TWU Emergency Management - GIS Intern

Position Description for GIS/Emergency Management Intern

Reports To: Director of Emergency Management

Pay: $10.50/hr

Appointment Period: September 2015-May 2016 (Approximately 38 weeks)

Avg. Hours: 25 hours per week

Qualifications:

·         Experience with ESRI’s ArcGIS to include using:

o   Editing environment

o   Geo-processing and analysis tools

·         Experience with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

·         Experience with building and managing databases using either MS Access or Oracle

·         Class in Advanced GIS and experience working with CAD files is desired

·         Strong communication and writing skills

·         Ability to transform and present complex data into information

·         Current student pursuing a degree in or a degree with a concentration in GIS

·         Interest, training, or previous experience in emergency management is preferred

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Collect necessary data from either field sources or existing databases

·         Build databases to utilize for GIS layers

·         Develop spatial tools and models that could be deployed and used to make real-time decisions

·         Analyze data spatially to turn into information to assist emergency planning and decision-making during an emergency

·         Correspond and collaborate with both university departments and local agencies to build relationships and gather necessary information

·         Deliver presentations on progress of GIS projects to university officials

·         Support other planning and response efforts in the Office of Emergency Management 

Contact Bruce Hunter if you are interested.