Highlighted Opportunities:
GIS Intern, City of Greenbelt
Position Type: Summer Internship, Internship (Fall or Spring Part-Time), Winter/January Term Internship
Desired Class Level(s): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
•Gain real-world professional work experience in the field of GIS while giving back to a community in need of your expertise;
•Valuable networking opportunities; Internship credit is available
•Although volunteers and interns are unpaid, letters of recommendation will be offered upon successful completion of a GIS assignment.
Duties
•Download, convert and upload GIS data available from internal and external sources to make them usable
•Perform GIS data quality control, including reviewing data for completeness and accuracy, identifying and correcting errors or omissions in the data
•Catalog and inventory GIS data, including metadata creation
•Work independently as well as in a team environment with other Public Works staff on inventory gathering, maintaining spatial data, and map creation of the city's infrastructure
•Gather data using ESRI Collector for ArcGIS
Ideal Qualifications
•The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of geography as applied to concepts and principles of GIS, map projections, coordinate systems and cartographic designs
•Experience with ESRI ArcGIS, with the ability to collect and organize baseline data about the infrastructure in Greenbelt
•Has strong written communication skills, especially with developing reports
•Has own, or has access to, transportation to and from the City of Greenbelt Public Works
Position Type: Summer Internship, Internship (Fall or Spring Part-Time), Winter/January Term Internship
Desired Class Level(s): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
•Gain real-world professional work experience in the field of GIS while giving back to a community in need of your expertise;
•Valuable networking opportunities; Internship credit is available
•Although volunteers and interns are unpaid, letters of recommendation will be offered upon successful completion of a GIS assignment.
Duties
•Download, convert and upload GIS data available from internal and external sources to make them usable
•Perform GIS data quality control, including reviewing data for completeness and accuracy, identifying and correcting errors or omissions in the data
•Catalog and inventory GIS data, including metadata creation
•Work independently as well as in a team environment with other Public Works staff on inventory gathering, maintaining spatial data, and map creation of the city's infrastructure
•Gather data using ESRI Collector for ArcGIS
Ideal Qualifications
•The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of geography as applied to concepts and principles of GIS, map projections, coordinate systems and cartographic designs
•Experience with ESRI ArcGIS, with the ability to collect and organize baseline data about the infrastructure in Greenbelt
•Has strong written communication skills, especially with developing reports
•Has own, or has access to, transportation to and from the City of Greenbelt Public Works
Apply through Careers4Terps, ID# 212107
GIS Analyst Intern, Dewberry- Fairfax, VA
Summer Internship, Internship (Fall or Spring Part-Time), Winter/January Term Internship
Dewberry is seeking a GIS Analyst Intern in our Fairfax, VA office. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to join a team of professionals while working in a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm. The position offers great potential for professional growth and the opportunity to apply the latest technology to flood studies and water resource projects. Typical responsibilities are to work on water resources projects for federal, state and local clients.
Technical responsibilities include:
Dewberry is seeking a GIS Analyst Intern in our Fairfax, VA office. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to join a team of professionals while working in a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm. The position offers great potential for professional growth and the opportunity to apply the latest technology to flood studies and water resource projects. Typical responsibilities are to work on water resources projects for federal, state and local clients.
Technical responsibilities include:
- GIS
- Data feature extraction/compilation;
- Create a variety of digital mapping products using various software platforms;
- Capture and analyze data;
- Create and manipulate databases;
- Elevation data Processing and Manipulation
- Assisting engineers in hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, modeling, and floodplain mapping;
- Perform analysis on GIS datasets for flood hazard mapping and risk projects;
- Currently working towards Bachelor Degree or higher in geography, GIS, Remote Sensing or related field
- Demonstrated proficiency with the ESRI ArcGIS Desktop
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
- Participates in resolving technical challenges
- Proficiency in basic computer applications, especially MS Office (Word, Excel, and Access).
Apply through Careers4Terps, ID# 211980
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
