Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

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• Outreach Notice - Student Trainee Forester (Silviculture), Flathead National Forest (Kalispell, MT; respond by Sept. 28)

  Sep 23, 2022 11:45 am3 views

  The incumbent serves as an intern-forester in the silviculture programand is responsible for development and implementation of silvicultural prescriptions and stand diagnoses in support of the district program of work. This position will have conversion potential to the GS-09 level as a 0460 seriesForester. The Flathead National Forest currently has an active vegetation managementprogram intimber sales, fuels reduction projects, reforestation, young stand tending,and salvage sales. Thispositionispart of a forest-wide program; with primary responsibilities on the Tally Lake rangerdistrict butdepending on overall program prioritieswork may be forest-wide.

• Database Interns (part-time, winter), The Nature Conservancy (mostly remote; due Sept. 29)

  Sep 21, 2022 2:00 pm17 views

  Work can be flexibly completed between mid-October 2022 to late-March 2023.

• NASA DEVELOP National Program paid research internships (spring 2023), in-person and remote positions available (due Oct. 7)

  Sep 6, 2022 11:45 am8 views

  Virtual “About DEVELOP” webinars on Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday, September 8. See the article for details.

• Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program - apply by Oct. 6 for Spring 2023 opportunity

  Aug 31, 2022 4:30 pm13 views

  This program is for students with little or no research experience. Informational meetings September 7, 15 & 23.

• Students Pushing INovation (SPIN) Internship Program (AY 22-23) - apply by Sept. 4

  Aug 31, 2022 4:15 pm1 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.

• Fall remote internships with The Climate Reality Project

  Jul 25, 2022 5:15 pm26 views

  30-hour maximum work week

• Constellations Internships, Global Warming Mitigation Project (remote; due July 25)

  Jul 13, 2022 4:00 pm38 views

  The goal of this fellowship program is to pair students with organizations for an 12-14 week, virtual, part time internship in Fall 2022. There are a total of 24 internships available across our network. 

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

  Jun 23, 2022 12:15 pm42 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. 

• Field Technician position available for summer 2022

  Jun 21, 2022 4:15 pm24 views

  The Human-Wildlife Interactions Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is recruiting one Field Technician to aid in a study of bats in the northern plains of Missouri until mid-August. Bunk housing and field vehicle will be provided.

• Joe Burns Memorial Wildlife Policy Internship Program, The Wildlife Society (remote; due July 5)

  Jun 20, 2022 3:30 pm22 views

  August through December 2022

• Fall 2022 Seasonal Positions and Trainee/Internships, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory (Duluth, MN; open until filled)

  May 9, 2022 10:00 am7 views

  Seasonal positions include Bird Migration Counter and Owl Bander.

  Traineeship positions include Environmental Education, Bird Migration Count, and Bird Banding.

• USFS Summer Forestry Field Internship, US Forest Service / ORISE (Woodland Park, CO; due June 30)

  May 6, 2022 2:15 pm16 views

  Anticipated Appointment Start Date: May 26, 2022.  Start date is flexible and negotiable, and will depend on a variety of factors.

• Dunes Learning Center Internships (summer 2022 and full year; Indiana)

  May 6, 2022 11:45 am9 views

  Word inside Indiana Dunes National Park!

• Whooping Crane Outreach Program Intern, International Crane Foundation (Baraboo, WI; open until filled)

  May 3, 2022 2:30 pm2 views

  Duration and Salary: Nine months, position to begin when the qualified applicant has been selected (earliest start date June 1, 2022). $800/month plus housing at our International Guest House.

• 2022 NRES Summer Research and Management Internship, Dixon Springs Agricultural Center (Southern Illinois; due May 12)

  May 2, 2022 5:15 pm22 views

  Undergraduates in NRES are eligible to apply for this summer internship to gain experience in both research and management of natural resources.

• Plant Lab Technician (summer 2022), NRES (Urbana, IL)

  May 2, 2022 5:15 pm21 views

  1 lab technician (10-15hrs/week) needed for the summer. Technicians will be assisting with plant trait measurements from plants collected in the Alaskan Tundra during the summer of 2021.

  Duties of technicians are varied and will consist of a combination of the following: root extraction from soil cores, root trait measurements, and preparation of leaf and root samples for isotope analysis.  

• UAV Field Measurement Intern (summer 2022), Pivot Bio (Northern Illinois)

  Apr 29, 2022 2:00 pm7 views

  utilizes aerial drone systems

• Seasonal Urban Fisheries Creel Clerk, Forest Preserve District of Cook County (Orland Park, IL) and Illinois Natural History Survey (Sullivan, IL)

  Apr 28, 2022 12:45 pm12 views

  May 1 – October 31, 2022; 40 hours per week; start and end dates flexible (continuing students encouraged to apply)

• GIS Seasonal (summer 2022), McHenry County Conservation District (Woodstock, IL; open until filled)

  Apr 27, 2022 10:00 am7 views
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  2 Summer Interns Illinois EPA (Des Plaines, IL; due May 8th)

  Apr 26, 2022 3:00 pm22 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 16-August 19; $15/hour.

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

  Apr 25, 2022 4:15 pm21 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. 

• Survey Assistant (May 1 - Sept. 30), Illinois Natural History Survey (Champaign, IL; due April 29)

  Apr 25, 2022 4:15 pm11 views

  Job Description: To assist with all aspects of Human Dimensions research including, but not limited to, mail surveys, telephone interviews, data entry and analysis.

• Stream and Wildlife Internship, Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL; due April 30)

  Apr 22, 2022 2:30 pm13 views

• Summer Assistant Owl Bander at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Michigan Audubon (Paradise, MI; due May 25)

  Apr 20, 2022 10:00 am12 views

  Stipend includes shared housing

• Chicago All Women's Crew Leader, Student Conservation Association (Chicago, IL; due May 31)

  Apr 20, 2022 10:00 am17 views

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

  Apr 18, 2022 2:00 pm21 views

  Sample topics include Biosolids (soil), Community Outreach, Environmental Policy, Environmental Research, Environmental Soil, and Law

• Outdoor Education Program Leader (summer 2022), McHenry County Conservation District (Crystal Lake, IL; due April 18)

  Apr 13, 2022 10:00 am14 views

• I STAR (Illinois Student Admission Representatives), UIUC Office of Undergraduate Admissions (deadline extended to April 15)

  Apr 10, 2022 3:45 pm33 views

  Summer 2022

• Seasonal Field Technician (summer 2022), V3 Companies (Chicago region)

  Apr 8, 2022 2:15 pm28 views

• Visitor Services Intern (summer 2022), Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (WI; due April 3)

  Mar 31, 2022 10:15 am11 views

  3-month internship (12 weeks); Start date flexible (as early as May 1, 2022)

  Given Hispanic Access Foundation's mission and vision we encourage those who culturally identify as Latino/a to apply; however we do not discriminate with regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, personal appearance, marital status, familial status, family responsibility, pregnancy or other pregnancy-related conditions, childbirth, disability, military/veteran status, citizenship status, religion or political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal or state law, local ordinance or Executive Orders.

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

  Mar 28, 2022 4:15 pm16 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).

• Community WaterCorps Intern (Summer 2022), East Carolina University Water Resources Center (Greenville, NC; due April 1)

  Mar 28, 2022 3:45 pm32 views

  May 23-Aug 8, 2022

  Coastlines and People project: Supporting community collaboration in decision-making and environmental justice in Eastern NC. Students do not need to have a specialized science background for this internship! Any science, engineering, social science, or education major is welcomed to apply.

• Community WaterCorps Intern (Summer 2022), East Carolina University Water Resources Center (Greenville, NC; due April 1)

  Mar 25, 2022 2:45 pm5 views

  May 23-Aug 8, 2022

• Seasonal Fisheries Aide, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Muscatine, IA)

  Mar 15, 2022 5:00 pm22 views

  While this is a 6-mo, 1040 hours, April 1 to October 13, 2022 position, we would be interested in anyone if they wanted to work for just the summer or just a few days a week during the summer. Free shared housing.

• Undergraduate Student Summer Internship (2 positions), The Career Center (UIUC; due March 30)

  Mar 14, 2022 3:45 pm20 views

  May 16 - August 5, 2022

• Research Experience for Undergraduates (summer 2022), University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR; due March 25 for first consideration)

  Mar 14, 2022 3:45 pm10 views

  Room, board and stipend provided. Focus: Assessment and sustainable management of ecosystem at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems.

• Field Technician, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (summer 2022), Purdue University - Forestry and Natural Resources (Sevierville, TN; application review begins March 21)

  Mar 14, 2022 3:15 pm21 views

• Stream Ecology Summer Internship, Illinois Natural History Survey (Champaign, IL; due March 25)

  Mar 11, 2022 11:45 am37 views

  June 6 - August 5, 2022

• Seasonal Plant Pollinator Technician (Hourly), Illinois Natural History Survey (Champaign, IL; due March 18)

  Mar 7, 2022 11:45 am19 views

  This position will begin on approximately May 23, 2022. Position will end during the first half of September. Start and end dates are somewhat flexible.

• Bat Field Technician (summer 2022), Biodiversity Research Institute (Portland, ME)

  Mar 7, 2022 11:15 am25 views

• Recreation and Public Engagement Tech (summer 2022), Shawnee National Forest (Vienna, IL; due March 28)

  Mar 7, 2022 10:45 am12 views

  Additional internships coordinated by Environment for the Americas at https://environmentamericas.org/diversity-internships/available-internships/.

• Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Internship, NOAA / ORISE (Charleston, SC; due April 20)

  Mar 4, 2022 2:15 pm32 views

  A research opportunity is currently available with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Stressor Detection and Impacts Division (SDI), Ecotoxicology Branch located in Charleston, South Carolina. The appointment may be eligible for remote participation.

• Consulting Utility Forester, CNUC (various locations in U.S.)

  Mar 4, 2022 2:15 pm16 views

  Intern and permanent positions

• Student Trainee (Biological Sciences & Natural Resources), U.S. Dept. of the Army (Elmendorf AFB, AK; due March 31)

  Feb 28, 2022 10:30 am25 views

  The Student Intern Program offers post-secondary students 12 weeks of full-time employment, up to 480 hours, during the summer months. Approximate employment dates are end of May through mid-August.

• Bat Field Technician (summer 2022), UIUC Human-Wildlife Interactions Lab (Bloomington, IN; due April 1)

  Feb 28, 2022 10:15 am33 views

• Conservation Fellow, Montana Conservation Corps (due March 6)

  Feb 25, 2022 2:30 pm7 views

  Term Dates: 5/18/22 – 9/30/22; Location: Varies based on host site placement

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

  Feb 25, 2022 2:30 pm31 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.

• Ecological Data Management Fellowship Program (summer 2022), Environmental Data Initiative (locations vary, some remote; due March 20)

  Feb 25, 2022 2:30 pm95 views

  15 fellowships open to undergraduate, graduate and recently graduated students. Informational webinar March 8.

• Fisheries Technician (Hourly), Illinois Natural History Survey (Champaign, IL; due Feb. 25)

  Feb 23, 2022 12:15 pm16 views

  Two positions. Estimated start and end dates are March 16, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

• Fisheries Aide (spring 2022), Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (due March 15)

  Feb 23, 2022 11:15 am12 views