Fall is finally here but the thermometer says otherwise. We should ask our State Climatologist (Dr. Kevin Law) where are the cool temperatures?<\/p>\n
There are plenty of exciting opportunities this week for our current students and recent graduates.<\/p>\n
On the academic front:
\nThe Applied Geography Student Research Fellowship Competition (open to graduate students and undergraduate students) is due December 15, 2017 (a second competition will occur in mid-2018). The AAG Applied Geography Specialty Group will award undergraduate fellowships (up to $350), Master’s fellowships (up to $500) and Doctoral fellowships (up to $1000) to support any applied geography topic being researched by a student in conjunction with a faculty mentor. The Applied Geography Student Research Fellowship support may be used for any reasonable expenses associated with developing and\/or disseminating the research. Eligibility is limited to current student members of the Applied Geography Specialty Group who are enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program at time of award. Please note that separate competitions will be held for Ph.D., M.A.\/M.S, and undergraduate students, and two competitions will be held this academic year: December 2017 and spring 2018. The application packet includes: 1) a 3 page proposal with name, affiliation, and a discussion of the research question(s), proposed method(s), and expected results\/significance. Applicants must also include a letter of support from the faculty mentor (the letter of support can be emailed by the applicant or the faculty mentor).<\/p>\n
Eligibility Requirements
\n\u2022 Must be a dues-paying member of the AAG Applied Geography Specialty Group
\n\u2022 Must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program at time of award
\n\u2022 Topic must be clearly defined as a contribution to applied geography<\/p>\n
Applicants should send their completed application materials to Dr. Timothy L. Hawthorne at timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu by 5 pm (EST) on December 15, 2017. Winners will be contacted in late January 2018.<\/p>\n
On the networking front: On the job front: GIS Analyst \u2013 Engie, Columbus, OH<\/a> Should you have any questions about any of these opportunities, do not hesitate to get in contact.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n The Geography Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fall is finally here but the thermometer says otherwise. We should ask our State Climatologist (Dr. Kevin Law) where are the cool temperatures? There are plenty of exciting opportunities this week for our current students and recent graduates. On the academic front: The Applied Geography Student Research Fellowship Competition (open to graduate students and undergraduate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geography-department-weekly-news"],"acf":[],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe 2018 Esri Federal GIS (FedGIS) Conference is taking place in Washington, D.C. March 20-21. This is a great conference to attend, especially if you intend to apply your GIS and related skills at the government level. More information<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nHere are the most recent job opportunities in the region. Many of these are entry-level (i.e. do not require extensive years of experience), and there are a couple that are field-base- for those of you not interested in being in an office or cublicle.<\/p>\n
\nGIS Technician \u2013 Modis, Akron, OH<\/a>
\nGIS Technician \u2013 Randstad Engineering, Akron, OH<\/a>
\nGIS Analyst \u2013 Geospatial Consulting Firm International, LLC, Columbus, OH<\/a>
\nGIS technician II \u2013BHI Energy, Akron, OH<\/a>
\nGIS Technician II \u2013 Genesis 10, Akron, OH<\/a>
\nGIS Analyst III \u2013 Aclara, Solon, OH<\/a>
\nGIS Technician \u2013 Myriad Technical Services, Akron, OH<\/a>
\nUtility System Technician \u2013 Davey, Toledo, OH<\/a> (If you love being outdoors doing GIS, this job is for you)
\nInstrument Operator \u2013 Surveying, Aerial, Mapping, Columbus, OH<\/a><\/p>\n