Opportunities at PDC

Join our high-tech team and be a part of an organization with a meaningful purpose and life-saving mission.

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  • Tropical Storm - Arlene

    10 minutes ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador

    17 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - Clinton, OK Region, United States

    18 minutes ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru

    27 minutes ago WARNING

  • Air Quality - Sept-Iles, Québec, Canada

    26 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.9 - 160 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia

    1 hour ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Reventador, Ecuador

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.2 - 143 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia

    1 hour ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

    2 hours ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Suwanosejima, Japan

    2 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - NW of Rainbow Lake Airport, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Fort Liard Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada

    3 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - W of Peace River Airport, British Columbia, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Opinaca, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - W of Mistissini, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Peace River Airport, British Columbia, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , E of Lebel-sur, Quévillon, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SE of Mistissini, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , W of Saint, Lambert, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Leblanc, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , N of Nord-du, Québec, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Senneterre, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , NW of Dolbeau, Mistassini, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Fort Liard Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada

    3 hours ago WATCH

  • Wildfire - , NE of Lebel-sur, Quévillon, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - N of Leblanc, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , E of Lebel-sur, Quévillon, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Leblanc, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , N of Dolbeau, Mistassini, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Waswanipi, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - SE of Senneterre, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Senneterre, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Fort Smith, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Fort Providence Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Lake of the Woods, Arizona, United States

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , SE of Lebel, sur, Quévillon, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Senneterre, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Peace River Airport, British Columbia, Canada

    3 hours ago WATCH

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

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Fort Chipewyan Airport, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Fort Smith, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - , S of Côte, Nord, Quebec, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of Canada, Northwest Territories, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - Pass Fire, New Mexico, United States

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - N of Fort Chipewyan Airport, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Fort Chipewyan Airport, Alberta, Canada

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Extreme Heat - W of Cat Lake, Ontario, Canada

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Thunderstorm - Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

    4 hours ago WATCH

  • Thunderstorm - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    4 hours ago WATCH

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - 14 km N of Lluta, Peru

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.1 - 14 km N of Lluta, Peru

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.5 - 9 km SSE of Maca, Peru

    6 hours ago WATCH

  • Tropical Storm - Mawar

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - 71 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    6 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Air Quality - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

    6 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Forest Fire - SE of Matagami, Québec, Canada

    6 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Canadian, TX Region, United States

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Air Quality - North Bay, Ontario, Canada

    7 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Karangetang, Indonesia

    7 hours ago WARNING

  • Air Quality - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    7 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Air Quality - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - E of Kaoma, Western, Zambia

    8 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - Amarillo, TX Region, United States

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - SW of Peace River Airport, British Columbia, Canada

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Fort Liard Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada

    1 day ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - SE of Moondoalnee, Western Australia, Australia

    10 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Extreme Temperature - Hong Kong

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Nepal

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa and Eastern Africa

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lake Turkana Basin, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Trois Rivieres, Ontario and Québec, Canada

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Pedro Luro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Campana, Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos and Santa Fe, Argentina

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Dominican Republic

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ciudad Guayana, Monagas, Venezuela

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, South America

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Mahakam Basin, Indonesia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Wewak, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Northern Italy

    12 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Extreme Heat - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nabire, Papua and Papua Barat, Indonesia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bulungan Basin, NW of Bulungan River, Indonesia and Malaysia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Griffith, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ganges Basin, India and Bangladesh

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Indus Basin, India and Pakistan

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ca Mau, Cà Mau, Vietnam

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia and Central Asia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Karachi, Baluchistan and Sind, Pakistan

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Pakchan Basin, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia and South-eastern Asia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ma Basin, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Golmud, Qinghai, China

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Bangladesh and Myanmar

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Stoeng Treng, Stœng Trêng, Cambodia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Temperature - Israel

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Buizhou, Shandong, China

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Burylbaytal, Almaty, Qaraghandy and Zhambyl, Kazakhstan

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa and Northern Africa

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Har Us Nuur Basin, China, Russia and Mongolia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dnieper Basin, Ukraine

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chad Basin, Middle Africa and Western Africa

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, NW of Karun River, Iran and Iraq

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • High Water Level - SE of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

    12 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Bandama Basin, Côte dIvoire, Guinea and Liberia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Nasir, Upper Nile, South Sudan

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Serbia

    12 hours ago WARNING

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

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Alta Valmaggia, Switzerland

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Dem Rep of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Baraka Basin, NW of Baraka River, Eritrea and Sudan

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Egypt

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bolama, Bolama, Guinea-Bissau

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Senegal Basin, Western Sahara and Mauritania

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Southern Switzerland

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Southern Spain

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yerington, NV Region, United States

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Portugal

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Pocatello, ID Region, United States

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hailey, ID Region, United States

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

    13 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Forest Fire - SE of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

    13 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Battle Mountain, NV Region, United States

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.1 - 197 km SSW of Houma, Tonga

    14 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - SW of Fort Providence Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada

    15 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Fort Providence Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada

    15 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SE of Champoton, Campeche, Mexico

    15 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Mystic Island, New Jersey, United States

    15 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Earthquake - 5.1 - South Sandwich Islands region

    16 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Huron, SD Region, United States

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Semeru, Indonesia

    22 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Dukono, Indonesia

    22 hours ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Ibu, Indonesia

    1 day ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Lewotolo, Indonesia

    1 day ago WATCH

  • Flood - Central Philippines

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Drought - Turkmenistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Drought - Kyrgystan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Kazakhstan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Southeastern Pakistan

    1 day ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - The Bahamas

    1 day ago ADVISORY

  • Severe Weather - Sumatra, Indonesia

    2 days ago INFORMATION

  • Severe Weather - Northwestern India

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Temperature - Vietnam

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Central America

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Cotopaxi, Ecuador

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.8 - 125 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Northwestern United States

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Drought - High Plains United States

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southeastern United States

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Drought - US Virgin Islands, United States of America

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Drought - Puerto Rico, United States of America

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Drought - Tuvalu

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Drought - Uruguay

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Marburg Virus Disease - Tanzania

    3 weeks ago WARNING

  • Measles - American Samoa

    1 month ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Haiti

    6 months ago WARNING

  • Drought - Djibouti

    2 months ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Mozambique

    3 months ago WARNING

  • Ebola Virus - Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

    9 months 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.

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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.

Submit Resume Now

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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