GIS Intern

City of Morgantown • Morgantown, WV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Morgantown is hiring a Geospatial Intern to work under the supervision of the Geospatial Services Manager in the City Manager’s Office. This internship will provide real-world experience for those who are learning GIS and mapping to help them excel in a career working with GIS. The Geospatial Intern will be involved in day-to-day municipal government GIS and will be expected to learn and perform a variety of duties including, but not limited to those listed under Essential Duties.

Requirements

• Must be competent with a PC running Windows OS and Microsoft Office.
• Must be competent with an Apple iOS or Android mobile device if requested to perform field data collection.
• Must be able to show good problem-solving skills and understanding of geography.
• Must be willing to learn along with meeting goals and deadlines set forth during the duration of the internship.
• Must always present oneself in a professional and respectful manner.
• Candidate must be a current, graduating, or recently graduated student from a two-or-four-year college with a degree in Geography, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or related field.
• If a student working on an advanced degree, they must not hold a current assistantship, fellowship, or similar commitment to their school.
• Applicable completed or current coursework in any of the following topics: geography, GIS, database management, image processing, map or plan comprehension, historic preservation, cataloging or indexing items, or personal computer (PC) competency.
• Be 18 years of age and eligible to work in West Virginia.
• A valid driver’s license is required to operate a City vehicle; dependent on field work.
• Working knowledge of the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Experience using a Windows PC.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work or project experience in GIS is preferred.
• Experience with ESRI’s ArcGIS suite of software, including, but not limited to: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Enterprise, along with mobile apps such as ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey123 for ArcGIS, and Workforce for ArcGIS.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop.
• Experience collecting, processing, and exporting data in spatial (e.g., shapefiles, geodatabases) and non-spatial data formats and coordinate systems.
• Strong organizational and communication skills to effectively work on multiple projects across different departments.
• Scripting experience in languages such as Python or Arcade.
• Basic knowledge and experience with using a large format sheet-fed scanner.
• Ability to properly read, identify, and index various types of maps and documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for GIS projects across multiple departments.
• Create maps for print and web distribution.
• Perform data entry and geometry creation.
• Perform scanning, cataloging, image processing, and organizing of paper maps and documents.
• Complete field data collection with mobile device applications (i.e. Survey123 and Field Maps).
• Perform regular cleaning of documents and hardware to ensure sufficient scan quality and limit hardware wear and tear.
• Ensure paper document placement into appropriate folders, drawers, containers, and/or cabinets
• Perform quality control of all data collected.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree