GIS Intern Position with USACE through Student Conservation Association (pdx)

https://www.thesca.org/serve/position/gis-intern-portland/po-00732147
GIS Intern (Portland)
Expected Dates: January 16, 2022 to January 1, 2023
Site: Willamette Valley Project
Position ID: PO-00732147

GIS Intern working in the Real Estate section of the Portland District office for the Army Corps of Engineers.  xxx

Primary duties include Real Estate- boundary mapping, easements, GPS data collection for real property or other assets/infrastructure. Other duties include data acquisition, data management, parcel and project boundary line GIS Mapping, natural resource GIS mapping, and field GPS data collection.  Data analysis for projects related to cultural and historic resources, Master Plan development, threatened and endangered plants and wildlife, invasive plants, habitat restoration, easements and land ownership, and hydrology.  Additional duties may include field support of other natural resource programs such as botany, wildlife biology, cultural resources monitoring, boundary surveys and park operations.

Compensation amounts:
- $650- one time RT travel allowance
- $260 - weekly living allowance
- $40 weekly commuting allowance
- $1200 monthly housing allowance (12 months of housing)
- $3,000 duty travel reimbursement
- AmeriCorps eligible ($6345 education award)

*All allowances subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes

Conditions of Employment: Required to demonstrate full vaccination status for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized or FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine;
OR
Receive from SCA a reasonable accommodation granting an exemption from vaccine requirements based on a medical disability or because of a sincerely held religious belief. Additional information and instructions regarding how to request a reasonable accommodation will be provided at the time of selection.

• Location Description
  Office is located in Downtown Portland Oregon. Address is 333 SW 1st Street, Portland, OR 97204. Field work primarily concentrated around 25 Operating Project Locations located on the Columbia and Willamette River Basins, the Rogue River Basin and Coastal Channels and Harbors, on nearly 145,000 acres of upland and submerged property.
• Training Provided
  Online ESRI ArcGIS training, local GIS workshops, other online classes or offsite training, and first aid/CPR training.
• Educational/Recreational Opportunities
  There are numerous recreational opportunities in the area including hiking, camping, bicycling, boating, fishing and rafting. Just over a 1-hour drive to either the Cascade Mountains or the Pacific Coast.
• Handicap Accessible?
  Yes

Main Area of Focus
Geographic Info Systems (GIS, includes GPS)

Education, Training & Skills Expected
Biology or some coursework or experience
Earth Sciences or some coursework or experience
Recreation Management or some coursework or experience
Resource Management or some coursework or experience
Computer Science or competent with supervision
GIS: competent without supervision
GPS: competent without supervision
Data Analysis: competent with supervision​