Student Positions Fall 2008-Spring 2009

The Department of Geography and Anthropology is seeking to hire two student assistants to work on a research project directed by Dr. Patterson and Prof. Hoalst-Pullen. Students applying for the position must be full time students (12 credit hours/semester) and must not graduate before Spring 2009. Students will work 10 hours per week per semester for two semesters (Fall 08 and Spring 09) and will be paid at the student assistant rate of $7.50/hour. Student assistant must attend an orientation session given by HR. Students are required to sign up for GEOG 4100 for both semesters. These positions may not be used for an internship (GEOG 3398), practicum (GEOG 4415) or directed study (GEOG 4400).

The research project is investigating the local impacts of globalization on the forestry sector in Central Chile. All research will be conducted at KSU, and students will not travel to Chile for this project.

Position 1: Geospatial Student Assistant
Duties: The student will work on land cover classification of remotely sensed imagery, change detection, accuracy assessment, map production, poster presentations, and report generation. The student will be expected to keep a weekly journal documenting his/her work-related activities as well as attend bi-weekly project meetings.

Qualifications: The student will have completed GEOG 4410 and GEOG 4405, possess good oral and written communication skills, is interested in environmental applications of remote sensing, is able to work independently with minimal supervision, and is motivated to work hard and learn new techniques and/or software programs, if warranted.

Position 2: Human Geography Student Assistant
Duties: The student will work on analyzing results from a survey, data entry, possible translations (Spanish), report writing, and poster presentations. The student will be expected to keep a weekly journal documenting his/her work-related activities as well as attend bi-weekly project meetings.

Qualifications: The student will have completed at least 9 hours of upper division geography coursework (excluding any GIS-related classes), possess good oral and written communication skills, is interested in human-environment relations and/or contemporary Latin American geography, is able to work independently with minimal supervision, and is motivated to work hard. Proficiency in Spanish is desired, though not required.

To apply: Interested students are asked to submit a cover letter, a one page resume and a list of three references to Dr. Patterson by Jan. 31, 2008. Submissions must be electronic, in MS Word and sent to mpatters@kennesaw.edu. Include the position title for which you are applying in the subject line. Interviews will take place in early February and students will be notified by the end of February 2008.