Internship

Announcement Jefferson County (JEFFCO) GIS Project The DU Intern is expected to have entry-level knowledge of cartography and ArcMap (v9x or v10). Specific editing procedures will be demonstrated. The intern will not be requested to perform analysis. Tasks are as follows: 1. Edit existing feature classes to update content based on aerial imagery, supporting cartographic data, and with guidance from subject matter experts. 2. Create ArcMap Documents (MXDs) for the purpose of printing standard county maps. The GIS content and scale for the standard maps are set. The intern will select data from the GIS warehouse, apply cartographic symbology, label, and create other map elements (e.g. legend, title, scale bar). 3. Create web services of GIS layers using ArcMap MXD and MSD file types.

POSITION Time Frame: Oct 24, 2011 through March/April 2011 (specific dates to be determined). Length of project: estimated 225-250 hours total, 16-20 hours per week (preferably two 8- to 10- hour workdays). Schedule is somewhat flexible. Pay rate: $13.00 per hour. Academic credit: eligible for three credit hours during the Winter 2012 quarter (optional). Hired and paid by DU/Geography Department as a student hourly, bi-weekly, non-benefited employee. Interns will work onsite at JEFFCO offices in the Laramie Building, 3500 Illinois St., Golden, CO, and report to a JEFFCO project supervisor. Interested students must submit an internship interest form and the required additional documents by Monday, October 10, 2011 to: Russell Fielding, 2050 E. Iliff Ave., Boettcher West, Rm. 115 Phone: 303-871-2672; email: russell.fielding@du.edu

Date: September 28, 2011

Student Internship Interest Form

Name: DU ID: Email: Telephone:

DU Status (check one): Undergraduate: F S J S Graduate: MS PhD University College: MS GISCert

Please list all coursework, completed or in progress, that has prepared you for this internship: Course Number Instructor Quarter/Year Grade (IP if in progress)

(Attach additional pages if necessary) Do you have a specific internship in mind? Yes No

If yes, what is the name and address of organization offering the internship? If no, please describe the general type of internship you seek (e.g. GIS, geology, conservation).

Hours/week to be devoted to the internship:

Duration of internship project:

On-site Supervisor:

DU Supervisor:

Please include your CV or rsum, a current DU transcript (unofficial is acceptable) and a brief statement of interest. If you have a specific internship in mind or are already working at your internship, the statement should discuss your learning and career objectives for this internship. If you are applying to the internship program in general, please discuss the type of internship you seek and what you hope to gain from it, academically and for your career path. Include whether you are seeking a paid or unpaid internship, or if you are open to both. Also discuss any effects that the internship will have on your academic course load at DU, such as necessitating that you take a quarter or more off from coursework. Return this form to Russell Fielding in the Department of Geography, or by email to russell.fielding@du.edu
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