American Red Cross GIS Intern

Intern, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) I American Red Cross Posted: Feb 08, 2016 DIVISION N/A POSITION TYPE Summer Internship JOB FUNCTION Other COMPENSATION STRUCTURE Hourly Wage Employer Profile DESCRIPTION The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. The American Red Cross offers exceptional undergraduate and graduate students internship opportunities at our Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, D.C. and in chapters across the country through our Internship Program. Interns are matched with a specific department where they work on advancing critical projects. The Intern, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) I is a Paid Internship where candidates must be  enrolled in a degree program at the time of the internship. The opportunity is based in Washington, DC. Basic Qualifications: • Current undergraduate student freshman or above working toward Master of Science or certificate  degree, geography, GIS or related field • Comfort using Adobe Illustrator and/or InDesign • Experience using GIS software to produce maps and/or perform spatial analysis • Experience using and contributing to OpenStreetMap • Experience using command line tools or scripts (e.g. GDAL, Python) to process data a plus • Prior experience working with Github, HTML, CSS, Javascript and/or CartoCSS a plus • Ability to harmonize an independent work style with larger team priorities Responsibilities: • Review, streamline and organize geographic data submitted from American Red Cross field projects  around the world. • Analyze geospatial data to enhance and inform programmatic decisions • Conduct research to locate and obtain existing GIS data on humanitarian needs, including  vulnerabilities related to climate change and disaster hazards. • Undertake long-term research projects to develop stronger GIS tools and resources within the  International Services Department. • Support the info and reporting team with communications tasks as necessary. Candidates will be considered for the summer 2016 semester (June through August) • 40 hours/week To apply for this position, please apply online at www.americanredcross.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=62902 City Washington State/Province District of Columbia Country United States DESIRED MAJOR(S) Behavioral and Social Sciences/Geographical Sciences DESIRED CLASS LEVEL(S) Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Masters Candidate