Using GIS to solve Complex Challenges for Managing the State’s Real Estate Portfolio
Major Task to be Performed: Collect, convert, assemble, publish geospatial and tabular data on ArcGIS Online.Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: A comprehensive geospatial database of the State Government Center.
Academic Majors Desired: Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Forestry, Earth Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Meteorology, City/Regional Planning or related.
2026 State of North Carolina Internship Period: Monday, May 18 – Friday, July 24, 2026
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies:
Experience with ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro).
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
- 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.
This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.
Minimum Education and Experience
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