Opportunities
Internship Opportunity
SR/A Interior Design
Dupont Circle
Washington, DC
Is looking for an intern for summer (one month or whole summer or even longer).
Looking for someone who is good in CAD. He/She should feel comfortable to do red line for mark-up, work on construction drawings, help with presentations/submissions.
Please send resume and cover letter to:
info@srainteriordesign.com
See our website at:
http://srainteriordesign.com/
Undergraduate Research Assistants
The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education is looking to hire one or more undergraduate students for research assistance and administrative support. The successful candidate will report directly to Professor and Director Gerrit Knaap. Primary duties to include library and web research, data analysis, writing brief reports, and other duties as needed by the director. The candidate should possess strong research, writing, and analytical skills and be proficient in working with data, spreadsheets, and other research tools. A background in social science, engineering, public policy, or urban planning preferred. Experience with geographic information systems a plus. Applicants must be able to work at lease 10-15 hours a week.The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education is a non-partisan center for research on smart growth and land-use related issues in Maryland, the greater Washington DC region, metropolitan regions across the country, and in Asia and Europe. To learn more about the Center, visit http://smartgrowth.umd.edu/.
Send transcript/resume to Ann Petrone (apetrone@umd.edu) 301-405-6283.
Graduate Assistantship
Travel Forecasting
National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
University of Maryland College Park
Position Summary/Purpose of Position: The University of Maryland, College Park, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Ph.D. Program, has a graduate assistantship available for a Ph.D. student with focus on transportation. The position is offered through the National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) of the University of Maryland. The position requires a background in travel forecasting and experience with the CUBE software package. The use of CUBE should be in either a research or application environment.
Primary Responsibility: Primary responsibilities will include running the Maryland Statewide Transportation Model(MSTM), participating in development of improvements to the MSTM and testing alternative future scenarios using the MSTM. The selected applicant will not only expand travel forecasting and freight analysis skills but also integrate travel and freight forecasting applications with procedures from other disciplines. Duties may also include integrating travel forecasting with fields such as economics, policy analysis and land use planning. Depending on topic selection, the work with the MSTM may be used in preparation of the Doctoral Thesis.
Compensation: Compensation includes a stipend, tuition remission for three graduate level courses per semester and health insurance.
Application Deadline: June 15, 2012. Submit your application to the University of Maryland Ph.D. Program at www.gradschool.umd.edu/application. In addition, please send a resume to Anne Petrone.
Minimum Requirements : Applicants must be admitted to the Ph.D. program at the University of Maryland.
Experience: In addition to being admitted to the Ph.D program, applicants must have a background in travel modeling and travel forecasting. Experience may be through academic usage or through applications. The use of CUBE in travel modeling is a mandatory requirement.
About us: The National Center for Smart Growth has an innovative multidisciplinary working environment, with staff expertise in the areas of travel forecasting, land use planning, land use forecasting and economics. The NCSG is affiliated with the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Clark College of Engineering or School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. Further information can be found at http://www.smartgrowth.umd.edu/
Closing Date: Applications to the Ph.D. program must be submitted by June 15. For questions: Please contact Ann Petrone, Coordinator of the National Center for Smart Growth (apetrone@umd.edu). For more information on the National Center for Smart Growth, please visit: http://www.smartgrowth.umd.edu/
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of Maryland is home to four academic disciplines: architecture, urban planning, historic preservation and real estate development. Committed to educating its students and community about the importance of sustainability and smart growth, the School practices an interdisciplinary approach to education, research, creative work, and community and professional service. For more information, please e-mail us or call 301.405.8000.
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