What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Internship - Non-Paid position at City of San Marcos?
The City of San Marcos is seeking a non-paid GIS Intern to learn the practical and technical knowledge needed to successfully perform data maintenance, data collection, and cartography required to support current city projects. Hands-on experience will be gained in many technical aspects of GIS, including editing in ArcGIS Pro, data standards, and best practices.
This great opportunity will allow the selected intern to apply educational knowledge learned from the classroom setting in the real-world municipal environment. Conveniently located in the educational hub of North San Diego County and adjacent to the Sprinter light rail, this internship experience with the City of San Marcos is a great opportunity for a motivated and ambitious hands-on learner.
Applications due by: 4pm, Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
Interview Date: TBD
A successful candidate will be able to work with many data types from various sources and collaborate with personnel from various areas of expertise. The selected candidate will play an important role in learning the development, creation and maintenance of GIS data that supports all City's Departments and Enterprise Applications.
Educational experience to be gained: The GIS Intern will gain technical experience working in an enterprise geodatabase environment supporting a local government agency. The selected candidate will develop skills working with data in ArcGIS Pro. The City is willing to work with the student for educational credit if requested and applicable to current course of study.
Internship length: The expected length of the GIS internship is one semester. The duration may be extended per department approval and continued benefit to the intern and the organization.
Hours: The expected commitment of this internship is 10-20 hours per week. The Development Services Department is flexible with hours depending on current school schedule.
Internship requirements: Incoming intern should have a general understanding of GIS concepts including geodatabases, coordinate systems, and GIS data types. To be eligible for this non-paid internship opportunity, intern should either be currently enrolled or recently completed (within 12 months) relevant course study through a college, professional or vocational program or have recent relevant experience.
To be considered for this non-paid internship opportunity, applicants must complete a City of San Marcos application and submit answers to the supplemental questionnaire. The supplemental questionnaire material is located at the bottom of this posting and through the Supplemental Questionnaire tab.
