Student Assistant (RAS - GIS)
Michigan Economic Developers Association
Job Description
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The Resource Assessment Section (RAS) oversees the DNR’s Enterprise GIS Environment and provides geospatial support to DNR activities. The GIS Student Assistant works directly with GIS staff to learn about how GIS supports DNR business. This position conducts projects or special assignments within RAS, primarily focused on supporting the Michigan Invasive Species Program across multiple State agencies. These projects and assignments are focused on both the technical and practical aspects of managing a GIS; with a special emphasis on web-based GIS, data management, mapping of land records, GIS support to surveying, mapping of invasive species, creating scientific maps or analytics, and other general GIS support to natural resource decision making. The Resource Assessment Section currently recruiting two students for GIS data prep work and other support for the Invasive Species Program. Official worksite will be determined based on the selected candidates.
Position Description (Download PDF reader) Required Education and Experience
- EducationCurrent enrollment in high school, vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution.ExperienceNo specific type or amount is required.
Additional Requirements and Information
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DNR GIS staff use specialized software in their work. Please provide a brief description of how you have used each GIS software currently or have worked with previously. If you have not used, enter “None.” Please enter your responses in a Word Doc and attach it to your application.
GIS Software\Tools
Description of Use
GPS
Drones or UAS
ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Portal
ArcGIS Field Maps
ArcGIS Experience Builder
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Survey123
Enterprise Geodatabases (EGDB) or SQL Server
Drone2Map
Data Reviewer
ArcGIS Open Data
ArcGIS for Office
ArcGIS Notebooks
Power BI
Survey123 Connect
Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables and formulas)
Please attach a cover letter, resume, and college transcript/proof of current enrollment to your application. Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/S/StudentAssistant.pdf (Download PDF reader)
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Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator (Download PDF reader) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.