Summer Field and GIS Internship –  Portland, OR

West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District is hiring two limited-duration, at will, non-exempt, part-time Field Intern for the summer and potentially early fall of 2015 (approximately June – though October). These 5-6 month internships are designed to provide experience in the areas of water quality, invasive species, habitat restoration, GIS, forestry and agricultural land uses.

Work will be mostly outdoors, in the field but also a fair amount of office work. Field work will include data collection, site inventories, and vegetation surveys. Office work will involve mapping with ArcGIS as well as some technical writing, office communication and planning involving the “areas” listed above. Candidates should have a strong understanding of plant identification. Fluency with GIS is also required and applicants should be able to create shapefiles, produce maps and perform basic GIS analyses. The person filling the position should also possess knowledge/experience in the following areas:

– Field work & basic surveying

– Report & article writing

– Data entry and management

– And have the ability to use personal vehicle and clean driving record

Qualified candidates must be able to work independently and as a part of a team; and be able to communicate with project leaders.

For more info and to apply: http://www.wmswcd.org/public/file/2015_Summer_Field_Interns.pdf