Jobs and Internships

The Geography Department often learns about job opportunities and internships which may be suitable for our current students or recent graduates. Some of these are posted here.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Higher Education for Development (HED) is pleased to pass along the following opportunity for students to take part in a summer internship with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
USAID has fifteen Summer 2007 paid internships available in the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia located in Washington, D.C. This is an excellent opportunity for outstanding students interested in pursuing careers in international development.

The internships are available to qualified university or college students (juniors, seniors, and graduate students) who are U.S. citizens. The deadline for submitting an application is January 19, 2007.

For additional guidelines and more information about the program, please visit USAID's website http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/ee_intern.html.

Questions about this solicitation may be directed to Jessica Schubel, jschubel [at] usaid.gov.

ESRI

ESRI designs and develops the world's leading geographic information system (GIS) technology. GIS is an important tool—one that helps shape the world around us. ESRI is seeking interns for summer 2007. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in GIS to develop additional skills in the field. Please see this announcement (pdf format) for more information.