Student Assistant - Transportation Planning chez State of Michigan, MI

About the Department

THIS IS A NON-CAREER APPOINTMENT THAT IS LIMITED TO 129 HOURS PER MONTH

This position functions as an assistant to professional transportation planner staff in meeting the responsibilities of the Statewide and Urban Travel Analysis (SUTA) Section.  This includes a variety of tasks related to travel trend analysis, present and future travel forecasts, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its applications, travel demand modeling applications, collection and analysis of socioeconomic and land use data, and development of documentation and presentation materials.  This position assists senior staff with the provision of data for determining transportation needs required by federal regulations for the Michigan and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) long-range transportation plans, regional plans, the MPO and State Transportation Improvement Programs, transportation performance measures, and air quality conformity analysis required by the Clean Air Act Amendment.

The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate through the maximum rate of the Student Assistant position.  

For additional information, please see the links below:

• Student Assistant position description
• All about MDOT

Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered. 

For information on benefits, visit www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.  

The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

Position Duties

Other Qualifications

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.  

View the classification specification at: ttps://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/S/StudentAssistant.pdf

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
 

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.  

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.

If you have questions related to this posting, please contact Camryn Nauta at [email protected].