Internships

Many students benefit from an internship experience during their junior or senior year. Often these are available during the summer. Formal internships are for academic credit, and involve a faculty supervisor as well as an employer supervisor. The student receives professional experience, and in many cases may receive a wage or expense money. To enroll in an internship, the student submits an Internship Agreement Form. To request an Internship Agreement Form, please contact your advisor.

Current Internship Opportunities

Check back regularly; new internship opportunities are posted when they are made known to us!

  • Michael Baker International seeks a Planning Intern for Summer 2025. Posted 9/27/24.
  • A 2-year paid Research Internship in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) at PADLS New Bolton Center has become available. Interested applicants should send resume, references, and cover letter to Ms. Cheryl O'Sullivan. Please direct position questions to Dr. Meghann Pierdon.  Posted 7/25/24.
  • Philadelphia Parks and Rec seeks a seasonal RSI: Program Assistant. Interested applicants should email Marisa Wilson. Posted 3/6/24.
  • Penske Truck Leasing seeks a student intern. Posted 2/28/24.
  • The Philadelphia Water Department's Strategic Planning Program seeks a graduate student intern. Posted 2/27/24.
  • The City of Philadelphia PWD Green Stormwater Infrastructure Planning Team is looking for a summer intern. Posted 2/20/24.
  • The City of Philadelphia seeks an intern for Transportation Planning. Posted 11/27/23.
  • Michael Baker International seeks a Spring/Summer 2024 Intern at their Moon Township office near the Pittsburgh International Airport. Posted 10/19/23.
  • The City of Wilmington seeks a GIS intern. Interested applicants should contact Joanne Liao at jliao@wilmingtonde.gov or call 302-576-3064 to schedule an interview. Posted 5/2/23.
  • Pennoni of West Chester seeks a GIS Intern. Interested applicants should email Fran Curtis, Director of Digital Solutions. Posted 4/20/23.
  • Lackawanna County's Planning and Economic Development Department seeks a Planning Intern. Interested applicants can email Barbara Arens. Posted 4/20/23.
  • West Bradford Township is accepting summer intern applications for Data Entry and Document Management of the Township's GIS. Contact Joseph Antonelli if interested. Posted 4/10/23.
  • South Whitehall Township seeks summer interns for GIS Data Management. Interested applicants can send resume and cover letter to manhardtd@southwhitehall.com. Posted 4/6/23.
  • The Chester County Planning Commission seeks a summer intern. This is an unpaid internship, however WCU has a Fund for Unpaid Internships.  Posted 3/27/23.
  • The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance seeks summer interns. Posted 3/15/23.
  • The Geographic Information Division of the Bureau of Planning and Research at PennDOT seeks Geography/GIS Interns. Posted 2/27/23.
  • The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission seeks an intern for Prince George's Planning Collegiate Internship Program - Intern I / II - Seasonal. Posted 2/21/23.
  • The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission seeks an intern for Natural Resources Intern I / II - Seasonal. Posted 2/21/23.
  • WTS Philadelphia offers 6-8 week internship and shadowing opportunities. Posted 2/7/23.
  • Ahold Delhaize, NC seeks a GIS Intern. Posted 1/27/23.

Past Internship Opportunities

  • ESRI Internship and Assistantship applications are open. Posted 10/20/22.
  • Michigan State University seeks undergraduate interns for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in sociomobility. Posted 10/19/22. 
  • Brandywine Urban Forest Consulting seeks an Urban Forestry Intern. Posted 8/2/22. 
  • A summer GIS Intern Opportunity is available with the City of Wilmington, DE. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Coutu to go over their resume and for more information. Posted 7/20/22. 
  • The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is offering fellowship opportunities. Posted 6/2/22.
  • Carbon County Geographic Information System seeks Summer 2022 GIS Interns. Contact jshellhammer@carboncounty.net or call 570-325-8519 for more information. Posted 5/11/22.
  • CNH Industrial is looking for an intern to join their network development team to help with the implementation of ESRI software. Posted 4/15/22.
  • PennDOT Bureau of Planning and Research is offering a GIS internship. Posted 3/23/22.
  • Southwestern PA Commission seeks candidates to fill two open intern positions for their 2022 spring/summer intern program. For more information, contact lchaney@spcregion.org or imbrogno@spcregion.org if you have any questions. Posted 3/17/22.
  • The WCU Twardowski Center is holding a Spring Jobs and Internships Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 23rd from 2-5pm in the Student Rec Center. Posted 2/21/22.
  • Delaware State Parks Internship Program for Summer 2022 seeks interns. Posted 12/1/21.
  • ESRI seeks a solution engineer intern for summer 2021. Posted 11/8/21.
  • Brandywine RedClay Alliance is searching for a summer intern. Posted 5/26/21.
  • Internship in 3D modeling in Miramar, Florida. Send your resume to Dr. Gary Coutu at gcoutu@wcupa.edu. Posted 5/26/21.
  • WCU's Office of Residence Life and Student Housing seeks an intern. Posted 5/20/21.
  • The City of Miramar, Florida has reached out to hire interns from our Department. Our reputation for work in 3D modeling and ArcGIS Urban reached them! Currently, I am looking for a few intern candidates to present to the City for interviews. The plan is for a team of students to work remotely with the City Planners and GIS people. The skills that we are looking for include, 1) ArcGIS Pro (skilled enough to learn 3D modeling and editing), 2) ArcGIS Urban, and 3) AGOL (Dashboards and probably Hub Initiatives). If you don't have all of these skills (few people do) I will have some training to bring the team up to speed. Please respond to gcoutu@wcupa.edu with a resume ASAP. The start date for this project is mid-May. Posted 4/29/21.
  • The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance seeks an intern. Posted 5/13/21.