GEOSCIENTISTS-IN-THE-PARKS Internship Program Great Smoky Mountains National Park

ThomasColson

GEOSCIENTISTS-IN-THE-PARKS Internship Program

 

 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2020 SPRING/SUMMER NPS UNIT: GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK	PD #: 2020102
Position Title: GIS Assistant [Direct Placement] (1) Position Type: Guest Scientist Primary natural resource discipline: Air resources Project keywords: GIS, Education, Air Quality, Water Quality, Story map, soil chemistry, critical loads Location: Gatlinburg, Tennessee
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND WORK PRODUCTS
Position Description: The intern will work as a member of both the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) GIS program a well as the Air Resources and Water Quality Monitoring teams. Duties will include extensive training in the use of ArcGIS Pro, development of Story-maps, air and water quality monitoring protocols as well as air/water quality processes. The candidate will assist with air and water quality field monitoring, some of which may be in partnership with state and federal partners. The candidate will learn to use Microsoft Access and SQL databases to enter a variety of air and water quality data incorporating