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Internships & Part-Time Jobs

Gain valuable work experience, apply your classroom knowledge to real-world situations, build your professional network and earn college credit (and maybe even a paycheck). That’s the value of an internship. The School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning encourages students to seek out and participate in internships.

Finding an internship requires preparation and commitment, so if you'd like to do an internship, plan to begin your search about two to four months before you hope to be an intern. Many students arrange internships independently by contacting organizations where they have an interest in interning. You can also get started by reviewing the list of current geography and urban planning internships and part-time jobs below.  Also read more about finding an internship and earning credit for an internship.

Current Internships and Part-Time Jobs

Posted Job Location Apply by Position Type
07/19/2019 Urban Informatics Research Aide (graduate student), ASU Decision Theater ASU Tempe 07/30/2019 Part Time
07/18/2019 (Fall 2019) Scholar-Intern, American Geographical Society (AGS) Brooklyn Heights, NY Open till filled Internship (Unpaid)
07/18/2019 Graduate Services Assistant, ASU Decision Center for a Desert City ASU Tempe Open till filled Part Time
07/12/2019 Research & Analytics Intern, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) Phoenix, AZ Open till filled Internship (Paid)
07/11/2019 Planning Internship Program, City of Tempe Community Development Department Tempe, AZ 08/05/2019 Internship (Unpaid)
07/10/2019 Planning Intern, PLAN*et Communities Phoenix, AZ Open till filled Internship (Paid)
07/08/2019 (Fall 2019) Research Intern, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy Phoenix, AZ 07/23/2019 Internship (Paid)
07/01/2019 (Fall 2019) Transportation Planning Intern, City of Scottsdale Scottsdale, AZ Open till filled Internship (Unpaid)
06/27/2019 Mapping Research Specialist, CRA, LLC Scottsdale, AZ Open till filled Part Time
06/24/2019 (Fall 2019) Strategic Management Intern Program, City of Tempe Tempe, AZ 08/23/2019 Internship (Paid)
06/20/2019 (Fall 2019) Stardust Affordable Housing Intern, City of Phoenix Housing Department Phoenix, AZ 07/26/2019 Internship (Unpaid)
06/04/2019 (Sept 2019 - May 2020) Virtual Student Federal Service, Various federal agencies Virtual (your own location) 07/31/2019 Internship (Unpaid)
06/04/2019 Digital Scientific Assistant, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science Tempe, AZ 08/09/2019 Part Time
04/25/2019 (Summer, Fall, Spring) Planning & Community Development Interns, City of Peoria Peoria, AZ Open till filled Internship (Unpaid)
03/14/2019 2020 Census temporary employment , US Census Bureau Throughout US Open till filled Full Time, Part Time

Internship Resources for Geography, GIS and Planning Students

Geography and GIS

GIS

  • 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

The following sites list current fulltime GIS-related positions

Government - opportunities in all areas

Planning

  • Volunteer Phoenix - A listing of volunteer and internship opportunities with the City of Phoenix.  Many are planning-related.  Some volunteer opportunities are suitable for internship credit.
  • Sustainability Connect - ASU School of Sustainability's database of available projects and internships.  Many are open to students of all majors.  (Look for listings where "SOS" column is blank.)
  • University Service Learning - This ASU program offers internships for students at all levels -- from freshman through graduate level). All are focused on community service, and many provide planning-related experience.
  • Environment Arizona - Arizona branch of national environmental nonprofit seeks several interns each semester.  Interns will participate in campaigns to support solar development and save state parks.
  • ASU Capitol Scholars Program - provides undergraduate students with hands-on training in the public policymaking process in Washington D.C.
  • The White House Internship - a public service leadership development program, with spring, summer and fall internships.
  • The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Internship Program - Interns work closely with senior White House officials and science and technology (S&T) policy analysts in several divisions. Spring, summer and fall internships, unpaid.
  • US National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Internship Program - This program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain practical experience in cultural resource management programs in the National Park Service headquarters, field offices, and parks, and in other federal agencies.

The sites below primarily focus on full-time employment, but also list some internships, and give timely information about careers in planning.

Resources for all fields

  • ASU Handshake - ASU Career Services' portal - Create an account to see job listings, career events, make career advising appointments
  • Undergraduate Research at ASU - University-wide information about research opportunities for undergraduate students
  • EmergencyCorps@ASU - Volunteer, professional, and internship opportunities in emergency management and homeland security.
  • HACU National Internship Program - Paid internships that offer opportunities to gain career experience at federal government agencies and corporations in Washington, DC and throughout the country
  • Green Dream Jobs - Jobs, organizations, internships & volunteer opportunities focused on renewable and clean energy, green building, and sustainability
  • Virtual Student Federal Service - An eight-month remote internship program with positions relevant to geography, urban planning and GIS, in many federal agencies. Sept-May, 10 hrs/week, unpaid but eligible for internship credit
  • Indeed.com - Search for internships & jobs of all kinds nationally and internationally
  • Idealist.org - Jobs, organizations, internships & volunteer opportunities focused on practical solutions to social and environmental problems