Student Assistant Internship (Geospatial Services), Ref# 8673

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen or foreign national eligible to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be currently attending a New York State college, university or graduate program, or be a resident of New York State attending a college, university or graduate program outside of New York State
• Must have completed a minimum of one (1) year as a student at a degree-granting two or four-year college or university (completion of one year’s worth of academic credits over a more extended period of time may qualify part-time students) OR currently enrolled graduate student or accepted in a graduate degree program
• Must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or equivalent to a C.

Duties Description

Under the direction of the Data Manager within the Streets and Address
Maintenance Team of Geospatial Services, the position will primarily work to
improve the data sets our team is responsible for.

The Student Assistant will help provide greatly needed edits to many of the state datasets. They will learn and experience the intricacies of how the data is interconnected throughout many state agencies, as well as both private and public sectors.

Since the sections of our Bureau often interact and rely on one another, so the intern may also assist with building footprints, orthoimagery, contour productions, hydrography, state owned property, and much more.

The Office of Information Technology Services is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage all individuals with disabilities to apply.