Introduction
The Geospatial Integration, Analysis and Visualization (GIAV) Branch, within the Office of Security, Intelligence, and Information Management, is currently accepting resumes for unpaid student internship opportunities. The interns have exposure to many areas of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Depending on the COVID-19 situation at the time of the internship, this position may be partially or fully remote. This is an exciting opportunity for current students interested in public health preparedness and response. For more information about ASPR please visit www.phe.gov.
Position Description
The student interns will work directly within the Geospatial Integration, Analysis, and Visualization (GIAV) branch to assist in the management of the GeoHEALTH data and symbology. Student interns will also be exposed to a variety of standards and assess when to apply them based on the specific data or ASPR requirements. The internship schedule is flexible and will be determined based on the selected student’s course schedule and/or requirements set by their program of study.
Who should apply?
This internship would benefit a current master’s level graduate student interested in the use of geographic information systems and geospatial analysis in emergency management, or public health. This opportunity may also be suitable for a junior/senior level undergraduate public health student.
Required Skills
Experience with Esri ArcPro and Basic MS Office skills, MS Word, MS Excel
Internship Goals
- Assist in the management of the content within GeoHEALTH/Geospatial Health System to ensure all metadata elements are current and all layers are properly stored and documented
- Assist in the promotional use of Geospatial Health System using sites to external federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal health personnel
- Improve upon map production/GeoHEALTH visualization and use of data
- Enhance GeoHEALTH with custom mapping applications for specific user needs