Friday, April 23, 2021
Risk Analyst/GIS Specialist with State of Maryland
Job opportunity with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency:
https://www.
MSGIC Emerging Professionals Industry Talks Series & Panel
The Emerging Professional Working Group has launched the 2021 Industry Talks Series. This event consists of a series of interviews with young professionals working in a variety of disciplines in the geospatial industry. This series is intended as an opportunity for students and emerging professionals to learn about our presenters' experiences entering the workforce and the skills and tips they've acquired along the way.
The 2021 Industry Professional Talks will include a series of interviews with the panelists posted on the MSGIC website during the week of April 19th - 23nd, followed by an opportunity to engage the presenters directly at a virtual panel on April 28th. Interviews will be available here:
Interviews are available on the MSGIC website now!
Presenters:
Environment: Stephanie D'Anna, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Environment: Stephanie D'Anna, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineering & Utilities: Christine Chang, AECOM
Environmental Engineering: Kayla Rhue, Maryland Environmental Service
Transportation & Planning: Hannah Davis, Wallace Montgomery
Health & Human Services: Jonathan Gross, Baltimore City Health Department
Environmental Engineering: Kayla Rhue, Maryland Environmental Service
Transportation & Planning: Hannah Davis, Wallace Montgomery
Health & Human Services: Jonathan Gross, Baltimore City Health Department
The panel will be held April 28th from 11am - Noon. To register and attend the panel, see the attached flyer and visit the MSGIC Events Calendar. This event is open to the public, so please forward to anyone who may be interested.
Thank you,
Graham Twibell
MSGIC Chair 2020-2021
Apply for Summer/Fall 2021 BSOS Undergraduate Experience Funds!
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Commercial Space Startups, Urban Planning for the Future, and more this Summer!
Hello GeoTerps!
We wanted to share with you all today four new and exciting summer-only courses! These courses are NOT offered during the Fall/Spring semesters. Email geog-advise@umd.edu to see how they might fit into your degree plan!
GEOG398X: Commercial Space Startups and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Hannah Kerner
Students will be introduced to the commercial "newspace" industry as it relates to startup companies working on products and services related to geospatial technologies. Lectures will include guest speakers from newspace companies and investors. In addition, students will learn about how to develop a startup idea, stages of investment, etc. culminating in their own space-related startup pitch.
GEOG298C: Urban Futures: Planning for a Changing Climate
Dr. Keith Yearwood
How are the cities of the world adapting to or planning to adapt to climate change? This course focuses on urban areas and the environment, specifically how anthropogenic factors have impacted the environment and how the environment has responded. The aim is to discover how associated and concomitant problems owing to the development and use of the planets resources are created and the various approaches to reduce the negative impacts of these problems through a variety of approaches.
GEOG130: Development Geography: Environmental & Social Justice (Scholarship in Practice Gen Ed!)
Prof. Ipsita Kumar
The geography of economic, social, and environmental well-being and inequality. The course will provide an integrated perspective on the causes, interconnections, and consequences across time and space of, among others, globalization, climate change, poverty, employment, migration and urban growth, agricultural productivity, rural development, policies and international trade. Portraits of selected countries and regions will be developed.
GEOG340: Geomorphology
Dr. Keith Yearwood
Survey of landform types and role of processes in their generation. Frequency of occurrence and implications for land utilization. Emphasis on coastal, fluvial, and glacial landforms in different environmental settings. Landform regions of Maryland.
COVID Relief Funding Available for Students
Hello GeoTerps!
The University of Maryland is encouraging eligible students facing financial distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for assistance through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II). Students who wish to apply must fill out the UMD Student COVID Relief Grant application and provide a statement about how the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in financial hardship.
To complete the application, log in to the financial aid portal. Eligible students may use the funds for expenses such as food, housing, tuition, course materials, technology, health care, and child care. Detailed eligibility requirements can be found on the Financial Aid Office website.
Eligible students who already received the UMD Student COVID Relief Grant based on their 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and who are still experiencing financial distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may also submit the application for additional emergency COVID relief grant consideration.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at umdfinaid@umd.edu or call 301.314.TERP.
Sincerely,
Dr. Amanda Hoffman-Hall
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Director of Undergraduate Studies
UMD Department of Geographical Sciences
2181M LeFrak Hall | College Park, MD 20742
Advising Hours 301.405.4073
geog-advise@umd.edu
ahall2@umd.edu
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Cartographer Jobs with NOAA available!
Cartographer Jobs with NOAA available! Great option for a graduating senior/recent grad!
Three Cartographer positions will open up on USA Jobs on Friday, April 16 in the Office of Coast Survey's Marine Chart Division at NOAA. We are recruiting these positions under both MAP and DE hiring authorities, please see the descriptions in the announcements to see which you qualify for.
In order to qualify for the cartographer job series, you must have a degree in cartography or a major that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in cartography and/or directly related science, and related mathematics. Such course work includes, but is not limited to, cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, physical and geological oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, physical geography, and remote sensing. The 30 semester hours must have included at least 6, but no more than 15, semester hours of college level, non-business mathematics or statistics (i.e., college level algebra, trigonometry, calculus, or scientific mathematics or statistics requiring equivalent college-level courses as prerequisites).
These are great jobs! Coast Survey is the nation’s nautical chart-maker. We are responsible for updating charts, surveying the seafloor, responding to maritime emergencies, and searching for underwater obstructions that pose a danger to navigation. Since what we do is very specialized, we will teach you what you need to know in training classes and on the job as long as you come in with a strong foundation in physical geography and geographic information systems (and/or any of the related coursework listed above) and are ready to learn.
The announcements (linked below) will open for 11 days from 4/16/2021 and close on 4/26/2021.
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Applications for the REU Fellows of the NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center
Check this opportunity out GeoTerps! NSF REUs are PAID research experiences for undergraduates - this one would be a great fit for a GIS, GEOG, or ENSP major!
Dear Colleagues,
We invite college students (with US citizenship or green card) to apply for 6-10 REU fellowships to virtually participate in world-class research during the 2021 summer by April 20, 2021.
Benefit includes
1. collaborate with productive researchers,
2. opportunity to participate in world-class research,
3. co-author peer reviewed (journal) papers,
4. networking with peer students from across the country.
5. $700 per week stipend,
Please help forward to students who may be interested in. Details can be found at NSF REU Fellow Opportunity – stcenter
Best Regards,
Phil
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Chaowei Phil Yang, Ph.D.,
Director, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center; www.stcenter.net
Professor, GGS, GMU, http://ggs.gmu.edu/
Tel: 703-993-4742 (O)
Friday, April 9, 2021
Careers at the US Census
In case you missed our Geographical Sciences Careers at the US Census Bureau panel on April 7th, one of the panelists wanted to share more information about Census Bureau jobs and work in the Population Geography Staff as well as Population Division. I hope it's helpful for anyone interested in a future Census career!
EarthEcho Youth Leadership Council (YLC). Application open through 5/3
EarthEcho International is now accepting applications for our 2021 youth leadership programs! Young environmental leaders ages 15-22 from the United States are invited to apply for a position on the EarthEcho Youth Leadership Council (YLC)! The YLC plays a key role leading EarthEcho’s education programs while developing and implementing campaigns to mobilize young people worldwide. Through this unique experience, members have an opportunity to grow as an environmental leader, gain an understanding of the operations of an international non-profit organization as they help shape EarthEcho’s work and mission, and build connections with peers and EarthEcho partners working around the world to protect and restore our ocean planet. To learn more visit: https://www.earthecho.
Youth ages 14-22 from the United States are invited to protect our water planet as an EarthEcho Water Challenge Ambassador! Through this unique experience, Ambassadors become community scientists and lead ongoing water quality monitoring efforts through the EarthEcho Water Challenge, a global water quality monitoring program that has engaged 1.6 million participants in 146 countries. Ambassadors collaborate with and learn from a team of young people passionate about protecting local waterways and lead events to educate their communities about the importance of waterway conservation. To learn more visit: https://www.
Orientation Peer Advisor Positions - PAID Summer Job. Application due 4/19
Hello GeoTerps! BSOS is looking for Summer Peer Advisors (paid position - see flyer). This would be a great job for someone who enjoys helping other students or wants to learn more about advising/academia.
Email bsosorientation@gmail.
