Student Assistant - Travel Information Unit
About the role
This is a non-career appointment that is limited to 129 hours per month. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) seeks a motivated, detail-oriented student assistant to support traffic data processing, reporting, and analytical activities.
Responsibilities
- Supports the Traffic Data Management System (TDMS) by assigning historical traffic data within the TDMS software, data scrubbing, data analysis, data review, and data entry.
- Works with GIS data maintenance, processing, and integration using ArcGIS Desktop/Pro, other ESRI software, and programming applications for reviewing, editing, geoprocessing, and analysis of traffic-related datasets.
Requirements
- Current enrollment in a vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution.
- MDOT requires enrollment in at least 6 credit hours per semester/term excluding summers and continuously enrolled and earning the required credits.
Qualifications
- No specific education or experience is required.
Skills
- Data analysis
- Data extraction
- Data visualization
- Data automation
- Field data collection
- Geographic Information System (GIS) data management
- Programming applications
Benefits
Details about benefits are not specified in the job posting.
Pay
The salary range for this position is not specified.
Schedule
Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.
Additional Information
To be considered for this position, you must submit proof of enrollment which includes unofficial transcripts, an acceptance letter from the college/university (as long as it is for the upcoming semester/term), copy of current semester/term schedule, or a receipt of tuition payment that shows a balance of $0.00. Failure to attach proof of enrollment may result in you being screened out of the process.
For additional information, please see the links below:
- Student Assistant Position Description
- All about MDOT