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Employment Opportunities

Here's a list of current part-time and full-time employment opportunities of special interest to current students and recent alumni in the fields of geography, GIS and urban or environmental planning. 

Also check the Employment Resources section below for links to organizations and sites that provide information about employment opportunities in geography, planning and GIS. Many include general career information as well.  Browse them periodically for updates, or sign up for their job alerts.

Employers: If you have a job posting to share, please contact us at sgsup.careeradvising@asu.edu. 

Current Jobs

Posted Job Location Apply by Position Type
04/21/2021 Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Tucson, AZ 06/13/2021 Full Time
04/21/2021 Development Specialist II, City of Tacoma Tacoma, WA 05/05/2021 Full Time
04/21/2021 Geospatial Analyst, Biohabitats, Inc. Portland, OR 05/30/2021 Full Time
04/21/2021 Associate Planner, City of Sebastopol Sebastopol, CA 04/30/2021 Full Time
04/20/2021 Institute for Policy Research and Engagement Project Coordinator, University of Oregon Eugene, OR Open till filled Full Time
04/16/2021 Executive Director of Urban and Public Policy Analytics and Health Informatics Program, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Open till filled PhD-Level
04/15/2021 Planner I, Jensen Design & Survey, Inc. Ventura, CA 07/31/2021 Full Time
04/15/2021 Planner, Lane County Government Eugene, OR 04/26/2021 Full Time
04/15/2021 Associate Planner, Oregon Department of Transportation Portland, OR 04/29/2021 Full Time
04/15/2021 Flood Mapping GIS Specialist, Texas Water Development Board Austin, TX 05/26/2021 Full Time
04/15/2021 Bailey Conservation Fellow, The Nature Conservancy Lansing, MI 04/23/2021 PhD-Level
04/15/2021 Planner I or II, Minnehaha County Sioux Falls, SD 04/30/2021 Full Time
04/15/2021 Lecturer in Urban Science and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 05/05/2021 PhD-Level
04/13/2021 Postdoctoral Scholar in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Invasion Ecology, University of California, Merced Merced, CA 05/21/2021 PhD-Level
04/12/2021 Urban Planning Associate, Bloomberg Associates New York, NY 04/29/2021 Full Time
04/12/2021 Postdoctoral: Wildfire Risk Analysis and Pyrogeography, University of Haifa, Israel Haifa, Israel Open till filled PhD-Level
04/12/2021 Postdoctoral Researcher – Urban Ecology, Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL 05/01/2021 PhD-Level
04/09/2021 Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Geography, Dartmouth Hanover, NH 04/30/2021 PhD-Level
04/09/2021 Postdoc: Spatial Prioritization of Natural Infrastructure, University of Georgia Athens, GA Open till filled PhD-Level
04/06/2021 Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Spartan Infrastructure, Inc. Rawlins, WY 07/31/2021 Full Time
04/06/2021 Transportation Engineer/Planner, Fehr & Peers Oakland, CA 05/01/2021 Full Time
04/05/2021 Planner I, Valley Metro Phoenix, AZ 05/05/2021 Full Time
03/31/2021 Planner II, City of Baytown Baytown, TX 04/23/2021 Full Time
03/31/2021 Post-doctoral Scholar in Transdisciplinary Climate Science, Penn State University Park, PA Open till filled PhD-Level
03/31/2021 Planner II, City of Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA 04/26/2021 Full Time
03/25/2021 Associate Planner, City of Georgetown Georgetown, TX Open till filled Full Time
03/25/2021 Planner II, City of Pueblo Pueblo, CO Open till filled Full Time
03/25/2021 Planner II, Pueblo County Pueblo, CO Open till filled Full Time
03/25/2021 Environmental Planner / GIS Specialist, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. Phoenix, AZ Open till filled Full Time

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:

 

Government
Planning

The sites below list full-time positions for planners, and give timely information about careers in planning.  Most are national listings.

 

Nonprofits

 

Resources for all fields
  • ASU Handshake - ASU Career Services' portal for current students and alumni - Create an account to see job listings, career events, make career advising appointments. 
  • Arizona at Work - Large database of Arizona jobs, including Arizona employers with immediate openings and other job search resources
  • Indeed.com - Search for jobs of all kinds nationally and internationally
  • 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.
  • Idealist.org - Jobs, organizations, internships & volunteer opportunities focused on practical solutions to social and environmental problems.