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N.C. Department of Information Technology · 1 month ago

Groundwater Quality Data Collection, Analysis, Visualization & Communication

Wake County, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad

The N.C. Department of Administration is the business manager for North Carolina state government. They are seeking an intern to collect and analyze groundwater quality data, develop web visualizations, and communicate findings effectively to improve understanding of North Carolina's aquifers.

Information Technology & Services

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA IN A WEB-BASED APPLICATION OR SIMILAR TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF NC'S AQUIFERS

WORK WITH GROUNDWATER STAFF TO DEVELOP DATA ANALYSIS/WEB VISUALIZATION PROCESSES PRESENTING GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA IN A MEANINGFUL WAY

COLLECT GROUNDWATER SAMPLES WITH GROUNDWATER STAFF

MANAGE AND UTILIZE GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT NC’S AQUIFERS

RESEARCH DATA ANALYSIS PRODUCTS BY DWR, USGS, EPA TO DETERMINE HOW DWR SHOULD PRESENT DATA TO PUBLIC

INTERN MAY ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON OR DEVELOP WEB-BASED COMMUNICATION OF WATER QUALITY DATA (E.G. DATA VISUALIZATIONS, MAPS, GRAPHICS, ETC.)

RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRODUCTS OF SAMPLING DATA RESULTS FOR THE DWR WEBSITE

REPORT ON RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSES

INTERN WILL GAIN VALUABLE SKILLS IN DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION, AND DATA COMMUNICATION

INTERN WILL WORK AS PART OF A TEAM AND INDIVIDUALLY, POTENTIALLY COLLABORATE WITH OTHER GROUPS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION

Qualification

Data analysisData visualizationGIS mappingGroundwater qualityCommunication skills

Required

An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college, university, law school, community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state

Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale

Applicant must be a high school graduate and at least 18 years old by January 1, 2026

Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program

To qualify for a law internship, applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship, unless other majors are listed

Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply

Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship

Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment

KNOWLEDGE OF DATA GATHERING TECHNIQUES; ABILITY TO ANALYZE, MANIPULATE, EVALUATE DATA; ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH PUBLIC AND CLIENTS OF THE DIVISION; ABILITY TO PREPARE WRITTEN DOCUMENTS; ABILITY TO WORK WITH CONSIDERABLE INDEPENDENCE