Intern Description
This is a unique position that seeks to nurture a current student (or recent graduate) and provide valuable on the job learning. The work will help you develop skills in a variety of areas including project management, cartography, demography, statistics, research, GIS and possibly programming. We are interested in candidates who wish to prove they can succeed when given the chance. You will be exposed to all areas of Urban Mapping’s business and be required to demonstrate growth–this means the acquisition of knowledge, new skills/tools, autonomy, efficiency, etc…
Requirements
- Junior/senior/recently received undergraduate degree
- Successful academic achievement including major in geography/GIS, computer science or statistic-Inquisitive, detail-obsessed
- Strong verbal/written communication skills
- Detail-obsessed
- Fluent user of MS desktop applications, advanced Internet research
- Familiarity with at least one of the following: GIS/ESRI, RDBMS, SQL, cartographic/map design
- Min 20 hours/week in our SoMa (San Francisco) office over a minimum six month commitment
This position pays a stipend, which is designed to partially offset living costs. If you are interested in this role, please forward a resume, unofficial transcript and a brief note of interest. Start date is based on when we find the ideal candidate. Please forward this information to talent(at)urbanmapping(dot)com and include INTERN in the subject line. No phone calls please