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Employment Opportunities

Here's a list of current full-time employment opportunities of special interest to our 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
08/24/2019 Land Use Planner, Memphis and Shelby County Memphis, TN 08/30/2019
08/19/2019 GIS Analyst, Arizona Department of Transportation, Multimodal Planning Division Phoenix, AZ 08/29/2019
08/12/2019 Communications and Outreach Intern, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Chicago, IL 09/07/2019
08/08/2019 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Connectivity Conservation, Environment and Climate Change Canada Ottawa, Canada Open till filled
08/05/2019 Planner III, Arizona State Land Department Phoenix, AZ Open till filled
08/05/2019 Historic Preservation Officer, City of Mesa Mesa, AZ Open till filled
08/02/2019 Program Coordinator, Earthwatch Institute Boston, MA Open till filled
07/31/2019 General Permit Coordinator (Environmental Planner 2), State of Washington Lacey, WA Open till filled
07/23/2019 GIS/GPS Technician III, Karuk Tribe Orleans, California 08/30/2019
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:

 

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 - 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.