\nThe Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT)\u00a0Urban Forestry \/ Maintenance Operations Division’s goal is to provide integrated maintenance, emergency response, and stewardship of the engineered and natural systems within the right-of-way, to promote a safe, vibrant and interconnected city.<\/p>\n
We are seeking an\u00a0<\/strong>undergraduate or graduate level\u00a0<\/strong>intern to help conduct GIS analysis to visualize the distribution of at-risk tree species located in the right-of-way, and produce a framework for outreach processes and materials meant to educate property owners about the importance retaining these trees and stewardship of the urban forest through proper care and treatment.<\/p>\nThis candidate will also help conduct research into what other cities have done around invasive pest\/tree outreach and make recommendations for how Seattle should engage the public in the event of a new invasive pest detection.<\/p>\n
Educational Benefit to the Student<\/strong>
\nThe position will help the student understand how their coursework translates into the daily operations of a city urban forestry division, in particular, the planning and management of trees at risk for existing or upcoming invasive insect infestation and the public outreach it requires.<\/p>\nThe intern will be given a hands-on orientation for street tree data analysis using a proprietary ArcGIS collector application and staff time will be allotted to teach the intern about the municipal code, how it dictates distribution of tree care from municipality to private tree maintenance, and how that impacts upcoming processes for an invasive pest response both internally for the department and externally to the public.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n
Job Responsibilities<\/dt>\n\n50% \u00a0GIS analysis to compile data on distribution of at-risk trees and tree ownership status<\/p>\n
25% \u00a0Produce outreach material templates for existing invasive pests, such as bronze birch borer and dutch elm disease, for property owners<\/p>\n
15% \u00a0Research case studies and plans in other cities, make recommendations for an outreach framework around invasive pest preparedness that will contribute to the upcoming Seattle Invasive Pest Response Plan<\/p>\n
10% \u00a0Research case studies and plans in other cities, make recommendations for an outreach framework around invasive pest preparedness that will contribute to the upcoming Seattle Invasive Pest Response Plan<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n
Qualifications<\/dt>\n\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nOpen to students, undergraduate and graduate students, who are enrolled in an accredited educational program<\/p>\nPreferred Areas of Study<\/strong>: \u00a0Forestry, Urban Forestry, Landscape Architecture, Arboriculture, Horticulture, and\/or Natural Resource Management<\/p>\nUndergraduate student<\/strong>s will need to maintain a 2.0 GPA or above throughout the internship.
\nGraduate students<\/strong>\u00a0will need to maintain a 3.0 GPA or above throughout the internship<\/p>\nEXPERIENCE<\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>
\nRequired:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Experience in or knowledge related to tree identification<\/li>\n
- General knowledge of ArcGIS products<\/li>\n
- Data management and organizational skills<\/li>\n
- Ability to work independently<\/li>\n
- Ability to perform ad-hoc research using the internet<\/li>\n
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access)<\/li>\n
- Ability to use Excel for data analysis<\/li>\n
- Experience with developing outreach materials to a variety of audiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Desired Qualifications<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Knowledge of invasive species management and impacts<\/li>\n
- Experience with graphic design<\/li>\n
- Project management experience<\/li>\n
- Familiarity with tree inventory applications<\/li>\n
- Familiarity with Seattle’s neighborhoods will be helpful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n
- Additional Information<\/dt>\n
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Start\/End Dates<\/strong>: \u00a0Late June\/Early July 2021 to September 15, 2021<\/p>\nSchedule<\/strong>: \u00a0Intern will work 20 hours\/weeks while school is in session. \u00a030-40 hours\/week during school breaks. \u00a0Work hours can be scheduled between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.<\/p>\nSalary<\/strong>: \u00a0Undergraduates<\/strong>\u00a0will be paid $18.36\/hour.\u00a0Graduates<\/strong>\u00a0will be paid $22.50\/hour.<\/p>\nHow to Apply:<\/strong>\u00a0 complete an online application and include the following:<\/p>\n\n- Unofficial transcript including current classes and GPA<\/li>\n
- Cover letter<\/li>\n
- Resume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
\nNote: \u00a0The City has the expectation that interns will be readily available to report to onsite work in Seattle when operational needs require.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,19,7,8,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39065"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39067,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39065\/revisions\/39067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}