Rideshare Intern

General Information

Position Number: 900520

Department or Office: Geography

Level: Level A (General)

Hourly/Salaried: Hourly

Date Prepared: 09-16-2011

Student Employment Information

Work Study: No

Responsibilities

The objectives of this internship are to (1) identify barriers and opportunities in attitudes towards ridesharing among students, faculty and staff at Middlebury College; (2) help evaluate existing functionality of GoVermont’s rideshare web-based service (http://www.connectingcommuters.org/); (3) summarize findings to direct future software development and marketing strategies for web-based rideshare services at Middlebury College. Interns will have access to the resources of an advisory committee and will also be expected to share regular updates with this committee.

Knowledge

Strong interpersonal and quantitative skills as well as be able to present findings in a creative and accessible manner.