Date Posted: 4/4/2012
Start date: May or June, 2012; internship open until filled
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Salary: Stipend with 3 unit commitment
Hours:
SRJC: Minimum 2 units (120 hours) commitment; hours arranged
SSU: Minimum 2 unit (90 hours) commitment, 3 (135 hours) preferred; hours
arranged
Contact: Hattie Brown, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation phone: 707-527-9277 x105
email: hattie@lagunafoundation.org
Description:
The Laguna Foundation is seeking 2-4 interns to support watershed data collection, entry, and analysis. GIS and Mapping intern tasks may include:
• Participate in field research and help collect vegetation data.
• Use GIS technology (ArcPad) to map invasive and endangered plants in the field.
• Use GIS technology (ArcMap) to create maps using field data.
• Perform data entry and management.
• Control invasive plants through use of herbicide and other techniques.
Qualifications:
Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and ability to work outdoors in variable weather conditions. Coursework in or familiarity with in GIS is required. Coursework in ecology, ecosystem sciences, botany, and/or entomology is useful. Familiarity with MS Office software is a p
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
internship program this year with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Hello All,
Wanted to let you know about a new internship program this year with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks with the National Park Service. We will be hiring 7-8 interns to work in a variety of diverse positions over a
12 week paid internship this summer. The positions range from air quality science to social media exploration. If you have any students that are interested please print the attached document and we would love to consider them for employment. If you have further questions, just let me know and I would be delighted to assist you further. Please feel free to pass this on to other interested parties.
(See attached file: POSITION DESCRIPTIONS.pdf)
Thank you,
Denise
Denise Robertson
Sequoia-South District Interpreter
SEKI Education Program Manager
Volunteer-in-Parks Program Manager
Phone: 559.565.3132
Fax: 559.565.3703
"I believe there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, would direct us aright." - David Henry Thoreau
Wanted to let you know about a new internship program this year with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks with the National Park Service. We will be hiring 7-8 interns to work in a variety of diverse positions over a
12 week paid internship this summer. The positions range from air quality science to social media exploration. If you have any students that are interested please print the attached document and we would love to consider them for employment. If you have further questions, just let me know and I would be delighted to assist you further. Please feel free to pass this on to other interested parties.
(See attached file: POSITION DESCRIPTIONS.pdf)
Thank you,
Denise
Denise Robertson
Sequoia-South District Interpreter
SEKI Education Program Manager
Volunteer-in-Parks Program Manager
Phone: 559.565.3132
Fax: 559.565.3703
"I believe there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, would direct us aright." - David Henry Thoreau
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
State Department "Consular Adjudicator" Positions for Spanish Speakers
Are you fluent in Spanish or know someone who is? Spanish speaking U.S. citizens with strong English are needed to live abroad and work in American embassies for up to five years.
You will serve on the
front lines of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate, conducting one-on-one interviews and reviewing supporting documentation to determine if a foreign national meets the requirements for entry into the United States.
Visit this facebook page for more information:
http://www.facebook.com/events/154458048000382/?context=create
You will serve on the
front lines of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate, conducting one-on-one interviews and reviewing supporting documentation to determine if a foreign national meets the requirements for entry into the United States.
Visit this facebook page for more information:
http://www.facebook.com/events/154458048000382/?context=create
Field Technicians Needed- Forest Ecology Research
Project summary: Long-term impacts of the emerging forest disease sudden oak death in mixed oak woodlands.
Project PIs: Ross Meentemeyer (University of North Carolina at Charlotte- Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences), Hall Cushman & Nathan Rank (Sonoma State University- Biology Dept.), and David Rizzo (UC Davis- Dept. of Plant Pathology)
Description: Phytophthora ramorum is an exotic plant pathogen of international concern and causal agent of the emerging forest disease Sudden Oak Death (SOD). In North America, P. ramorum has caused extensive mortality of oak and tanoak trees from Big Sur, California in the south to Curry County, Oregon in the north. Our long‐term ecological study established in 2003 is repeatedly sampling a large plot network (200 sites within a 275-km2 region of mixed oak woodland) in order to understand spatio-temporal variability in the population dynamics and ecological impacts of P. ramorum. We seek 2 Crew Leaders and 2 Field Assistants for a two month period (ca. May 1-June 30). Please let us know if you would like to be considered for helping with additional fieldwork in the Big Sur region July - September. Crew Leaders will coordinate plot visits with public and private landowners, ensure data quality (oversee fieldwork and supervise field assistants), and general lab management (inventorying field supplies, digital file management). Field assistants will assist crew leaders in collecting and entering data on disease progression, plant species composition and structure, and understory microclimate variation.
Housing, transportation to/from study sites, and a monthly stipend commensurate with experience will be provided. Desired qualifications include demonstrating a strong interest in disease ecology, landscape ecology and/or forest ecology and management. Strong academic credentials plus completion of at least two years of an undergraduate science program is preferred. Previous experience navigating using GPS and/or topographic maps, as well as working under physically demanding field conditions (i.e., 8+ hours of hiking a day in steep and rough terrain; wet, hot, and/or cold conditions; exposure to poison oak and "buggy" conditions), is helpful.
Send a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references to Sarah Haas by email at shaas1@uncc.edu. For more information on the SOD project, please visit our website (http://gis.uncc.edu/). DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 15, 2012.
Project PIs: Ross Meentemeyer (University of North Carolina at Charlotte- Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences), Hall Cushman & Nathan Rank (Sonoma State University- Biology Dept.), and David Rizzo (UC Davis- Dept. of Plant Pathology)
Description: Phytophthora ramorum is an exotic plant pathogen of international concern and causal agent of the emerging forest disease Sudden Oak Death (SOD). In North America, P. ramorum has caused extensive mortality of oak and tanoak trees from Big Sur, California in the south to Curry County, Oregon in the north. Our long‐term ecological study established in 2003 is repeatedly sampling a large plot network (200 sites within a 275-km2 region of mixed oak woodland) in order to understand spatio-temporal variability in the population dynamics and ecological impacts of P. ramorum. We seek 2 Crew Leaders and 2 Field Assistants for a two month period (ca. May 1-June 30). Please let us know if you would like to be considered for helping with additional fieldwork in the Big Sur region July - September. Crew Leaders will coordinate plot visits with public and private landowners, ensure data quality (oversee fieldwork and supervise field assistants), and general lab management (inventorying field supplies, digital file management). Field assistants will assist crew leaders in collecting and entering data on disease progression, plant species composition and structure, and understory microclimate variation.
Housing, transportation to/from study sites, and a monthly stipend commensurate with experience will be provided. Desired qualifications include demonstrating a strong interest in disease ecology, landscape ecology and/or forest ecology and management. Strong academic credentials plus completion of at least two years of an undergraduate science program is preferred. Previous experience navigating using GPS and/or topographic maps, as well as working under physically demanding field conditions (i.e., 8+ hours of hiking a day in steep and rough terrain; wet, hot, and/or cold conditions; exposure to poison oak and "buggy" conditions), is helpful.
Send a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references to Sarah Haas by email at shaas1@uncc.edu. For more information on the SOD project, please visit our website (http://gis.uncc.edu/). DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 15, 2012.
MATCH Teacher Residency, in Boston
MATCH Teacher Residency, in Boston offers recent college graduates one year of intense training designed to make them unusually effective rookie teachers. We then help them find positions in high-need schools, and continue to support them as they begin their careers in the classroom.
All the info is here: http://www.matchschool.org/matchcorps/teacher.htm
Do you know a few Geography students who might want to teach in the inner-city, and who have demonstrated unusual grit and determination? If so, could you please send me their emails, or perhaps forward the following blurb along to them?
We’re especially proud of our brand new elementary school, MATCH Community Day, which specifically serves students who speak a language other than English at home. MATCH Teacher Residents have the option to serve at MATCH Community Day, or at our previously established High School or Middle School. For more information on MATCH Community Day, have a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGUV8Jbeu-c
Monday, January 5, 2009
GIS Technician - The Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection
Employment-Internship
Contact: Suzanne Lang
(office) 707-576-2955
(GIS lab) 707-576-2954
This is a part-time temporary position (9 months) with potential for full-time State Civil Service appointment. Salary and benefits dependent upon qualifications. Flexible schedule. Ample training and supervision provided.
The Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection is looking to hire a GIS Technician to accomplish data capture of timber harvesting activities, fuels management projects, and other natural resource management activity.
Work entails heavy digitizing, attributing, and data management of File GeoDatabases in ArcGIS 9.2/9.3.
Experience:
- Familiarity with spatial data concepts
- Ability to read and interpret maps
- Experience editing spatial data in ArcMap (understanding of topology very helpful)
- Scrupulous attention to detail
- Willingness to learn basic elements of the California Forest Practice Rules and various Resource Management programs administered through the department
Please email a statement of interest along with your qualifications to:
Feel free to call with your questions about this position.
Suzanne M. Lang
707-576-2955 (office)
707-576-2954 (GIS lab)
Monday, November 17, 2008
GIS Analyst: Commercial wind and solar energy generation
Job Description
GIS Analyst
Scope of Position
Support development team of commercial wind and solar energy generation facilities by creating static and Interactive maps for site analysis, presentation, publication for wind and solar generation layouts.
Reports To: Regional Director
Location: Escondido, CA or San Ramon, CA
Division/Department: Development
Working Conditions
85% of the time is spent in the office environment, utilizing computers (frequent use of ArcGIS 9.x, Global Mapper, Microsoft Office (primarily Excel and Access)), telephones and general office equipment. 10%-15% of the time is spent in the field, working to collect GPS or analytical data.
Responsibilities
- Create high-quality static and interactive maps for site analysis, presentation, publication, wind & solar generation layouts.
- Assess and validate model results from resource assessment team with respect to development constraints.
- Provide spatial planning support, conduct analytical studies, and validate development constraints, permits, and conditions.
- Use variety of multiple resources and data layers to develop maps and databases of property information for site developers, including project boundaries and ownership, wind data, transmission lines, etc.
- Coordinate with corporate GIS staff to maintain standard management of GIS data
- Support staff and consultants in analyzing sites for environmental & development permitting.
- Coordinate use of outside consultants for additional GIS, surveying, modeling, analytical, environmental and development activities.
- Assist in designing wind turbine layouts.
- Occasional field work to validate proposed development via GPS.
- Assist with in-house graphic design work for small publications.
- All other job related duties as assigned by the manager or his/her designee.
Qualifications
- 2-3 years experience in using GIS software for analytical decision support and communicative cartography including:
- Data collection
- Site suitability analysis
- Vector data geoprocessing
- Raster spatial analysis
- Final, high-quality production cartography
- Extensive knowledge of ESRI software including
- ArcGIS 9.x
- Spatial Analyst
- 3D Analyst
- Global Mapper
- ArcGIS 9.x
- Experience using GPS technology to collect or validate field data.
- Trimble data collectors preferred
- Post-processing experience desirable
- Working knowledge of the following is desirable:
- AutoCAD (Map3D, LDD, or Civil3D preferred)
- Scripting or programming for repetitive task automation (ArcObjects, VBA, VB, C++, C#, Python, AML)
- BA/BS in GIS Geography, Envronmental studies or similar
- Cursory knowledge of solar site assessment or software is favorable (PVSol, PVSys, etc).
- Cursory knowledge of wind modeling or turbine siting and software is favorable (WAsP, Meteodyne, WindSim, Wind Farmer, Open Wind, etc).
- BA/BS in GIS Geography, Environmental studies or similar.
- Willing and able to learn new technical skills involving industry-specific software and or/techniques.
- Familiarity with environmental issues, assessments, permitting, wind and solar energy, and electrical utility desirable.
- Priority management, multi-tasking, flexibility, attention to detail, and creativity are required.
- Applicant must be intuitive, accurate, hard working and professional.
- Able to work with diverse group of individuals (county assessor/regional GIS agents, surveyors, land use agents, project developers).
- Strong and clear interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as member of a team.
- Always willing and wanting to "take the extra step" to achieve quality work and bring value to the team and company.
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