Job Description
Earth Economics is a small non-profit organization located in Tacoma, Washington. We currently seek a
student as a GIS support/technician to join us on a limited basis.
Job Description: Provide spatial data support to various ecological economics projects, including some or
all of the following tasks:
 Digitize location of key infrastructure for our miscellaneous project (e.g., levees, public water
supply intakes)
 Download and collate new datasets as necessary (e.g., Puget Sound LIDAR, high resolution
temporal data for rainfall, runoff, and stream flow)
 Digitize location of key natural resources for industrial full cost accounting projects (e.g., coal life
cycle analysis)
 Coordinate and communicate with project partners as necessary
 Some work may be completed remotely
Qualifications:
 Financial aid work-study award or be willing to volunteer;
 Time Commitment: 2-10 hrs/wk
 Coursework in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using ArcGIS version 10.x or equivalent;
additional coursework in remote sensing or past internship/independent study experience in
GIS highly desirable.
 Self-motivation and ability to work independently; Interest in learning how a non-governmental
organization (NGO) works.
 Candidate should possess an interest in the intersection between environmental health,
societal health, and economic health.
 Prefer sophomore or higher student.
Educational Benefits:
Students will learn about the field of ecological economics — the intersection between environmental
health, societal health, and economic health. They will gain understanding of the functions, goals, and
workings of the non-profit sector, including hands-on experience in ecological economics,
environmental advocacy, coalition building and non-profit fundraising. Depending on interest and
ability, some students may be able to develop independent research projects that support our mission.
If interested, please submit in one e-mail a cover letter, resume, letter of reference and recent writing
sample (i.e. school paper) to: Ms. Tedi Dickinson, Business Manager, at tdickinson@eartheconomics.org .