EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Fall 2012 Job Opportunities Making Social Change (For more information, see website at www.fundjobs.org, or contact Alaina McCleery at 614-469-4694 or email amccleery@fundstaff.org)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Wayne County Auditor - GIS Department - GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Director (Deadline: March 1, 2011) An employment application may be obtained at the Wayne County Auditor’s Office, 1st FL, and 428 West Liberty Street, Wooster, OH 44691, or from the office web site at www.waynecountyauditor.org.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Research Scientist - Geospatial Programmer - The GIS Programmer position provides support for MTRI programs focused on the application of programming and geospatial analysis to solve governmental and societal needs through sponsored research. The ability to connect geospatial models to decision support systems through targeted applications of coding will be important. The position is based at the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) in Ann Arbor, MI (www.mtri.org).
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Various positions at One Acre Fund - For more information, visit http://www.oneacrefund.org/get_involved/careers.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Grassroots Campaigns Canvass Director and Assistant Director - For more information, visit http://www.grassrootscampaigns.com/summerjobs.php.
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Monday Creek Restoration Project Intern Position For more information, contact Mike Setinnmaus (mcrp@mondaycreek.org) or Nathan Schlater (water@mondaycreek.org) or call 740-394-2047.
African Wildlife Foundation - Research Intern Program Design Department Interested candidates should email a cover letter and CV to: intern@awf.org with the subject “PD INTERN”
Wilderness and Trails Intern For more information, go to http://www.thesca.org/wilderness-and-trails-intern/po-00134472.
Fisheries Technician Intern For more informatin, go to http://www.thesca.org/fisheries-technician-intern/po-00134480.
Wildlife Management Intern For more information, go to http://www.thesca.org/wildlife-management-intern/po-00069035.
Range/Noxious Weeds Intern For more information, go to http://www.thesca.org/rangenoxious-weeds-intern/po-00138920.
United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) 2012 Scholarship Program (Deadline: April 20, 2012) For more information, contact the Scholarship Subcommittee (scholarships@usgif.org).
Raccoon Creek Summer Watershed Internship Program (Deadline: May 4, 2012) For more information, contact
Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) Planning/GIS Summer 2012 Internships (Deadline: May 4, 2012) Submit a resume via e-mail to personnel@mvrpc.org.
MATCH Corps Fellowship (applications accepted on arolling basis from September 1, 2011 through June 2012)
Summer Research Opportunities (Various opportunities and deadlines) (http://www.ohio.edu/fellowships/internships.cfm)
Scholarship/Fellowship Opportunities (Various opportunities and deadlines) (http://www.ohio.edu/fellowships/)
Real-World Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the National Weather Center (Meteorology specific) Contact Ryan Fogt (fogtr@ohio.edu)
TV Station Internships (Meteorology specific) (by state with varying deadlines) Contact Ryan Fogt (fogtr@ohio.edu)
SCA Expense-Paid Internships (master list with varying deadlines can be found here: http://www.thesca.org/serve/internships/browse)
National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) Internships Develop your writing, research and networking skills at an international nonprofit organization in Athens, OH. Interns from all backgrounds are welcome. An interest in economic development, entrepreneurship, research, journalism or nonprofit organizations is encouraged. Contact Bridget Lair (blair@nbia.org)
Conservation and Land Management Internship Program - Email info@clminternship.org for additional information.
Byron Fellowship - For students interested in sustainability - Contact Gabriel B. Grant (Gabriel@byronfellowship.org) or Allyson Pumphrey (Allyson@byronfellowship.org)
The International Geography Honor Society of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) offers five scholarships each year:
The Buzzard Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000) -
Awarded to a college senior for use toward graduate school expenses.
The Maxfield Scholarship ($1,000) -
Awarded to a junior or senior with either career or graduate school aspirations.
The Richason Scholarship ($1,000) -
Awarded to a junior or senior with either career or graduate school aspirations.
The Rechlin Scholarship ($1,000) -
Awarded to a junior or senior with either career or graduate school aspirations.
The Buzzard Graduate Scholarship ($1,000) -
Awarded to a continuing graduate student.
Information and application materials may be found on the GTU website at: http://www.gammathetaupsilon.org/scholarships.html. Scholarship recipients must be GTU members.
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Internships are a great way to obtain real-world work experience and make personal contacts in your field of interest before you graduate. Internships are an encouraged, but optional, part of the undergraduate curriculum in the Department of Geography. Most internships are completed by juniors and seniors because students at that level have a solid background of geography course work. Many undergraduate students find their own internship opportunities through internship clearing houses, such as the Student Conservation Association (SCA.org), or directly from nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, or private businesses. A few internship opportunities are prestigious, selective, and seek applicants annually (National Geographic Society, National Weather Service), but most aren't. Some agencies and companies offer student interns pay, while others don't. Whether or not an internship is paid, students have the option of earning Geog 485 (Internship) credit hours for most internship experiences. If you would like more information than is provided here, feel free to contact your advisor or any faculty member in the Department of Geography.
Internship Course (Geog 485). An undergraduate geography student interested in undertaking an internship for Geog 485 credit hours arranges to do so with an OU geography professor who agrees to be the academic supervisor for the internship. To enroll, your professor will provide you with the course call number for his or her section of Geog 485. Your professor will need the contact information for your field supervisor at the internship.
Credit Hours. The number of credit hours to be earned and whether the internship will receive a letter grade (A-F) or be taken for credit (Cr) are determined in consultation with your professor. Typically, each credit hour of Geog 485 represents three hours of internship work per week during a ten-week quarter. Although Geog 485 can be taken for 1-15 credit hours, a maximum of only 5 credit hours (combined) of Geog 485 and Geog 490 will count toward a geography major (any track). In addition, the College of Arts and Sciences allows a maximum of 15 hours of course work (combined total) taken for "Cr" to apply toward the 192 hours required for graduation.
Grade Options. To receive a Cr, rather than a letter grade in Geog 485, students submit to their professor a brief summary of the number of hours spent and the principal accomplishments, skills, knowledge, and/or understanding derived from the internship. In addition to the information required for Cr, a gradable product must be submitted to earn a letter grade in Geog 485. The nature of the product is determined in consultation with the supervising professor at the start of the internship, and depends to some extent on the nature of the position. It most typically is a "term-paper like" paper or report.
Specific Internship Announcements. Whenever companies or agencies send specific internship announcements to the department, we will email the information to the appropriate major tracks and/or post the announcement on this website.
NACE - The National Association of Colleges and Employers connects campus recruiting and career services professionals, and provides best practices, trends, research, professional development, and conferences. Click here for the recent Job Outlook, which usually has research about the importance of gaining experience and what transferable skills employers are looking for. Their statement on internships in relation to the FLSA can be viewed here: http://www.naceweb.org/connections/advocacy/internship_position_paper/
Examples of the Kinds of Places that Might Need Interns.
OU--Voinovich Center, Office of Sustainability, possibly other OU offices
Planning agencies and offices—various cities, counties, regions
Economic development agencies and offices
Rural Action, Athens
Habitat for Humanity
Watershed groups
Ohio EPA (Logan, Columbus, etc.)
Other state agencies (ODOT, ODNR, etc.)
State and national forests, parks, monuments, etc.—SCA is a great source for many of these
U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service offices (there are widespread, e.g., The Plains, OH)
State soil and water offices (throughout Ohio)
County engineer offices (throughout Ohio)
Various conservation organizations—Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, the Crane Foundation, The Wilds, Buckeye Wildlife Institute, etc.
GIS, air photo, GPS, and mapping companies (several in Ohio)
TV stations, especially for meteorology students
Environmental engineering and consulting companies
Energy companies
Construction, development, architecture firms
Insurance companies
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