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Norfolk Southern is a Fortune 300 transportation company specializing in freight railroading. Norfolk Southern Corporation, a Virginia -based holding company, has been in business for over 100 years and is the nation's safest and most efficient railroad. NS has co-op opportunities for individuals with a desire for excellence.
Vision: Be the safest, most customer-focused and successful transportation company in the world
Prefer: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering candidates with at least a 2.8/4.0 GPA overall; 3.0/4.0 in major. No relocation, travel or living expenses are provided. Salary for this full-time position depends on class level at the time of employment.
All co-ops who are active employees on or after January 1, 2005, will be paid according to the following:
| Class Standing | Monthly Salary |
| Freshman | $1920 |
| Sophomore | $2125 |
| Junior | $2335 |
| Senior | $2545 |
| Graduate | $2835 |
| Location: | Norfolk Southern Corporation - 125 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA |
| Work Period: | Spring and Summer OR Summer and Fall |
| Hours: | Monday through Friday; generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
Description: Weekly update of Project Management Office database; Development and running of Disaster Recovery reports and other reports from the Application Information Database; Conversion of Application Information database to DB2 with Web or Client interface; Development of DBA web page; Processing of IDMS 3054 printer requests; maintaining DB2 reorg/imagcopy jobs; maintaining/developing Database metric reports in Power Point/Excel.
Skills: JAVA, HTML, SQL (preferably DB2); Familiarity with WinNT web server is a plus. Some experience using JAVA and HTML with web development is preferred.
How to apply: Interested students must be registered with their school's Co-Operative Education Program.
Students should email their resumes and cover letters to: careers@nscorp.com
Be sure to indicate “Database Administration Co-op” in the subject line.
Norfolk Southern is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.