 

Bath Spa Careers Resources

These resources are available for reference in the Careers Information room:

• Careers using Geography
• Careers Working Outdooors
• Environmental Careers – The Inside Guide
• Environmental Careers Guide
• The AGI Source Book for Geographic Information Systems
• The Ethical Careers Guide
• The Sustainable Careers Handbook
• Working in Development

Other related books:

• The Guide to Careers in Regeneration
• The Guide to Careers in Town Planning
• First Move - Construction (job opportunities, advice etc)
• Public Service careers (Target & Prospects publications available to take away)

Where to Look For Jobs and Work Placements

British Antarctic Survey
Natural Environment Research Council

Civil Service
Recruitment Gateway

Local Government Jobs

Meteorological Office
Jobs & Careers

IT jobs for graduates

COM DEV
Space Science and Remote Sensing. Student/Graduate & Careers sections with current opportunities

Countryside jobs

ESRI UK

Earthworks-jobs.com
Worldwide career and employment opportunities in the geosciences

ENDS - Environmental Data Services
Links, job-search

Environment Post

Environmentjob

Environmentjobs - different to above.

GIS Jobs JISCmail

Green Directory

New Scientist

WRc plc
Swindon-based research and consultancy for the water, waste and environment industries.

Also check the links in the Professional organisations section below - many have jobs sections.

Journals/National Newspapers:

• Nature, Friday, science jobs
• Guardian, Wednesday, environment jobs

Check our Jobs page for latest advertised jobs and placements , plus lists of employers by sector and location.

For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our Work Placement pages.

 

Professional Organisations for the Geography/GIS industries

Association for Geographic Information (AGI)
12 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AD
Tel: 020 7222 7000

British Association of Remote Sensing Companies
c/o Mr David Morten - General Manager, Nigel Press Associates Ltd, Crockham Park, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6SR
Tel: 01732 865023

British Cartographic Society
School of Planning, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
Tel: 01865 483346

Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency Headquarters (DGIA)
Room 17, Watson Building, Elmwood Avenue, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 7AH
Tel: 020 8818 2422

The Hydrographic Office (UK)
Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2DN
Tel: 01823 337900

Ordnance Survey
Romsey Road, Maybush, Southampton SO9 4DH
Tel: 023 8079 2000

Royal Geographical Society
Information about careers in GIS

The Survey Association (TSA)
Marine House, Thorpe Lea Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 8BF
Tel: 01784 223760

 

Events and Careers Fairs

 

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location

www.exhibitions.co.uk lists trade fairs, exhibitions and events throughout the UK. The database searches by subject, location or date.

Further Training and Development

Most of the professional bodies run courses to support continuing professional development. Check their websites from the list above.

www.prospects.ac.uk has a searchable database of postgraduate and work-related courses.