Employment Opportunity with the State of Minnesota (Closing Date:10/08/2004)
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The Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission (MRRPC) is seeking a full time transportation planner to serve a nine county region in western Wisconsin. Click here for more details.
Qualifications: Prefer candidates with planning work experience and a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning or Studies, Public Administration, Geography, Economics, Landscape Architecture or similar graduate degree.
Salary and Benefits: Salary will range between $35,000-$42,000 per year depending upon qualifications and training.
Application: An application for this position can be mailed to you or downloaded from the Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission website: www.mrrpc.com - Click on “Jobs”.
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Work as an instructor/facilitator for one week or three weeks with 9th and 10th grade high school students on campus for the Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE). Using College of Engineering laboratories and facilities, develop and present 1-2 hour instruction and demonstration sessions in ME and CEE in collaboration with a high school science teacher. Click here for more details.
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The Traffic Engineering Division of the Department of Parking and Traffic,
City of San Francisco, is excited to announce a call for positions in the
Student Intern Summer 2004 Program.
Interns will participate in various activities of the Division, such as design
and construction of Capital Improvement Projects, traffic management, bicycle
projects, transportation planning, traffic calming, and signal design projects.
You can learn more about our department and projects at
www.sfgov.org/dpt
Earn $19-$22/hr depending on your qualifications.
Qualifications:
*You must be continuing or entering an undergraduate/graduate accredited civil
engineering or city planning program in Fall 2004 or Spring 2005.
*You must be considering a career in transportation/traffic engineering. Having
taken one or more transportation engineering or planning courses is desirable
but not required.
*You must be a US Citizen, green card holder, or have a legal work permit prior
to application.
How to Apply:
Submit the following:
*Completed Student Trainee Application (available at
www.sfgov.org/site/jobs_index.asp The "Student Trainee Program" can be
found under employment listings for the Airport)
*One-page cover letter (briefly address your interest in traffic engineering or
transportation planning, and your career goals)
*Resume
*Complete college transcripts (official, photocopied or unofficial transcripts
with student's name)
Send your application package to:
Summer Engineering Training Program
Attn: Ernie Eavis, Deputy Director
P.O. Box 8097
San Francisco, CA 94128
* All required information must be received by close of business, Friday,
March 19, 2004. *
(See file: Engr
Flyer- Summer 2004.doc)
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Research Experience for Undergraduates interested in Rural Transportation
Research at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University,
June 1 - August 6, 2004. Please visit the following website for more
details:
http://www.coe.montana.edu/wti/how/Education/reu.html Or
contact:
Susan Gallagher
Western Transportation Institute
Phone: (406) 994-6559
http://www.coe.montana.edu/wti
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Info for USDOT Volpe Center Internships: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/career/intrnshp.html
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The FHWA has announced it's summer intership opportunities for 2004.
Please see the following website:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.htm
Anybody who has questions about the FHWA internship program can contact Steve
Ratke who was in the program last summer. Steve worked ten weeks at
Western Federal Lands Highway Division in Vancouver, WA. and highly recommends
the experience. For more details please contact: stephen.ratke@fhwa.dot.gov
Also, for interested juniors and seniors, please see the UWiTS bulletin board
for details about other internships through the FHWA.