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• Big Island Farms Internship

  Nov 17, 2015 4:15 pm67 views

  Big Island Farms, BITE, and World Sacred Gardens Would like to announce experiential internship opportunities available on our organic permaculture farm.  

• Summer Naturalist, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (Aspen, CO; due Feb. 15)

  Jan 13, 2021 5:00 pm66 views

• Field Netting Technicians (2 positions in summer 2024), UIUC Human-Wildlife Interactions Lab (Kirksville, MO; due Feb. 8 for highest consideration))

  Jan 29, 2024 3:45 pm66 views

  The Human-Wildlife Interactions Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is recruiting two Field Netting Technicians to aid in an 11-week study of bats in the northern plains of Missouri.  

• USDA NRCS 12 Student Trainee Positions (beginning summer 2024), (various locations; due Feb. 20)

  Feb 7, 2024 10:30 am66 views

  The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced 12 new student trainee positions in various locations around the U.S. These positions are available under the Pathways Student Internship Authority, which provides paid work opportunities in federal agencies while in school and the possibility for conversion to a full-time, permanent employee after graduation.

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  WILDLIFE RESOURCE CENTER INTERN

  Feb 19, 2016 10:30 am66 views

• Teach English or lead outdoor activities in China summer camps with Gotoco

  Feb 27, 2020 9:45 am66 views

• Smithsonian Forest Ecology Internships (April-Oct. 2023), National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute (Front Royal, VA; due Nov. 21)

  Oct 31, 2022 11:30 am66 views

  Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI; https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation) is offering five paid internships in forest ecology from spring to fall 2023. Interns will work on a team conducting the 2023 census of the Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) plot at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute outside of Front Royal, VA. Interns will be mentored by plot principal investigators Dr. William McShea & Dr. Kristina Anderson-Teixeira. The team will inventory all woody plants within a large (25.6 ha) forest dynamics plot, including species identification and mapping while helping to pioneer a new system of data collection and management techniques using tablets and a system of automated quality control. Interns will gain skills in forest ecology and data management and will be invited to coauthor at least one publication arising from the census. These internships are ideal for recent college graduates who wish to gain research experience prior to pursuing graduate studies or other forest-related career opportunities.

• Restoration Summer Internship, HLR Engineering (Elgin, IL)

  Nov 23, 2016 2:00 pm66 views

  HLR is looking for energetic individuals with an ecology background to work in our Environmental Department for the summer. Work includes learning native plant identification, herbicide application, and mechanical control of wetlands, prairies, lakes. Interns must be able to work at least 3 months (May-August), start and end dates are flexible with university schedules. Position would be based out of our Elgin, Illinois office. Full description at http://www.hlrengineering.com/careers/restoration-summer-intern/.

• US Department of Homeland Security 2016 HS-STEM Summer Internships

  Dec 11, 2015 10:00 am66 views

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate Office of University Programs sponsors a 10-week summer internship program for students majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) disciplines. The program provides students with quality research experiences at federal research facilities located across the country and allows students the opportunity to establish connections with DHS professionals. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students in a broad spectrum of HS-STEM disciplines and DHS mission-relevant Research Areas.

• Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources - Summer 2020 internships

  Jan 6, 2020 10:00 am65 views

  Apply online by January 31, 2020.

• Environmental Education and Outreach Intern (summer 2021), UF/IFAS Extension & Sustainability (Sarasota, FL)

  Jan 12, 2021 4:45 pm65 views

• Environmental Scientist Intern – Natural Resources (Indiana), Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC

  Jan 12, 2023 2:00 pm65 views

  KEG is seeking Environmental Scientist Interns responsible for performing tasks requiring the application of standard environmental techniques and procedures on a wide variety of transportation projects. The Interns will gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our Interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff, gaining mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.

• Amphibian Ecology and Conservation Research Internship - Amphibian Ecology and Conservation, Memphis Zoo (Memphis, TN; due March 15)

  Feb 26, 2021 2:45 pm65 views

• Strategic Planning Intern (Remote), Wild Animal Initiative (due 6/7)

  May 29, 2020 3:30 pm65 views

• NGRREC NSF REU Internship (Summer 2025), The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (East Alton, IL; due Feb. 14)

  Dec 16, 2024 1:15 pm65 views

  In this summer program, students will employ a modern integrative approach to wetland science that makes use of recent technological and theoretical developments across the geochemical, biological, and physical sciences. 

• Conservation Leadership Internship Program (summer 2022), Land Conservation of McHenry County (Woodstock, IL; due Feb. 18)

  Jan 5, 2022 4:30 pm64 views

• Natural Areas Worker (Seasonal), Chicago Park District (Chicago, IL; due Feb. 23)

  Feb 7, 2022 10:00 am64 views

• Wilderness Fellow (June 7 start), Society for Wilderness Stewardship (positions nationwide; due March 19)

  Feb 18, 2021 2:15 pm64 views

• Fall 2023 Office of Science and Technology Policy Internships (Washington, D.C.; due Apr. 14)

  Mar 24, 2023 9:00 am64 views

  In 1976, recognizing the need to coordinate the Federal science and technology policy, and provide the President with the best possible guidance on advances in science and technology, Congress established the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Today, OSTP works to maximize the benefits of science and technology to advance health, prosperity, security, environmental quality, and justice for all Americans.

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  Summer Assistant Botanist (Champaign, IL) Due 3/16 or until filled

  Mar 28, 2018 9:30 am64 views

• Intern, Watershed Assessment and Planning Branch (5 positions; summer 2021), Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management (Indianapolis, IN; open until filled)

  Apr 1, 2021 4:00 pm64 views

• Conservation GIS Intern - Remote (Fall 2022), Highstead Foundation, Inc. (remote; due July 18)

  Jun 23, 2022 12:15 pm64 views

  The Conservation GIS Intern will work with Highstead’s Conservationists to advance conservation in the region by bringing their writing, researching, and mapping skills to our conservation programs. 

• Environmental Intern, SAB Consulting Services, LLC (Millinocket, ME)

  Oct 22, 2020 11:00 am64 views

• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI), Summer 2022, Dept. of Energy laboratories (due Jan. 12)

  Oct 29, 2021 1:45 pm64 views

  Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 17 participating DOE laboratories/facilities. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission.

• 2020 Directorate Fellows Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

  Dec 9, 2019 1:45 pm64 views

  The Directorate Fellows Program (DFP) is an 11-week fellowship working on projects that support FWS Conservation priorities. The11-week fellowships begin in mid-May/mid-June 2020 and end in August/September2020. See the linked file for details. Apply by January 10, 2020.  

• Research Experience for Undergraduates (Summer 2022), University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm - Ecological Research Station (Winchester, VA; due Feb. 15)

  Dec 21, 2021 1:30 pm64 views

  Students receive free housing, a stipend ($575/week), and funds to purchase groceries.

• Environmental Education Fellowship (three 1-year positions starting June 2021), Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center (Sandstone, MN; open until filled)

  Dec 31, 2020 2:00 pm64 views
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  Interns, Bureau of Water-Illinois EPA (Des Plaines, IL) due 3/2

  Jan 12, 2018 3:00 pm63 views

  The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bureau of Water - Northern Monitoring Unit in Des Plaines, IL seeks two paid summer interns. 

• NASA DEVELOP National Program paid research internships (summer 2022), in-person and remote positions available (due Feb. 25)

  Jan 19, 2022 4:45 pm63 views

  DEVELOP addresses environmental and public policy issuesthrough interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around the globe.

  Open to currently enrolled students, recent college graduates, early and trainsitioning career professionals, and current and former U.S. Military service members.

  Online information session Thursday, January 20 at 10 a.m. - see post for details

• Natural Resource Field Seasonal (summer 2022), McHenry County Conservation District (Woodstock, IL; due Mar. 27)

  Jan 21, 2022 11:45 am63 views

• Undergraduate Seasonal Intern, Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL; due Feb. 28)

  Jan 31, 2025 1:30 pm63 views

  Argonne’s Seasonal Internship program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research internships.

  A student will spend the first week of their Argonne experience with an Argonne staff member devising a research strategy and attending mandatory safety classes. For the next few weeks, the supervisor will provide considerable program assistance and guidance to implement the research plan. Subsequently, the student will be required to give a poster presentation at the end of their appointment.

  In addition to their research activities, participants attend a series of weekly seminars and tours dealing with current topics in science and engineering as well as career development.

• Summer Internship, Geneva Lake Environmental Agency (Williams Bay, WI; due March 18)

  Feb 25, 2022 2:30 pm63 views

  Interested students will have an opportunity to not only work on one of Wisconsin’s premier lakes but also learn the “ins and outs” of local lake management.

• Small Grains Internship (summer 2022), Department of Crop Sciences

  Mar 28, 2022 4:15 pm63 views

  Assist with wheat and oat breeding at the University of Illinois. Students will learn how to recognize different agronomic and disease resistance traits in wheat and oat. The purpose of and technical details involved in different stages of crop breeding programs. How to work with other staff and interns as part of a team.

  Duties include

  a. helping to maintain and harvest research plots

  b. data collection in research plots and on grain samplesand

  c. preparation of seed for fall planting. Approximately two-thirds of thiswork takes placeoutdoors. 

  This position is full-time (40 hrs/wk) for the entire summer (mid-May to mid-August) with potential for overtime during harvest (approximately June 15th‒ July).

• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (Summer 2022), Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL; due Jan. 12)

  Jan 7, 2022 1:15 pm62 views

  10-week internship program that provides undergraduate students with a STEM research experience funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

• Ecological Horticulture Internships (Summer 2022), Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary (Wales, MA; open until filled)

  Jan 10, 2022 2:15 pm62 views

  Interns will aid in plant identification and botanical inventories, propagation, landscape design and planting, maintenance, invasive removal, habitat restoration, and all other duties related to ecological horticulture. In addition to the work at NWF, interns will have the ability to attend lectures/programs, go on field trips, and design and complete an intern project. Interns are provided with housing on-site and a stipend paid bi-weekly.

• Summer Peer Advisors (summer 2022), Division of General Studies (UIUC; due March 18)

  Feb 23, 2022 10:15 am62 views

• Research Intern (summer 2024), The Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL)

  Mar 19, 2024 10:00 am62 views

  Position Summary: Assist in laboratory and/or field operations at the Arboretum under close supervision of an Arboretum scientist. Specific responsibilities will vary with each research program. Research programs include soil science, root biology, plant health care, plant systematics, forest ecology, and conservation biology.  

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  Pathways Student Trainee (Business), USDA Rural Development (Galesburg, Jacksonville, and Princeton, IL) due 6/22

  Jun 13, 2018 3:15 pm62 views

  This position opened today and closes June 22nd. Apply ASAP!

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  iSEE Now Hiring Student Intern for Campus Sustainability Team

  Oct 7, 2015 3:15 pm62 views

• 2023 NRCS - ACES Women's Summer Internships (January 13, 2023)

  Oct 20, 2022 1:45 pm62 views

  Three (3) internships available at Illinois NRCS offices indisciplines of interest to ACES students:

  Assist NRCS Illinois field personnel providing conservationplanning and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, andlocal government officials

  An 8-week summer commitment @ 14$/hr

  Learn about natural resource management strategies and programs

  Learn about career opportunities @ USDA

• Sustainability Intern, University of Illinois -(due 3/31)

  Mar 6, 2020 9:45 am61 views

• Native Lands Partnerships Research and Support Intern, The Wilderness Society (Remote)

  Oct 5, 2022 11:00 am61 views

  Under the supervision of Native Lands Partnerships (NLP) Director Starlyn Miller and in concert with other TWS staff, the intern will research NLP identified topics and provide briefing papers to inform TWS staff.  Some of the proposed topics include: Indigenous Knowledge, Food Sovereignty and Land Justice. 

  In addition, the NLP Intern would play an important role in supporting an inclusive organizational culture that is grounded in trust and accountability to shared goals and outcomes.  Under the supervision of Starlyn Miller, the intern would: 

  Assist in NLP intranet content development related to Native American Heritage Month (November 2022). Research and compile information about local and regional Indigenous-led organizations and leadership councils across the nation.Identify Indigenous-led organizations the serve women, youth and support the preservation of Indigenous cultural practices.Research and compile information on Indigenous led businesses as a resource for TWS staff.Assist in the development of TWS’s   annual on-line staff survey related to planned and ongoing Native Lands Partnerships work.

• Native Area Management Internship (summer 2021), HLR Engineering (Elgin, IL; open until all positions filled)

  Jan 22, 2021 5:30 pm60 views
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  Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) Marketing and Outreach Intern

  Mar 25, 2016 3:00 pm60 views

• Plant Protection and Quarantine Technician, USDA-APHIS-PPQ (Champaign, IL; due May 2)

  Apr 25, 2022 4:15 pm60 views

  Spongy Moth Detection Program in Illinois - summer positions start late April to early May and end late August to early September.  Dates are approximate depending upon weather conditions and insect development. Work will last approximately 13 weeks over a 16-week period. 

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  SUMMER INTERNSHIP

  Jan 7, 2016 11:00 am59 views

  Tennessee Extension Internship Program: ANR/CED Department of Animal Science, 10-week Summer Internship. The student will work at the Tennessee Beef Heifer Development Program facility in Lewisburg, Tennessee.

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  Student Trainee (Hydrology), Geological Survey (Urbana, IL) due 2/17

  Feb 13, 2017 9:45 pm59 views

  Full-time summer internship continuing as part-time internship during the school year.

• Multiple Internship Opportunities, Audubon Great Lakes

  Mar 27, 2020 10:45 am59 views

• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI), DOE Office of Science, Summer 2021 (Jan.12)

  Oct 22, 2020 11:15 am59 views

• Loggerhead Sea Turtle Project Intern, Friends of Coastal South Carolina (due 5/22)

  May 5, 2020 8:45 am58 views