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  • Tornado - Little Rock, AR WFO Region, US

    20 minutes ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Lewotolo, Indonesia

    25 minutes ago WATCH

  • Tornado - St. Louis, MO WFO Region, US

    32 minutes ago WATCH

  • Snowfall - W of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

    31 minutes ago WARNING

  • Floods - Southern, United States

    43 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Spencer, IA Region, United States

    44 minutes ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NW of Camp Ridgeway, Queensland, Australia

    1 hour ago INFORMATION

  • Tornado - Lincoln, IL WFO Region, US

    1 hour ago WATCH

  • Flood - Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR--MO Region, United States

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NE of Khabarovsk Domestic, Khabarovskiy kray, Russia

    1 hour ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Khabarovsk Domestic, Khabarovskiy kray, Russia

    1 hour ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - Winnemucca, NV Region, United States

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Tornado - Springfield, MO WFO Region, US

    2 hours ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Humboldt, IA Region, United States

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.1 - 8 km E of Hernani, Philippines

    2 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.1 - South Sandwich Islands region

    3 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Winter Storm - Northern Rockies and Plains, United States

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Ruang, Indonesia

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Cuanza Basin, Angola

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Gode, Somali, Ethiopia

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Fuego, Guatemala

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador

    4 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Fog - Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Tornado - Paducah, KY WFO Region, US

    5 hours ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Reventador, Ecuador

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Ubinas, Peru

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - S of Canada, Northwest Territories, Canada

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - N of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of El Cayo, Cayo, Belize

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Balancan, Tabasco, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SE of Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Yuscaran, El Paraíso, Honduras

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico

    5 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Semeru, Indonesia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Anatolian, N of Ahar, East Azarbaijan, Iran

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - North Papuan Mountains, NE of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Huai He Basin, N of Huai He River, China

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Mahakam Basin, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Balkanabat, Balkan, Turkmenistan

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Marathon, Ontario, Canada

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Hari Basin, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Langsa, Aceh and Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Maputo Basin, Southern Africa, Lesotho, Eastern Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Afri

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Szekszard, Tolna, Hungary

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tukuyu, Mbeya, Tanzania

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • High Wind - Brooks, Alberta, Canada

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Limpopo Basin, Southern Africa, Botswana, Eastern Africa, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimba

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - West Sumatra Highlands, SE of Sawahlunto, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Anatolian, W of Ardabil, Ardebil, Iran

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Kunlun Mountains, SE of Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur, China

    8 hours ago WATCH

  • Landslide - Andes, NW of Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Japanese Archipelago, NE of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - New Guinea, SW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - North Papuan Mountains, W of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Southeast Ethiopian Highlands, S of Dila, Ethiopia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Eastern Tian Shan, S of Yining, Xinjiang Uygur, China

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Mitumba Mountains, W of Butembo, Nord-Kivu, Congo, DRC

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Tian Shan, N of Karakol, Ysyk-Köl, Kyrgyzstan

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Kilimanjaro, NE of Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Atharamura Range, SE of Comilla, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Birds Head Peninsula, W of Manokwari, Papua Barat, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Northern Zagros, SE of Ilam, Ilam, Iran

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Japanese Archipelago, NW of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Cordillera Central, W of Ibague, Tolima, Colombia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzania

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Bomberai Hills, W of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Central Range, W of Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Brazil

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Birds Head Peninsula, W of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Northern Zagros, W of Sanandaj, Kordestan, Iran

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - South Sumatra Highlands, SE of Lahat, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - South America, W of Esquel, Chubut, Argentina

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - American Cordillera, S of Salmon, Idaho, United States

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Yapen Island, S of Biak, Papua, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Southeast Ethiopian Highlands, S of Arba Minch, Ethiopia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Northern Patagonian Andes, NW of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Spirit Lake, IA Region, United States

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Central European Highlands, N of Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Floods - Central, United States

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Raja Ampat Islands, W of Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Peoria, IL Region, United States

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Highwind - Advisory (Hawaiian Islands)

    9 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Gatesville, TX Region, United States

    10 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mineola, TX Region, United States

    10 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Longview, TX Region, United States

    10 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bennettsville, SC Region, United States

    10 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Dukono, Indonesia

    12 hours ago WATCH

  • Flood - Negro Basin, Chubut and Limay Rivers, Argentina and Chile

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Rainfall - SW of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Okavango Basin, Middle Africa, Angola, Southern Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Eastern Africa an

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Jubba Basin, Ethiopia and Somalia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Los Mochis, Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - De Contas Basin, N of De Contas River, Brazil

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - La Paz, Baja California, Baja California Sur and Sonora, Mexico

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Breves, Pará, Brazil

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, NW of Dallol Bosso River, Algeria, Mali and Niger

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Araguari Basin, Brazil and French Guiana

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Kapuas Basin, Indonesia and Malaysia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Melut, Upper Nile, South Sudan

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory, Australia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Cambodia and Thailand

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ca Mau, Cà Mau, Vietnam

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Djado, Agadez, Niger

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Zhosaly, Qyzylorda, Kazakhstan

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Huai He Basin, N of Huai He River, China

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Meghna Basin, Eastern Asia, China, Southern Asia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South-eastern A

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ganges Basin, India and Bangladesh

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Mapai, Gaza, Mozambique

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Torghay Basin, SE of Torghay River, Russia and Kazakhstan

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Sheberghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Cauvery Basin, Sri Lanka

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yancheng, East China

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia and Vietnam

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Atrek Basin, Azerbaijan, Iran and Caspian Sea

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Orange Basin, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dasht Kaur Basin, Iran and Pakistan

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Izmayil, Odessa, Ukraine

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Asosa, Benshangul-Gumaz, Ethiopia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa, Angola, Eastern Africa, Burundi, Central African Republic, Camer

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Volga Basin, E of Volga River, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tsiribihina Basin, Madagascar

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Egypt

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rufiji Basin, Eastern Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Somalia and Tanzania

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Sassandra Basin, S of Sassandra River, Côte dIvoire and Guinea

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Jubba Basin, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tamale, Northern, Ghana

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Rosario, Córdoba, San Luis and Santa Fe, Argentina

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chubut Basin, SE of Chico River, Argentina and Chile

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Sena Madureira, Acre, Brazil

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Colorado Basin, W of Salado River, Argentina and Chile

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Pascua Basin, E of Pascua River, Argentina and Chile

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Laranjal do Jari, North Brazil

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Paulo Afonso, Northeast Brazil

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Uruara, Pará, Brazil

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lake Eyre Basin, Australia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Clutha Basin, New Zealand

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Murray Basin, Murray, Darling and Warrego Rivers, Australia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Warrnambool, South Australia and Victoria, Australia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Karumba, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Indus Basin, S of Chenab River, India, Afghanistan and Pakistan

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Birdsville, Queensland, Australia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dong Basin, N of Dong Jiang River, China

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Middle Africa, Dem Rep of the Congo, Eastern Africa, Mozambique, Malawi and Z

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Orange Basin, Namibia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Pol-e Khomri, Baghlan, Afghanistan

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Algeria and Niger

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Atoui Basin, Mauritania

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ogooue Basin, Middle Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Dem Rep of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabo

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, S of Zambezi River, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Pungwe Basin, N of Buzi River, Mozambique

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Incomati Basin, Mozambique and South Africa

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Save Basin, SW of Runde River, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Worcester, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape, South Africa

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Port-Gentil, Ogooué-Maritime, Gabon

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Fog - St-Augustin, Québec, Canada

    15 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Blackfoot, ID Region, United States

    16 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - SE of Trujillo, Colón, Honduras

    17 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - 34 km SE of San Gabriel, Ecuador

    19 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Floods - Eastern Iraq

    19 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Kenya - Floods

    19 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Lewotobi, Indonesia

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Eastern India

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Eastern India

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Sri Lanka

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Peninsular Malaysia

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Eastern Malaysia

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Vietnam

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Vietnam

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Tanzania

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Ibu, Indonesia

    22 hours ago WATCH

  • Earthquake - 5.3 - 198 km NNE of Egvekinot, Russia

    23 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.6 - 27 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

    1 day ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Ebeko, Russia

    1 day ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - S of Venice, Veneto, Italy

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Val dOr, Ontario and Québec, Canada

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of New Amsterdam, Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Remanso, Northeast Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Gurupi, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Nigeria

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Pati, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Raba, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Suihua, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Nei Mongol, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ma Basin, Laos and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Matsue, Shimane, Japan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Volga Basin, E of Volga River, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Angola and Dem Rep of the Congo

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Timashevsk, Adygey, Krasnodar and Stavropol, Russia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.6 - 157 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia

    1 day ago WATCH

  • Earthquake - 6.2 - 153 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia

    1 day ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Aira, Japan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Poas, Costa Rica

    3 days ago ADVISORY

  • Extreme Heat - Northern Cameroon

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southern Africa

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Southern Africa

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Scabies Outbreak - Northwest Syria

    3 days ago WARNING

  • High Water Level - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Italy

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Greece

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Spain

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Puerto Rico, United States of America

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southwestern United States

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Hawaii, United States of America

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Northwestern United States

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central United States

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Northern Pacific Islands

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Floods - Haiti and Dominican Republic

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Central America

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central America

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drinking Water - SW of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

    1 week ago ADVISORY

  • Cholera - Haiti

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Health - SE of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

    2 weeks ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Ecuador

    1 month ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Somalia

    2 months ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Mozambique

    1 year ago WARNING

  • Dengue - Guatemala

    7 months ago WARNING

  • Measles - American Samoa

    1 year ago WARNING

  • Drought - Djibouti

    1 year ago WARNING

ABOUT OUR TEAM:

Job Opportunities

Come to work with a leading-edge organization and fuel your passion for public service. For nearly 25 years, PDC has supported the most demanding government customers and nonprofits worldwide, sharing in the mission to save lives and reduce disaster risk. As an applied research center managed by the University of Hawai‘i, we continuously develop new technologies and recruit new talent to advance our state-of-the-art solutions in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. You can find PDC job openings on the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii site or through our LinkedIn postings.

Internships

PDC provides mentored internship opportunities to self-motivated students who take pride in their work, have a passion to learn and a commitment to problemsolving. Our internships offer individuals the chance to apply learned skills and theory to real-world problems.

If you are interesting in applying for an internship with PDC, please review the programs available below to see if there is a good match. You should also examine the criteria for a direct internship before submitting your resume with the link below.

Programs Available

Akamai Workforce Initiative

Offered to college students in Hawaii. Applications accepted in November. Please check the site for details.
https://akamaihawaii.org/interning/

University of Hawai‘i Student Employment & Cooperative Education (SECE)

Available only to college students within the UH system. PDC posts internship position descriptions to this site.
https://sece.its.hawaii.edu/sece/login

CareerLink – UH Maui College Cooperative (Co-Op) Education program

Available only to UH-MC students. Please check the site for details.
http://maui.hawaii.edu/careerlink/

Ke Alahele Program

Offered through Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) internship program
http://www.medb.org/programs/education-to-workforce/ke-alahele-education-fund/

Direct Internships

Direct internships with PDC are also available on an as-needed basis. Please inquire per the guidelines below.

Internship Criteria

  • All internships are based on the island of Maui in Hawaii. PDC does not support internships outside of Maui.
  • All internship programs are paid internships. However, we do not offer relocation or housing support.
  • Technical internships are for summer undergraduate and graduate students. Communications internships are offered year-round.
  • U.S. Citizenship is not required, however:
    • Candidates MUST have permission to work in the U.S. for the duration of internship; and
    • PDC does NOT sponsor visas for international students.
  • Long-term internships (for graduate students) may be as long as 6 months. Candidates must submit a resume as part of the submission. Areas of interest for internship may also be submitted.

 

  • For PDC’s direct internship program, the applicant must submit a resume. Area(s) of interest for internship may also be submitted. Internship is contingent upon need and availability.

Skills We Need

Over the years, interns have made valuable contributions to PDC projects and activities with such skills as:

Computer or GIS skills and literacy

  • Computer programming (C++, Java, Jscript, …)
  • Scripting (PHP, Python, Shell, …)
  • Web/App development (HTML, CSS, JSON, …)
  • AI experience and/or interest
  • GIS (data processing, visualization, …)
  • Imagery and/or Image analysis
  • Physical sciences and/or modeling
  • Data analysis and/or statistics

Communications or design skills and literacy

  • Public relations, communications, content development experience
  • Web UX / UI design principles
  • Graphic design using latest Adobe products
  • Video editing
  • Marketing copy development
  • Social media content management

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