Career Services
Cori Shaff – cori.shaff@colorado.edu
To make an appt: 303-492-6541
Walk-ins: Monday-Thursday; 1:30-3:45pm
Hours: Mon-Thur 8am-7pm; Friday 8am-5pm
Center for Community - N352
careerservices.colorado.edu
HOW can Career Services help you?
1. Find an entry-level job internship (activate your FREE Career Buffs account http://careerservices.colorado.edu/students/CareerBuffs.aspx)
2. Events – internship fairs, panels, interviewing workshops. Look on Career Buffs.
3. Help writing a resume and cover letter
4. Practice interviewing skills – are you ready to answer ‘Tell me about yourself,’ or ‘give
me an example of time you solved a problem’
5. Preparing for graduate school
6. Best practices for using Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)
Geography Related Career Opportunities
1. Corporate
a. ESRI – internships (California & 12 regional offices; including Denver)
i. Summer internship program; applications due March 16, 2012
ii. User Conference Student Assistants – attend the largest GIS conference in the
world (July 8-12, 2013 in San Diego, CA); apps due March 29, 2013
iii. Recent graduates: Geospatial Analyst, Support Analyst, GIS Software Test or
Product
iv. http://www.esri.com/careers/students/index.html
b. GeoEye – offices in Colorado, Virginia, Missouri, Kansas
i. Geospatial Analysts, Associate Collection Specialists, Mapping Technicians
ii. http://www.geoeye.com/careers
c. DigitalGlobe – Longmont, CO
i. http://www.digitalglobe.com (About Us -> Careers)
ii. Digital Mapping Analyst, Associate Analyst
d. BAE Systems – worldwide; focused on East Coast
i. http://www.baesystems.jobs/
ii. Geospatial Data Analyst, GIS Analyst
2. Government
a. City/County
i. Find the city and/or county website & look for ‘careers’ or ‘jobs’
ii. Urban/Regional Planner, Environmental Health Specialist, Community
Developer
b. Federal
i. Department of Interior, Commerce, Agriculture, and Energy; Bureau of Land
Management; EPA; National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
ii. http://www.usajobs.gov/
iii. http://www.makingthedifference.org/
3. Environmental
i. http://www.ecojobs.com/index.php
ii. http://www.ecoemploy.com/
iii. http://environmental-jobs.com/
4. Non-profit
a. http://www.coloradononprofits.org/career-center/nonprofit-jobs
Geography Job & Internship Opportunities
Human Geography
Physical Geography
Conservationist
Climatologist
Field Researcher
Ecologist
Forestry Technician
Emergency Manager
Medical Geographer
Forester
Planning Coordinator
Geomorphologist
Political Geographer
Hydrologist
Preservationist
Meteorologist
(historic)
Physical Geographer
Resource Conservation
Waste Management
Coordinator
Environmental
Community Developer
Economic Developer
Environmental Lawyer
Environmental Scientist
Environmental Planner
Land Use Analyst
Population Scientist
Regional Planner
Transportation Planner
Urban Planner
Summer Naturalist
Internship
Journal Assistant
Public Lands Internship
Field Internship
Policy and Legislative
Affairs Internship
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Public Housing
Community
Development
Technology
Cartographer
Collection Specialist
Geospatial Analysts
GIS Operator, Analyst
Map Curator
Mapping Technician
Remote Sensing
Analyst
Satellite Collection
Planner
Statistician
Surveyor
Terrain Analyst
Floodplain Mapping
Intern
Professional Organizations
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping - http://www.acsm.net/
American Geographical Society - http://www.amergeog.org/
American Geophysical Union (AGU) - http://www.agu.org/
American Meteorological Society - http://www.ametsoc.org/
Association of American Geographers - http://www.aag.org/
National Council for Geographic Education - http://www.ncge.org/
Society of Women Geographers - http://www.iswg.org/
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - http://www.asprs.org/
Geospatial Information & Technology Association - http://www.gita.org/
Job Search Resources
CU Geography Department’s Job Search Resources
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/resources/jobs/jobs.htm
Oklahoma State University - Department of Geography - http://www.geog.okstate.edu/
GIS Jobs Clearinghouse - http://www.gjc.org/
US Geological Survey - http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/student/
http://www.geographyjobs.com/
http://www.geojobs.org/