Position Description and Application Information
APPLICATION PACKETS ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 5, 2024, 11:59 P.M. ET.
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Summer Internship Program provides undergraduate students opportunities to help address issues impacting coastal communities by combining social and environmental conservation sciences. Through this program, IISG’s interns will gain knowledge and skills in practices that help Lake Michigan coastal communities make more informed decisions about resource management and everyday activities. These paid internships may include research, communications, and/or outreach activities. Applicants may have the opportunity to participate in activities (e.g., attending a professional conference) outside of their specific internship duties.
As part of this program, IISG offers required professional development trainings. Throughout their employment, each intern will participate in professional development opportunities that will require approximately eight hours or one hour per week; one or more of the sessions may take more than an hour, so in some weeks, no training will be offered.
INTERN POSITIONS
Sustainable Communities
Mentor/Supervisor Name: Kara Salazar
Description: The student intern will support sustainable communities extension programming efforts for Purdue Extension and IISG. Working with program staff, the intern will collaboratively develop extension education and training materials (fact sheets, excerpts of guidebooks, web pages, online modules, reports, and database updates) related to public spaces, rain gardens, land use, and environmental planning topics. The intern will also interact with community groups and program partners through meetings, workshop/program delivery, and trainings in collaboration with extension specialists. Community engagement will be online, in person, or a hybrid approach depending on local needs. In-state travel with program teams will be required for program delivery. Opportunities for professional development will be offered when available.
This internship will run for 12 weeks from sometime in May to August. Employment dates will be determined with the successful intern.
The successful applicant will be an employee of Purdue University at West Lafayette, Indiana.
Qualifications: Applicants should have an interest in natural resources management, planning, community development, and developing and delivering education and outreach programs for diverse stakeholder groups. A background in natural resource sciences, social science, environmental planning or policy, or a related field with strong verbal and written communication skills is desired.
Location: The successful applicant will work in person at an office space in the Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources in West Lafayette, Indiana.
All interns in the IISG program will be paid $17.00 per hour and work up to 37.5 hours per week for a minimum of eight weeks (June 3–July 26). Additional weeks may be available at the discretion of each intern’s mentor and are noted in the position description. Occasional work during evenings and/or weekends may be required. Each intern will be a student employee of Purdue University or the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Application packets are due by February 5, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET. Successful applications will be notified of their acceptance by March 29, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET.
Eligibility
- Undergraduates currently enrolled in any 2- or 4-year accredited U.S. community college, college, or university.
- Graduate students are not eligible.
- Applicants should be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have an active F-1 visa.
- Those who have previously participated in the IISG Summer Student Internship or Community Engaged Internship programs are not eligible.
Each intern is responsible for the cost of housing plus transportation to and from their workplace. See each project description for information on whether the position is remote, in-person, or hybrid.
Application
Applicants should submit their materials to the 2024 IISG Summer Student Internship Program using the submission button below. All questions should be directed to Angela Archer, amcbride@purdue.edu, 765-496-3722.
Applications should include:
- Cover letter − tell us about yourself, how your experiences will benefit this internship, and how this opportunity will help you with your career goals. (1−2 pages).
- Curriculum vitae or resume detailing education and work experiences (2 pages maximum).
- Ranked preference of the internship position.
- Copy of unofficial transcript(s).
- One letter of recommendation, which can be sent directly to amcbride@purdue.edu on your behalf or included in your application (1 page max).
- Where or how you learned about the IISG Internship Program. (This information is used to improve future communications to interested students about IISG opportunities.)
EMPLOYMENT STATEMENTS
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
The people of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant value diversity, equity, and inclusion in both our organization and the communities we serve. Therefore, we strive to make access to research, outreach, education, and employment opportunities available to everyone, regardless of race, color, religion, place of origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, disability, or veteran status. The full IISG values statement can be found at https://iiseagrant.org/about/our-values/.
Purdue University
Purdue University prohibits discrimination against any member of the University community on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or status as a veteran. The University will conduct its programs, services and activities consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and orders and in conformance with the procedures and limitations as set forth in Purdue’s Equal Opportunity, Equal Access and Affirmative Action policy which provides specific contractual rights and remedies. Additionally, the University promotes the full realization of equal employment opportunity for women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans through its affirmative action program.
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois System is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws regarding it. EEO is a set of standards that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. The laws apply to all types of work situations, including recruiting, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, promotions, pay practices, training, wages, and benefits.
