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  Urban Pollinators Research Internship (Chicago and/or Champaign-Urbana)

  Mar 29, 2018 3:45 pm136 views

• Bat Research Positions (summer 2021), National Park Service (7 Midwest locations; due Feb. 21)

  Feb 9, 2021 5:15 pm130 views
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  Hosta Garden and Kari Internship, U of I Arboretum due 4/26

  Apr 14, 2016 11:30 am130 views

  This 12-15 week paid internship willfocus on the maintenance of the UI Arboretum hosta garden and native pond plantings.The intern will also gain experience integral to public garden maintenance.

• Summer 2021 Pathway Internships with NRCS Soil & Plant Science Division (opens 10/12)

  Oct 8, 2020 4:00 pm130 views

• Environmental Protection Program Intern (Summer 2024), Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL; recommend applying by Dec. 15 but later applications accepted)

  Nov 6, 2023 8:45 am129 views

  Interns will assist staff in implementing the EPP in one or more of the above areas with appropriate guidance, oversight, and training.

• GIS Intern (summer 2021), City of Crystal Lake, IL (open until filled)

  Feb 15, 2021 4:15 pm127 views

• Students Pushing INnovation (SPIN) (summer 2025), National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) (Urbana, IL; due March 3)

  Feb 20, 2025 12:15 pm127 views

  The Students Pushing INnovation (SPIN) internship program was launched to provide University of Illinois undergraduates with the opportunity to participate in hands-on research and contribute to interdisciplinary projects covering focused research areas in Culture and Society, Earth and Environment, Bioinformatics and Health Sciences, Material and Manufacturing, Data and Computational Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, and Digital Agriculture. 

• Congressional Internships Summer 2025, Congressman Sean Casten (Washington, D.C. and Lombard, IL offices; due April 1)

  Mar 12, 2025 1:15 pm125 views

  The summer internship will run from May 27^th through July 25^th, 2025. Individuals with ties to Illinois’ sixth district are strongly encouraged to apply. 

• Landscape Management Internship (summer 2024), UIUC Arboretum (Urbana, IL; due Mar. 15)

  Feb 12, 2024 10:15 am124 views

  Gain experience in Public Gardening and Restoration Ecology.

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  Landscape Management/Horticulture Internship, U of I Arboretum due 4/26

  Apr 14, 2016 11:30 am123 views

  These positions are 12-15 week paidinternships with opportunities to interact with faculty members and students from variousdepartments. Interns will gain experience integral to public garden maintenance and canparticipate in special projects in areas such as plant propagation, plant selection ofspecies for various landscapes, landscape design, and other topics critical to thedevelopment of the UI Arboretum.

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  Summer Interns (2), Tradewater (Chicago, IL) due 5/12

  Apr 19, 2017 9:30 am123 views

  Tradewater is an environmental project development firm headquartered in Chicago.

• Illinois Water Resources Center Summer Internship

  Feb 17, 2016 2:45 pm122 views

• Stormwater Management (4 positions) - DuPage County (open until filled)

  Apr 10, 2020 9:30 am122 views

• Illinois Blanding’s Turtle Field Technician, Northern Illinois University (Lake County, IL; due Feb. 4)

  Jan 7, 2022 12:45 pm121 views

  May - July 2022 (approximate dates)

• DC and District Internships (summer 2024), Congressman Sean Casten (Glen Ellyn, IL and Washington, DC; due Apr. 26)

  Mar 19, 2024 10:15 am121 views

• Forest Service Internship, USDA Forest Service (Park County, Colorado)

  Mar 25, 2019 3:00 pm120 views

• Summer Wetland Intern, Lake County Stormwater Management (Libertyville, IL) due 2/15

  Jan 18, 2019 9:45 am117 views

  Are you interested in working alongside a fun, dynamic team of stormwater management experts? We’re currently accepting applications for a wetland intern. As an intern, you will help identify and collect wetland plants, record hydrology and soil data, evaluate and report on your findings and more.

• Chicago Region Trees Initiative Intern - Seasonal, The Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL)

  Feb 25, 2021 4:45 pm116 views

• Dangermond Fellow - Chicago, IL

  Feb 17, 2020 9:30 am114 views

• NRCS Pathway Intern Positions

  Mar 11, 2016 9:30 am112 views

• Wildlife Protection Intern (Fall session, part-time), The Humane Society of the United States (remote; due Aug. 31)

  Aug 17, 2023 10:45 am112 views

  The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation’s most effective animal advocacy organization, is seeking three (3) remote Interns for the Wildlife Protection department. As a Wildlife Protection Intern you will be introduced to state and federal wildlife protection policy (i.e. laws and regulations addressing wildlife), and to the animal protection and environmental protection fields. You will also learn about and develop the skills and tools necessary to effectively advocate for wild animals through outreach, education, and policy. 

• Multiple Summer Positions, The County of DuPage (Wheaton, IL)

  Mar 12, 2019 2:30 pm111 views

• Natural Areas Internship, Grand Prairie Friends (east-central Illinois) Due 3/25

  Mar 11, 2019 2:30 pm108 views

• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship - Summer 2020

  Dec 13, 2019 9:00 am108 views

• Wetland Internship, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (Lake County, IL) due 2/17

  Jan 17, 2017 9:15 am107 views

  The wetland intern will spend about 90% of the study time in the field and 10% of the time in the office under the guidance of SMC’s wetland specialists. This position will allow the intern to apply classroom experiences to real world applications by collecting data for later analysis both by the intern and SMC staff. This position also will expose the intern to various aspects of SMC’s wetland regulatory program.

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  Manager of Plant Records and Horticulture Programs

  Mar 7, 2018 9:00 am107 views
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  Field & Lab Assistant Positions, Northwest Mosquito Abatement District (Wheeling, IL)

  Jan 27, 2017 11:30 pm106 views
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  Summer Job - Energy Farm

  Mar 5, 2018 1:45 pm106 views

• Research Internship (Summer 2022), Thomas More Biology Field Station (Crestview Hills, KY; due Feb. 4)

  Dec 10, 2021 2:15 pm106 views

  The Center for Ohio River Research & Education (CORRE) at the Thomas More University Biology Field Station is offering 8 paid research internships for undergraduate students. These positions are in the fields of aquatic biology, ecology, environmental science and field biology. Projects involve animal husbandry, bioassessments/biomonitoring, fisheries, harmful algal bloom monitoring and toxicology, among others.

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  Mussel Research Intern, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs (Lake City, MN) Due 1/31/18

  Jan 11, 2018 2:15 pm104 views

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (summer) 2023 Directorate Fellows Program (remote or in person; due Jan. 13)

  Jan 5, 2023 9:45 am103 views

  Not only is this program a great way for undergraduate and graduate students to "try on" federal service through a paid internship, it comes with a direct hire benefit. Once students complete their degree program, they are eligible for direct conversion to a permanent federal position. 

  The variety of projects is pretty spectacular: from grizzly bear education/outreach to monitoring herbicide effects on threatened butterflies to integrating traditional ecological knowledge in developing habitat restoration models to mapping and developing resources related to post-Civil War African American tenant farming on a National Wildlife Refuge.

• Internships with National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Outdoor Pathways Fall 2021-Spring 2022

  Jul 21, 2021 1:15 pm102 views

  Interest areas include Digital Media, Education, GIS, Interpretation, Recycling, and Visitor Services

• Research Intern (2 positions in plant and soil ecology; summer 2023), The Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL; due Apr. 3)

  Mar 15, 2023 2:45 pm101 views

  Do you seek an internship that connects restoration science and practice? The Midgley Soil Ecology Lab at The Morton Arboretum is recruiting two current or recent college-level Research Interns to participate in our experimental prairie and brush pile burning projects. The experimental prairie Research Intern will work with a team of students, scientists, and staff to survey prairie plant communities, collect and process soil samples, and maintain the experimental garden located at The Morton Arboretum.

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  2 Summer Interns Illinois EPA (Des Plaines, IL; due February 23rd)

  Feb 3, 2025 3:00 pm99 views

  NRES will hire two students to supplement Illinois EPA field staff in the collection and management of the Agency's various stream and inland lake monitoring programs. These students will be given hands-on environmental education experience working side-by-side with professional stream and lake biologists from both the Illinois EPA and Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Full-time May 12-August 15; $15/hour.

• ACES Applied Research and Extension Internship Program

  Feb 4, 2020 3:15 pm99 views

• Collegiate Conservation Program (summer 2022), Houston Zoo (Houston, TX; due Feb. 28)

  Feb 14, 2022 10:45 am99 views

  This internship is designed for college sophomores, juniors, or seniors who are interested in a participatory, team-based summer internship opportunity that focuses on field conservation science techniques, learning about a zoo-based conservation organization, and culminates in a team project, synthesizing information learned over the entire summer.

• Arboretum Internship Opportunity (summer 2021), UIUC campus (due April 29)

  Apr 16, 2021 5:15 pm99 views
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  Pathways Student Trainee (Business), USDA Rural Development (Champaign, IL and others) due 6/22

  Jun 13, 2018 3:15 pm99 views

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

• Monitoring and Research Intern, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (Chicago, IL)

  Jan 30, 2017 10:00 pm98 views

• Aquarium Internship, Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (Nantucket, MA; due Feb. 1)

  Dec 22, 2020 2:15 pm98 views

• Stewardship & Ecology of Natural Areas (SENA) Internship Program, Chicago Botanic Garden (Glencoe, IL; open until filled)

  Jan 20, 2023 10:45 am97 views

  Chicago Botanic Garden is launching a new internship program in 2023, recruiting 14 Ecological Restoration Technicians in five different roles with different start dates from late January to mid-May.

• Summer Intern Positions

  Mar 7, 2016 4:15 pm97 views

  Intern Not to Exceed (NTE) Positions:  The Northern Region is now advertising Intern NTE positions for the upcoming field season for the following locations.  The dates for these advertisements start today March 7th through the 11th.  Individuals interested in these positions will need to apply at www.usajobs.gov

• Multiple summer 2023 internships with Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (open until filled)

  Apr 3, 2023 10:30 am97 views

  MWRD's Internship Program offers paid internship positions. While the main focus is on wastewater management, there are opportunities to gain knowledge and practical experience in a wide range of functions in each department.

  For additional information, please visit the Online Employment Center at www.districtjobs.org. 

• Wildlife Refuge Operations Internships Summer 2022, Coastal North Carolina National Wildlife Refuge Complex (apply now)

  Oct 1, 2021 4:45 pm97 views

• Bat Survey Field Technician (Hourly) - Illinois Natural History Survey/PRI

  Dec 6, 2022 10:30 am97 views

  The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking 2 field technicians to assist with the 2023 summer field sampling for the Illinois Bat Conservation Program (IBCP), mostly for acoustic surveys, but with opportunities to assist with mist netting as well.

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  Forestry Intern (Park Ridge, IL)

  Feb 6, 2018 4:00 pm96 views

• Illinois Natural History Survey - Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (Summer 2024) (Application Deadline February 5, 2024)

  Nov 6, 2023 12:45 pm96 views

  The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the Foundation. The Illinois Natural History Survey (Prairie Research Institute) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking undergraduate students who want to be involved in an ongoing research project focused on the detection and characterization of phytoplasmas, a group of bacteria associated with insects (vectors, primarily Hemiptera) and plants (hosts) and implicated in plant disease.

• Resource Management Intern (summer 2021), Friends of the Forest Preserves (Cook County, IL; due Feb. 15, apply early for highest consideration)

  Jan 25, 2021 4:45 pm95 views

• 2019 Directorate Resource Assistants Fellows Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Due 2/15/19

  Feb 8, 2019 10:15 am94 views

• Internships and Recent Graduate Positions in U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region

  Sep 22, 2020 2:45 pm94 views