We are very excited to announce that Rowan University is now affiliated with the New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (http://www.njheps.org) as well as the PSE&G Institute for Sustainability Studies “Green Teams” internship program. This is a paid, 10-week, residential internship program hosted by Montclair State University and other universities around the state. 

 

If you are selected to participate, you would work on a multi-disciplinary team to solve real-world sustainability problems submitted by major companies. The program emphasizes skills that can be put to immediate use in your career, and the internship programs has a very strong track record of job placement for program alumni. You would also expand your peer and professional network in sustainability-related fields.

 

For more information, visit https://www.montclair.edu/pseg-sustainability-institute/green-teams/. Selection is competitive! Before you apply, be sure read about the program at the official PSE&G ISS website.

 

 

Description: The Geospatial Research Lab at Rowan University is looking for an intern interested in joining the NJ MAP team. NJ MAP is a dynamic web-mapping site that hosts a suite of publicly available geospatial tools focused on New Jersey. Each NJ MAP project addresses specific environmental, land use and sustainability issues. Intended users include Sustainable Jersey Green Teams, municipal planning boards, environmental commissions, land trusts, watershed organizations and concerned citizens among others.

 

Position: The project seeks one to two student interns to assist with aerial photo interpretation and data collection related to Farmland Preservation in New Jersey. 

 

Desired Skills and Coursework: Ideal candidates will have two or more semesters of GIS-related courses and one planning bank course as well as some computer programming experience. All candidates are encouraged to submit  examples of maps they have created or  any other GIS or programming work that demonstrates their abilities.

 

Compensation: The position will pay $13/hr.

 

Project Period: This position will run through June 2022.

 

Course Credit: This position can also fulfill the Geography, Planning, and Sustainability requirement for GeoClinic or internship necessary to graduate.  As such it is considered a Rowan University course and counts toward the university degree and requires registration and payment as with other courses.  In order to fulfill the department's 3 credit requirements for internship, a minimum of 130 hours must be completed. 

In order to register for the course, please contact the internship coordinator. They will provide you with an electronic override to register for the course and some other paperwork.  You can then register through Banner or at the registrar in Savitz Hall.

 

COVID 19: This internship can be fulfilled remotely.

 

To Apply: Please provide a cover letter stating your interest in the position, how it would tie in to your career goals and the skills and experience that you would bring to the project.  Also be sure to include a resume including the coursework and experience relevant to the project as well as the name and contact information of two references.

 

Send your application materials to:
Katrina McCarthy (Shand) shand@rowan.edu
GeoLab Project Coordinator
Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability

 

Opportunities Outside the Department

Undergrad Opportunity: University of Arizona GIST Instructional Designer II, Full-Time Position

UAGIST Instructional Designer II
Full-time Staff Position
Rate of Pay: $45,000 - $50,000
Apply here: https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/6264?c=arizona

The School of Geography, Development and Environment (https://geography.arizona.edu/) is seeking a full-time Instructional Designer II with geospatial skills that will be responsible for administrative tasks related to the Geographic Information Systems Technology programs (https://gis.arizona.edu/), as well as other school needs and help coordinate and design educational activities, labs, and projects related to the BS-GIST and MS-GIST Program. This position requires presence on UA's main campus in Tucson.

The University of Arizona is a land-grant institution and Carnegie Foundation Research University located in Tucson, Arizona, and ranking 19th among all public universities. The University of Arizona is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), were we value our inclusive community. We translate our values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, we encourage minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here: https://talent.arizona.edu/.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitates learning through instructional design, curriculum implementation, and learning assessment reporting. instructional design technology support for live and online digital environments.
• Create materials for the GIST programs to support and evaluate academic and program objectives, as well as course design and delivery for classes and program-wide digital learning communities.
• Support course design and teaching through the implementation of co-convened materials for main campus (synchronous delivery) and for Arizona Online campus (asynchronous delivery).
• Provide outreach support to recruit new students, participate and engage with the local GIS professional community, and support extra-curricular event creation and management.
• Service on committees related to the UA, School of Geography, Development and Environment, and liaison with GIS industry.
• Administrative tasks for the GIST programs focused on instructional design and implementation of students' success and retention information systems and online program materials. Oversight of information systems ensures that administrative duties and functions related to students are done in coordination with the ongoing maintenance and design of program principles, learning management systems, social media, UAccess, and program web pages. Some administrative task related to instructional design and implementation include:
• Instructional support during main campus graduate courses;
• Technical instructional support for students, faculty and staff;
• Tracking student success and writing stories for distribution on the web and social media;
• Manage and support UAGIST Podcast, Master's Project submission portal, and GIST technical support Ticket Hub.
• Work with faculty, staff, and students on reporting and policy curricular issues.
• Instructional management system oversight of student success, retention, and placement as part of an annual program assessments and long term curricular planning and design.