{"id":1565,"date":"2023-08-15T15:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2023-08-15T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:26:48","slug":"geographic-information-services-gis-intern-at-texas-natural-resources-information-system-tnris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/blog\/2023\/08\/15\/geographic-information-services-gis-intern-at-texas-natural-resources-information-system-tnris\/","title":{"rendered":"Geographic Information Services (GIS) Intern at Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geographic Information Services
\nInternship for 2023-2024, 12 months<\/strong>
\nApplication deadline:<\/strong> September 15, 2023
\nLocation:<\/strong> Stephen F. Austin State Office Building, Austin, Texas
\nTime Period:<\/strong> 12 months Part-time, 15-19hours\/week, 250 hours total minimum per semester
\nCompensation:<\/strong> $22 per hour + optional three (3) semester hours credit through university (to be arranged by the student)
\nTitle:<\/strong> Geographic Information Services (GIS) Intern
\nClassification<\/strong>:
\nPaid and credit-based internship: $22 per hour for the semester and credit through college\/university (to be arranged by the student).<\/p>\n

General Job Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A division of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), TNRIS is the clearing house for a variety of GIS data in Texas. The intern will play a key role in TNRIS with responsibility for special projects, the primary focus of which being on data development. Other assignments may be added to provide the intern with greater exposure to the important work performed by TNRIS teams.<\/p>\n

Job Duties:<\/strong>
\nGIS Intern will assist in projects to enhance the ability of TNRIS to improve data used for flood planning. The work is primarily focused on training and using AI to derive first flood elevation of buildings in Texas Counties, but also may take part in other activities, including the development of data derivative products and maintenance of the historic photo archive, and processing orders through public requests.
\nRemote work option: Remote work may be possible on an as needed basis but is not guaranteed. Additionally, remote work will be contingent upon multiple factors such as: current project needs, project deadlines, supervisor approval and the demonstrated ability by the intern to successfully accomplish project tasks from a remote environment. All interns will be required to work in the TNRIS office for the first month of their internship.<\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/strong>
\nApplicants should either be enrolled at a recognized Texas college or university, or a recent graduate. Successful candidates will have a strong foundational understanding of GIS concepts and familiarity with ArcGIS Pro and the ESRI suite.<\/p>\n

Requirement:<\/strong>
\nCompletion of an introductory GIS course is required. Current enrollment or completion of a geospatial analysis course preferred.<\/p>\n

Experience with ArcGIS software and related products, knowledge of aerial imagery, Lidar, land parcels, address points, and familiarity with the geography of Texas is a plus. This position requires great attention to detail, excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to work well in a team setting as well as independently.<\/p>\n

Application Process:<\/strong>
\nPlease submit all the following at the same time via email to Lauren Kirk (Lauren.Kirk@twdb.texas.gov) with the subject line \u201cTNRIS MAP Application\u201d. Applications that do not include all the following will not be considered for the position.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cover Letter
\n\u2022 Resume
\n\u2022 Unofficial Transcripts
\n\u2022 2 Professional or Academic Letters of Reference (email is acceptable)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Geographic Information Services Internship for 2023-2024, 12 months Application deadline: September 15, 2023 Location: Stephen F. Austin State Office Building, Austin, Texas Time Period: 12 months Part-time, 15-19hours\/week, 250 hours total minimum per semester Compensation: $22 per hour + optional three (3) semester hours credit through university (to be arranged by the student) Title: Geographic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":{"\n\t\t\t\tfeatured_banner\t\t":null},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/gis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}