Low Income Housing Intern

The Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium (SLIHC) maintains an electronic inventory of publically-financed affordable housing rental units located within Spokane County. I seek an intern to help SLIHC update the inventory. This will likely take about 15 hours per week during the entire 2011 Fall Quarter. We will be able to offer a $300 to $500 stipend.

Contact
Cindy Algeo, Executive Director
Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium
315 W. Mission, Suite 25B
Spokane WA 99201
509-325-3235
FAX 509-325-3295
cindy@slihc.org
www.slihc.org
www.onestophousing.org

WSDOT Internship

From: Karen Luedeking
Position Title: Transportation Planning Intern (unpaid)
Division: Eastern Region Planning
Location: Spokane, WA

The WSDOT Eastern Region Planning Office is seeking a motivated
college student to join their team as an intern. In this position,
you will gain valuable working experience to supplement your
educational goals and provide you a professional edge in your career
pursuit. The position will perform all or some of the following work
under close supervision:

• Research and develop a region Geographic Information System datasets
  that may include one or more of the following:
  • 
    Land use changes associated with specific regional transportation
    projects in Eastern Region.
  
  
  • Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) in relation to state highways in Eastern Region.
  
  
  • Manage Develop Services Review data (Transportation Impact Studies,
    Developer Improvements, etc.) relating state highways in Eastern
    Region.

From the manager's perspective, the ideal intern will:

• Work with GIS data to display data and evaluate trends or
  correlations. Have the ability to import data into GIS software. Have
  familiarity with ArcView 10 or higher.


• Be familiar with spreadsheets and the manipulation of data.


• Communicate/interact with other agencies.


• Be enrolled in a recognized curriculum at a higher education
  institution and have completed a least one semester/quarter in
  Geographical Information Systems class work.

Please note, this position is an unpaid internship where the intern
will be expected to work between 10-20 hours per week when school begins.

Unpaid Internship for a GIS School Walk Route Intern in Olympia

The WSDOT Highways and Local Programs Office is seeking a motivated college student to join their team as a summer intern. In this position, you will gain valuable working experience to supplemental your educational goals and help you on the road to career success. The position will perform the following work:

• On a daily basis, transfer hand drawn mapping information into ArchView (sic) School Walk Route template.
• Verify accuracy of map content using Google maps, SR View and other resources as available.
• Communicate with schools, school district, state, regional, city and or county transportation professionals regarding school walk route content.
• Finalize School Walk Route maps as JPG files and email them to school district personnel.
• Document the process and resources used to complete maps in order to create a working trail for review of best practices.
• On occasion, answer questions regarding School Walk Route maps and other Safe Routes to School Program services.

From the manager’s perspective, the ideal intern will:

• Have the ability to import data into GIS software.
• Have familiarity with ArcView version 10 or higher.
• Be able to read and interpret basic hand drawn map information.
• Have experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, email and internet browser programs.
• Be enrolled in a recognized curriculum at a higher education institution and have completed at least one semester/quarter in Geographical Information Systems class work.

Please note: this position is an unpaid internship where the intern will be expected to work between 20-40 hours per week until the end of the summer. Actual schedule and timeframe will be decided upon appointment.

To view the full announcement and to apply online, please visit: GIS School Walk Route Internship (Unpaid)

Internship Opportunities at the Embassy of Canada

The Canadian Embassy in Washington offers internships for American and Canadian students, as well as recent graduates. Our internship program provides students with tremendous opportunity for growth, both professionally but also in terms of opportunities that correspond to their education and interests.

As a recipient of the Program Enhancement Grant, your commitment to US-Canada relations is critical to helping us continue to maintain this relationship. Our interns are certainly an asset as well. We are now accepting applications for our Fall 2011 term. Please distribute this opportunity to all interested students, being sure to remind them of the approaching deadline of June 24. Applications must be submitted online and may be retrieved using the following link: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/offices-bureaux/intern_stages.aspx?lang=eng

If you should have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Kirsten Kazlauskas
Intern and Events Coordinator | Coordinatrice des stages et événements
Embassy of Canada | Ambassade du Canada
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
kirsten.kazlauskas@international.gc.ca
T: 202-448-6218
F: 202-682-7791
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

Spokane City Council Intern

From former ASP President, Melissa Owens:

Just in case this information didn't make it to you, the Spokane City Council is looking for an intern. I don't have all the details, but it might be worth contacting Jennifer Westfall (jwestfall@spokanecity.org) at the City Council offices for more detail if you think planning students would be interested.

Summer Internship at ECCO

I spoke to Dr. Kelley, and found that this internship would be eligible for academic credit. Please contact Dr. Kelley for more information regarding enrollment for credit. [Brian]

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Background
The Spokane International District is in the East Central Neighborhood, and the boundaries are from Helena to Crestline, I-90 to the railroad tracks. We work to implement a comprehensive community development effort to increase the vibrancy of this neighborhood focusing on the neighborhood commercial center and surrounding residential neighborhood. The District efforts are lead by a partnership between ECCO, ESBA, Impact Capital and the City of Spokane.

Description
Under the supervision of the Executive Director of East Central Community Organization (ECCO), ECCO has one opening for an internship in Community Development and Historic Preservation. The intern will assist in the implementation of public outreach activities to engage the general public and key business stakeholders to enhance and improve the work of the Spokane International District. Tasks may include: helping to develop business recruitment materials; historic preservation research and definition; help with social media and webpage content; preparing reports; general researching; and related tasks aimed at ensuring the sustainable development of the Spokane International District. This internship will last for the duration of one quarter roughly 10 weeks for 20 hours a week.

Minimum Qualifications
Applicant must be enrolled in undergraduate degree program or have just completed an undergraduate degree and be enrolled in a graduate degree in urban planning, rural planning and development, economic development, public administration or a related field. Ideal candidate should be able to work independently or with minimal supervision. Candidate should be skilled in Microsoft Office and data research plus have excellent writing and oral presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications
Applicants with excellent skills in Sketch up, Adobe Photoshop, or other graphic programs are preferred. Experience or ability in Web design is a plus.

Compensation
$1000.00 per Quarter

Contact
Please submit a resume and cover letter via email to: LandonC@eccocdc.org by June 24th, 2011

Landon Carrell
ECCO/International District Coordinator
1806 EAST SPRAGUE SPOKANE WA 99202
Office: 509-868-0856
E-Mail: LandonC@eccocdc.org

Summer City of Altamonte Springs Internship Opportunity

Contact DURP alum Chris Gilhooley (MSP 2010) directly if interested. c.gilhooley@gmail.com.

This is really random but I just got off the phone with a GIS professional I know who works for the City of Altamonte Springs down here in Orlando. He said that they're looking for a full time GIS intern this summer. From what I understand the pay isn't that great but they are trying to turn the internship into a full time salary position by October of this year. He asked me if I knew of any qualified candidates so I figured I'd pass the word along to you. If there are any students who are here for the summer and looking for work, let me know. I'd be happy to pass their resume along.

Chris

GIS Summer Work

Professor Dotson asked me to forward this to the first year grad students. There are some dollars available to someone (or a couple of people sharing the work) who is confident in her/his GIS skills to create some promotional materials for a local nonprofit. Please contact him directly if you would like to be considered.

Position opening for a graduating planning student

My name is Kent Jarcik and I am serving as City Planner for the City of Williston, North Dakota. The Planning Department is currently looking to fill a new Planner I position. Please see position description brief attached. Please forward this announcement to any graduating planning students you think might be interested. The position is geared toward a graduating student. The City of Williston is referred to as a boom and bust oil community. The region is currently experiencing an extreme boom with 175 drill rigs currently operating in northwestern North Dakota. There is an estimated 2,000 job openings in our region as a result of the boom with no available housing. The impacts and pressures that places on small rural agricultural communities is significant. I believe this position would be an excellent opportunity for a graduating student to gain a variety of experience in current and long range planning.

City estimates of our current population are about 17,000.

In regard to the housing statement above, we would assist a successful candidate in trying to locate housing

Thank you.

Kent Jarcik
City Planner
Williston, ND
(701)577-8104

Spokane International District Coordinator

From Boris Borisov:

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East Central Community Organization (ECCO), the lead agency that will be working in the Spokane International District, has posted ad and for a project coordinator on craigslist:

Spokane International District Coordinator

If you could please share with those who might be interested that would be helpful.

Thank you!

Boris Borisov
Program Officer
Community Building
Impact Capital
P 509-456-8088
F 206-587-3230
boris@impactcapital.org
www.impactcapital.org

Air Force Intern Positions

Here’s an opportunity for 3 Air Force community planner positions
currently advertised in USAJOBS database (one is in Boise).
Advertisement has a very short 3 day window; those wishing to apply
should do-so ASAP for consideration as the application tool has many
steps and required digital uploads.

This is a great opportunity for those seeking DoD planning challenges
or looking for a stepping stone for entry into federal sector.

Click for position information

Salary is $38,790.00 to $57,408.00 per year. Applications are due March 11, 2011.