Gould Center Internship - Accepting Applications for Fall 2007
Map of undergraduate hometowns, created by Gould Center Intern Adam Naito |
- Are you interested in learning more about GIScience?
- Would you like to work on mapping projects for clients here at Penn State?
The Gould Center for Geography Education and Outreach is accepting applications for a Fall 2007 GIScience intern to work on mapping projects for the Department of Geography.
The goal of this internship will be to create maps for various Penn State departments, colleges, and research centers. Most of the projects will be on an ad hoc basis for clients across campus.
Past year’s interns have worked on the following projects:
- Mapped the locations of Geography Department alumni across the U.S. and world using GIS and Flash
- Assisted in updating the Penn State Visitor’s Guide using Adobe Illustrator
- Created interactive maps that show where students have completed internships
- Created a map depicting locations of Geography Bee participants
- Plus many other projects.
All data, reference materials, and guidance will be provided. Design and cartographic creativity are encouraged. All work will be done using ArcGIS 9.x and other software such as Adobe Illustrator and Flash. You will have some flexibility to design your own work schedule. A minimum of 5 hours per week is required for 1 credit, but up to 3 credits of GEOG 495G can be earned for 15 hours of work per week. Weekly one-hour meetings with John Murphy will also be required and included in your work hours. Deryck Holdsworth, the faculty advisor, Erin Greb, cartographer, as well as Beth King and Jim Detwiler, will be available to provide additional support and feedback on technical questions. Experience using ArcGIS is required and previous coursework in GIS and cartography (GEOG 361 and 363) is preferred.
Interested candidates should direct inquires to the Public Relations Coordinator at (814) 863-4562 or via e-mail editor@geog.psu.edu. To apply, please send a one-page resume including geography courses taken and computer skills, as well as a cover letter to:
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Public Relations Coordinator
editor@geog.psu.edu
or mail to:
Department of Geography
Attn: Public Relations Coordinator
The Pennsylvania State University
302 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-4562
For resume and cover letter assistance, please access the Career Services Web site. Or contact Giles Writer-in-Residence, Joe Schall, in the EMS Student Center for resume and cover letter assistance.
Past Gould Center Interns:
- Kevin Kulick (B.S. '05) - Spring 2005
- Adam Naito (B.S. '07) - Fall 2005, Spring 2006
- Derek Duskin (B.S. '07) - Fall 2006
- Adam Woodard - Spring 2007
- Alex Matus - Spring 2008
