GIS/Remote Sensing Summer Assistantship - Helena, MT
Thursday May 01st 2008
Filed Under Internship
MT Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation’s (DNRC) Water
Management Bureau (Helena) is seeking a Temporary Summer Assistant to
help with an Irrigated Agriculture GIS/Remote Sensing project in
Eastern Montana.
Requirements:
• Basic understanding of GIS data types & attributes.
• Understanding of MS Windows folder structure.
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS 9.x, ERDAS IMAGINE, and Trimble or
equivalent GPS units.
• Willingness to work overtime, when necessary, to meet project goals.
Duties:
• Assist field team in mapping irrigated lands polygons in Eastern
Montana using a GIS Pen Tablet in the field, GPS Trimble unit, and
downloading real time weather station data.
• Office post-processing and organization of specified databases,
digitizing polygons from aerial photography
Responsibilities:
• Assist in creating/updating metadata files
• Assist with preparing/organizing data for conversion into
geodatabase format
• Prepare documentation of data update process and architecture
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS 9.2 software (Desktop Products: ArcMap,
ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox)
• Demonstrated skills in manipulating GIS databases
• ERDAS Imagine experience helpful but not necessary
• BA/BS degree (or nearing completion) in Geography, Remote Sensing,
Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Hydrology, Agricultural
Engineering or related field is desired.
• Experience with irrigated agriculture
* Must be currently enrolled in 4 yr. college or university, pursuing
a degree.
* Must be able to provide proof of MT Drivers License and US
citizenship.
Assistantship Timeframe: June 1(or 15) to September 1 (or 15), 2008
Salary and Per diem:
Hourly compensation up to $12.00/hour (depending on qualifications).
Daily per diem and lodging at state rates.
CONTACT: Submit letter of interest with listing of qualifications and
experience, by email to Msadak@mt.gov and Jwilson@mt.gov