*FILLED* Community Futures Project (Centerville)
Project Goal: To provide assistance with a downtown redevelopment plan update and the City’s 2028 comprehensive plan update, including data collection & analysis, public engagement & outreach activities, and design work to support these efforts.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with designing or conducting public engagement and outreach activities in a community setting and using ArcGIS to conduct spatial analysis and produce maps intended for public use.
- Job ID: 368139
- Application Deadline: The application deadline has passed
*FILLED* Natural Resource Protection (Hennepin County)
Project Goal: To provide case studies, model policy language, and other resource for natural-systems planning to support Hennepin County communities during the 2050 comprehensive planning cycle.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with community engagement, qualitative research, and using ArcGIS to conduct spatial analysis and produce maps intended for public use.
- Job ID: 366924
- Application Deadline: The application deadline has passed
*FILLED* Resilient Communities Project Program Evaluation (RCP)
Project Goal: To assess how well the Resilient Communities Project meets the needs of our University and local government partners, and identify opportunities to strengthen or improve the program.
Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated knowledge of community-university engagement, and/or applied learning theories and practices; experience using Qualtrics, NVivo, SPSS Statistics, or other similar qualitative/quantitative research applications.
- Job ID: 366889
- Application Deadline: The application deadline has passed
*FILLED* Heat Risk Assessment Map GIS Project (Hennepin County)
Project Goal: To refine and further develop an agent-based model to understand heat risk in Hennepin County for vulnerable communities during heat waves.
Preferred Qualifications: Background in or experience in Python (scipy, arcpy, geopandas, scikit-learn), object-oriented programming for simulation modeling, and ArcGIS Online and data modeling.
- Job ID: 367090
- Application Deadline: The application deadline has passed
*FILLED* Historic Property Nomination Project (City of Chaska)
Project Goal: Research historic buildings in Chaska to support the City's goal of nominating more properties that are eligible to be added to the City’s local historic register.
Preferred Qualifications: Background in or experience with architecture, historic preservation, or public history.
- Job ID: 367143
- Application Deadline: The application deadline has passed
What is the RCP Scholars Program?
The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) Scholars Program partners U of MN graduate and professional students with local government agencies in Minnesota to collaborate on research and technical assistance projects that help to advance community sustainability, equity, and resilience.
Through the program, students collaborate with local government staff and community leaders on a high-priority project. Projects are proposed by our local government partners and can cover a wide range of issues that impact community resilience—from housing, transportation, and economic development to climate adaptation, health equity, and environmental stewardship. Through the program, RCP Scholars have an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to a real-world project, and to network with professionals and community leaders in their field.
RCP Scholars are hired as graduate research assistants for a 25–50% appointment over the summer (May–August). Although students are not eligible to earn academic credit for their involvement, the experience may be able to fulfill an internship, applied practice, or other academic requirement in their degree program.
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Eligibility
Applications are accepted from graduate and professional students at the Twin CIties, Duluth, and Rochester campuses from all fields and disciplines, although specific skills or training may be required for some projects. RCP Scholars are selected through a competitive process, and must be
- a current University of Minnesota graduate or professional student who has completed at least one (1) semester of study in their degree program,
- enrolled for the upcoming fall semester with active status and in good academic standing, and
- available to regularly work 10–20 hours per week during summer term (mid-May through August).