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Employment Opportunities
Here's a list of current full-time employment opportunities of special interest to students graduating from our school as well as recent alumni. If you're also interested in part-time opportunities, also check the internships/part-time employment listing
Look below the table for links to organizations and sites that provide information about employment opportunities in planning and geography. Many include general career information as well. Browse them periodically for updates, or sign up for their job alerts. Send suggestions for additional links to sgsup.news@asu.edu.
Current Jobs
| Posted | Job | Location | Apply by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/16/2020 | Assistant Planner, Walla Walla Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization | Walla Walla, WA | 02/10/2020 |
| 01/10/2020 | Entry-level GIS Analyst / Programmer, Recruitment by RW Staffing Solutions LLC | Phoenix, AZ area | Open till filled |
| 01/08/2020 | GIS Technician, Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. | Chandler, AZ | Open till filled |
| 01/08/2020 | GIS Technician, Friends of the Verde River | Cottonwood, AZ | 01/24/2020 |
| 01/01/2020 | GIS Technician, City of Goodear | Goodyear, AZ | 01/10/2020 |
| 12/23/2019 | Forest Restoration Spatial Data Manager, The Nature Conservancy | Flagstaff, AZ | Open till filled |
| 12/17/2019 | Administrative Assistant, Zoning Practice Group, Gammage & Burnham | Phoenix, AZ | Open till filled |
| 12/12/2019 | Dangermond Fellow-Enterprise GIS, Audubon Society/Esri | Phoenix, AZ | 02/12/2020 |
| 12/12/2019 | Conservation Interns & Fellows, Montana Conservation Corps | Various locations | 02/09/2020 |
| 12/12/2019 | Associate Long Range Planner, Teton County | Jackson, WY | Open till filled |
| 03/14/2019 | 2020 Census temporary employment , US Census Bureau | Throughout US | Open till filled |
Employment Resources
Cultural and Physical Geography
- Association of American Geographers - Jobs in Geography) - Especially a good resource for academic positions.
- GeographyJobs.com - Focuses on job opportunities in the environment, urban planning, transportation planning, GIS, remote sensing, economic development, housing, emergency planning, various types of research and education
- Earthworks.com - Public-sector, private-sector and academic jobs in environmental sciences, meteorology, climate science, remote sensing, etc.
- The Nelson Institute: Environmental Jobs - A listing of internships and jobs, especially in the midwest US
- US Bureau of Land Management - Here's a flyer with a host of links for entry-level environmental jobs of all kinds
- Environment America - National environmental advocacy organization with entry-level positions in Arizona and many other states
- Josh's Water Jobs - A listing of water-related jobs in the US and throughout the world. Includes option to sign up for a weekly email that sorts new positions by required experience -- including "0 to 5 yrs"
GIS and related fields
- AGIC-L listserv - Email list of the Arizona Geographic Information Council, focused on Arizona-based GIS jobs, resources, and events. Read here how to sign up.
- ASU GIS listserv - Email list focused on Arizona-based GIS internships, jobs, resources, and events. Link explains how to sign up.
- ESRI - Career information and internship opportunities for current students and new graduates
- Discover Data Science: Guide to GIS - Information about GIS careers and education options, as well as self-training resources
The following sites list current fulltime GIS-related positions:
- GIS GIG
- GISCareers.com
- GIS Jobs.com
- GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
- URISA Marketplace (GIS)
- Geo Community Switchboard
Government
- Federal (USA Jobs) - Job site used by all US federal government agencies. Also see Go Government, which provides guidance on how to find and apply for federal government jobs.
- Pathways - US Federal Government internship and jobs program for students and recent graduates. Many opportunities are listed only very briefly, so it's recommended to sign up for email notifications using the "Save Search" function.
- State of Arizona
- Maricopa County
- City of Chandler
- City of Glendale
- City of Mesa
- City of Phoenix
- City of Scottsdale
- City of Tempe
Planning
The sites below list full-time positions for planners, and give timely information about careers in planning. Most are national listings.
- American Planning Association Jobs Online
- American Planning Association, Arizona Chapter
- Planetizen.com
- Planners Network
- Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) - Works to advance equal opportunity for women in the transportation industry. Jobs portal publicizes national & international opportunities.
- Congress for the New Urbanism - List of varied jobs and RFPs
- National Trust for Historic Preservation - Jobs in community revitalization
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning - Focus on academic positions
Nonprofits
Resources for all fields
- ASU Handshake - ASU Career Services' portal - Create an account to see job listings, career events, make career advising appointments
- Americorps.gov - Portal for 3 federal programs: AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps). Part-time and full-time positions serve US communities in areas ranging from community development to conservation. Stipend and loan repayment offered.
- Conservation Job Board - Postings for jobs in conservation, natural resource management, environmental education, resiliency and more
- Elance - A site where companies post projects for which they'd like to hire freelancers, and freelancers can respond to those that interest them. Project types include web and mobile development, writing, and data science.
- Green Dream Jobs - Jobs, organizations, internships & volunteer opportunities focused on renewable and clean energy, green building, and sustainability
- Green Schools Listserv, GRNSCHL-L - Mailing list for the discussion of university and college efforts to reduce environmental impacts. Often used to announce open positions relating to sustainability, at universities & colleges.
- Guide to Government Careers - Guide to availability and benefits of government jobs as well as guidance on the application process.
- Guide to Public Service - Guide to career paths with government, nonprofits, non-government organizations, and in education.
- Indeed.com - Search for jobs of all kinds nationally and internationally
- Idealist.org - Jobs, organizations, internships & volunteer opportunities focused on practical solutions to social and environmental problems.