Welcome to the ILGISA Internship Directory

This page is made available to Government entities, Public and Private Corporations and Educational Institutions for the posting of GIS Related Internships for students. If you have an available posting for an internship, please submit your listing, via a MS Word document, to the Executive Director of ILGISA.

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

GIS Internships, Job Shadowing, and Mentors Wanted

I am seeking involvement for those GIS professionals and organizations who are interested in supporting undergraduate GIS students in job shadowing experiences, internships, and mentoring relationships. Preference is for organizations and individuals within a 30-mile radius of the Chicago area, but other areas are welcome as well.

Job shadowing involves having a student visit your organization for a few hours, a half day, or an entire day, introduces them to your organization and allows them to observe what it is that a GIS professional does on a daily basis. This involves no stipend and very little in terms of time commitment from you or your organization.

GIS internships are being sought by undergraduate GIS students who have all completed introductory GIS and programming coursework, as well as being members of professional organizations and have attended professional conferences. Most are sophomores and juniors and are seeking summer positions in/around the Chicago Metro area. Most students seek paid internships, but those with modest stipends are also desired.

Lastly, there are opportunities for those to serve as mentors for undergraduate students while they are completing their education and internships. More details on the Elmhurst College Mentoring Program here:

http://public.elmhurst.edu/cpe/1280447.html (scroll to the bottom) and additional information here:

http://public.elmhurst.edu/cpe/63929442.html

Contact to be involved with the Elmhurst College Mentoring Program:
Ms. Julie Nearing
Coordinator of Education Enrichment Program
Center for Professional Excellence (CPE)
Office: Circle Hall, Elmhurst College campus
Phone: (630) 617-3188
E-mail: jnearing@elmhurst.edu

Please let me know if you have questions and I can link you up with the appropriate personnel regarding mentoring.
I would be glad to post any internship announcements you have and pass them along to qualified GIS students.
Thanks,
Dr. Rich Schultz
Elmhurst College
Coordinator, GIS Certificate Program
Asst. Professor of GIS and Geosciences
(630) 617-3128
richs@elmhurst.edu

WHITESIDE COUNTY GIS
Internship Announcement

Position: GIS Intern
Dates: May-August 2010
Hours: 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday
Pay: $10/hr

Duties:
The intern will be working on several different projects for the GIS office depending on need. These may include creating and correcting polygon topologies, attribute updates, creating custom maps, among others.

Qualifications:
• Enrolled in a degree program in GIS, Geography, or related field.
• Experience using ESRI ArcGIS software and basic knowledge of Arc’s editing tools.
• Must be able to work independently.

To Apply:
Send resume to Whiteside County GIS, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270 or email to llee@whiteside.org.

Interested applicants may contact Lauren Lee in the GIS office for more information.

Resumes must be received by 4:30 on Tuesday, April 6, 2010.

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Summer Intern
City of St. Joseph

The City of St. Joseph is seeking an individual for the position of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Summer Intern. This individual will work under the supervision of the City Engineer and be assigned to the Storm Water Grant Project the City of St. Joseph was recently awarded. Applicants shall possess a high school diploma, a valid Michigan driver’s license and shall be enrolled in a recognized curriculum at an institution of higher education in Geographical Information Systems or closely related program.

Applicants for this position should have the ability to perform the following tasks:

Create maps and graphs, using ArcGIS software.
Operate and assist in the maintenance of GIS system hardware, software, plotter and related equipment.
Ability to understand and operate a Topcon GRS-1 handheld GPS unit to collect data and import the data into the GIS software.
Enter new map data using the principles of cartography including coordinate systems, longitude, latitude, elevation, topography, and map scales.
Analyze geographic relationships among varying types of data.
Read and interpret basic civil engineering and architectural drawings.
Be proficient with computer hardware and software including Microsoft Office, email and internet browser programs. Work in outdoor (collecting data and storm water samples) and indoor (office) environments.
Ability to work independently and accomplish assigned tasks with minimal supervision.

This is a non-union part-time position that pays $8 to $10 per hour, dependent upon qualifications.

Please submit a resume with references to the City of St. Joseph, Personnel Department, 700 Broad Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085. Resumes will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 12, 2010.

Requests for additional details should be directed to Tim Zebell, P.E., City Engineer by telephone at (269) 983-5541 or by email at Zebell@sjcity.com

Internship Opportunity Wanted --GIS Position Sought

Douglas P. Sharp, Ph.D.
8637 Jefferson Ave
Munster, IN 46321
Phone: 219-836-8539
Email: dglspshrp@gmail.com

I am currently a graduate student in the University of Illinois at Chicago's GIS certificate program in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization. I am pursuing UIC's GIS certificate to update the skills I first acquired in my graduate study at the University of Pittsburgh where I earned a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering/Environmental Systems Engineering.
After my graduate education at Pitt my career evolved into the field of IT management. Last year I made the decision to return to the field that first captured my imagination in graduate school, but which, at the time, offered limited employment opportunities. One of my next steps is to find an internship position, paid or unpaid, halftime to full time, in the Chicago metropolitan area as a way to gain work experience in the GIS / planning field.

Regarding my technical qualifications, this past fall I completed two of three courses that are required for the certificate at UIC. One of the two courses was an in depth study of ArcGIS 9.3.1 with Max Dieber and Nina Savar. This spring I will complete the certificate with the intermediate course in GIS (also being taught by Nina Savar) which will cover network analysis, raster analysis, relational database models for data storage, spatial statistics, and database editing.

I also have scientific programming experience in FORTRAN, database programming experience with Access, FoxPro and dBase and web programming experience with Javascript. I am currently learning to program in ArcObjects with Visual Basic. I have considerable experience with multivariate statistics and am comfortable with SPSS. I have extensive experience using MS Office products including Word, Excel, Access, Project and Visio.

In addition to my current study at UIC, my prior graduate work at Pitt included development of population forecasting models and projects involving statistical and spatial analysis of socio-demographic data. My dissertation was a forecast of automobile ownership and use for the US based on household lifestyle characteristics.

My graduate study at Pitt was followed by work at a consulting firm doing policy analysis for State and federal agencies and a position as the head of the research and data bureau at the Allegheny County Planning Department in Pittsburgh, PA. I also spent six years running a small software development company that built specialized database applications for small business. That work was followed by positions in IT management in higher education during which time I also taught courses in statistics and computer information systems.

If you would be interested in pursuing this opportunity further, please contact me via phone or email as indicated above.