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• Research Intern (part-time summer 2025), Human Dimensions of Aquatic Systems (Urbana and Chicago, IL; due April 4)

  Mar 27, 2025 2:30 pm3 views

  All students interested in gaining research experience are encouraged to apply!

• Environmental Justice Summer Internship (2025), Clean Power Lake County (hybrid in Waukegan, IL; due Apr. 30)

  Mar 24, 2025 11:00 am14 views

  In the 2025 CPLC internship program, high school and college students will learn about environmental issues our community faces, get hands-on experience in environmental advocacy, and grow as leaders while being part of a supportive team.

• Grassland Ecology Internship (summer 2025), Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (Montana; due March 28)

  Mar 20, 2025 12:45 pm26 views

  This internship offers a unique opportunity for students or recent graduates to gain valuable field experience under the mentorship of Smithsonian Ecologists while working alongside peers from neighboring Tribal Colleges. The cohort of 2025 Interns will make valuable contributions to the historic launch of the first Inter-Tribal Long-term Ecological Research Network focused on sustainable management of grassland ecosystems, the most critically endangered habitat in the world. 

• Permit Field Monitor Intern (Chicago, IL Due April 9th)

  Mar 12, 2025 3:30 pm7 views

  Job Summary

  Under the direction and supervision of the Manager of Permits and Revenue or designee, performs on-site customer service at permitted outdoor events, including but not limited to, confirming permit items listed, communicating with external and internal customers and assisting with basic needs of the event. Performs basic administrative duties to support the operations of the Permits, Rentals, and Concessions Department. Performs other duties as assigned. This position is an intern position working up to 40 hours per week for up to three (3) months and primarily working Thursday through Monday and holidays at various locations.

• Seasonal Youth Outdoor Ambassador Intern (summer 2025), Forest Preserves of Cook County (Chicago, IL; due March 31)

  Mar 12, 2025 3:15 pm15 views

  Are you curious about the Forest Preserves and the natural world around you? Join our team as a seasonal Youth Outdoor Ambassador (YOA) intern at one of the most historic agencies of the last hundred years. This position will support operations within the Department of Conservation and Experiential Programming (CEP) as well as other departments in the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Interns are mentored by nature educators and professionals to develop a foundation of life and career readiness skills. Interns will learn local ecology, recreation, community engagement, native plants and animals and much more. As YOA interns, you will also learn about various careers in the Forest Preserves while gaining exposure to other conservation and recreation organizations. Spend your summer connecting with people, connecting with nature, and connecting people to nature. Interns will assist all CEP staff and could work in any CEP location including, but not limited to, General Office, Nature Centers, and Campgrounds. Interns will provide support in a variety of administrative tasks, assignments, programs and operational functions, and will perform other duties as required or assigned. This is a seasonal position and for a duration of up to 6 months 

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

  Mar 12, 2025 1:15 pm40 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. 

• Plant Ecology Interns (2 positions), Archbold Biological Station (Venus, FL; due March 19)

  Mar 12, 2025 8:00 am15 views

  These 8-month internships are a great opportunity for post-bacs (especially, but not limited to 2025 graduates) interested in gaining hands-on research experience before graduate school in ecology, evolution, botany, natural resources or related fields.

• Summer Fisheries and Water Quality Intern, ECT (Chicago region)

  Mar 5, 2025 11:00 am26 views

  Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT) is a multi-disciplinary environmental and sustainability consulting firm delivering strategy, permitting, design, and management solutions to public and private sector clients.

  
  

• Sustainable Student Farm Summer Internship (UIUC)

  Mar 4, 2025 2:30 pm29 views

  The farm internship gives students hands-on work experience at the farm and aims to teach our interns about the essential parts of vegetable production while thinking about sustainable farming at large. This internship will expand your horticultural skills and knowledge, developing applied skills in design, marketing, food handling, infrastructural maintenance and land stewardship. 

• Paid Summer Research Positions, Fraterrigo Lab (Urbana, IL)

  Feb 26, 2025 9:00 am43 views

  Dr. Jennifer Fraterrigo and Dr. Jim Dalling are recruiting six undergraduate students as hourly workers to assist with the ForestGeo re-census of Trelease Woods this summer.

• Amphibian Research Intern (summer 2025; housing provided), Memphis Zoological Society (Memphis, TN; due March 5)

  Feb 24, 2025 3:30 pm37 views

  Memphis Zoo’s Department of Conservation & Research is offering a paid amphibian internship in conservation biology. The position is available for upper-level undergraduate students and students 1-2 years post-college. This internship offers a unique research experience in a zoo setting working with scientists conducting cutting edge and frontline projects to save wildlife. The internship will provide valuable training in laboratory techniques, experimental design, and data analysis to prepare for many professional careers in general biology, conservation, ecology, and veterinary sciences. Please visit www.sheilapoo.com to learn more about the research in the Amphibian Lab. 

• Urban Land Stewardship and Engagement Intern (job ID 56280; summer 2025) The Nature Conservancy (Milwaukee, WI; due March 7)

  Feb 24, 2025 3:30 pm11 views

  The Urban Land Stewardship and Engagement Intern will have a summer experience working on community-based conservation efforts happening in Milwaukee with a focus on neighborhood-based tree planting projects and other land stewardship and green infrastructure maintenance opportunities with TNC and its partners. This is a full-time 35 hours a week summer internship position working from June to August 2025. This position is paid $17.00 per hour. 

• Fisheries Research Technician (4 positions for summer 2025; housing included), University of Wisconsin-Madison (Boulder Junction, WI; due Feb. 28 and then open until filled)

  Feb 24, 2025 3:30 pm19 views

  We are seeking four motivated and independent undergraduate students to join the fishing technology research team based out of Trout Lake Station. 

  Improvements in angler technology over time have the potential to increase angler success and fish catchability. Recent research testing the influences of angler technology on fish catch rates has been mixed, with some studies showing a positive influence of technology use and others with no effect. To test the influence of forward-facing sonar (FFS) on angler catch rates, we will be initiating an experimental angling study on northern Wisconsin lakes to test for differences in angler catch rates of smallmouth bass between various forms of angler technology. Students will fish for smallmouth bass and potentially other species with and without the use of FFS

• Multiple positions (summer 2025), Chicago Park District Outdoor and Environmental Education team (Chicago, IL; due March 4)

  Feb 21, 2025 1:15 pm13 views

  We are hiring for multiple positions for our environmental education programs this 2025 season! Applications have varying due dates between Tuesday, March 4th and Friday, March 7th

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

  Feb 20, 2025 12:15 pm65 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. 

• Summer Forestry Intern, Village of Mount Prospect (Mount Prospect, IL)

  Feb 18, 2025 3:30 pm26 views

  Mount Prospect has an established, award-winning urban forestry program, and the Summer Forestry Intern will gain invaluable “hands-on” experience in preparation for an urban forestry career.

• Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, & Seasonal Positions in Education • Conservation • Gardening • And more!, Douglas-Hart Foundation (Mattoon, IL; due March 1 or open until filled)

  Feb 18, 2025 2:30 pm16 views

  The Foundation's mission is "Through the responsible stewardship of Helen Douglas-Hart's gifts, the Douglas-Hart Foundation will be a leader in promoting the appreciation, enjoyment, and conservation of our natural resources by providing quality programs for all ages." The Douglas-Hart Foundation manages three unique properties: Friendship Garden, The Whiteside Garden, and the Douglas-Hart Nature Center. Employment for the Foundation includes working in one of the following areas: Administration, Education, Conservation/Grounds, or Horticulture/Gardens.  

• Wildlife Health Intern (summer 2025), Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Verona, VA; due March 10)

  Feb 18, 2025 2:15 pm7 views

  This is a great opportunity for a college undergraduate or graduate student, who has a demonstrated interest in the professional field of wildlife health, including disease surveillance and response techniques, common and emerging wildlife diseases in Virginia’s wildlife populations, and public engagement in disease monitoring and prevention. The Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is responsible for the management of inland fisheries, wildlife, and recreational boating for the Commonwealth of Virginia. We are leading wildlife conservation and inspiring people to value the outdoors and their role in nature. 

• Many Intern Positions (summer 2025), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (various TX locations; due March 13)

  Feb 18, 2025 2:15 pm11 views

  Example positions:

  • GIS Technician
  • Inland Fisheries
  • Coastal Fisheries
  • Outdoor Education and Outreach Team
  • Wildlife Field
  • Natural Resource Management

• Freshwater Mussel Propagation Intern (summer 2025), Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Charles City, VA; due March 10)

  Feb 18, 2025 2:00 pm3 views

  This is a great opportunity for a college undergraduate or graduate student, who has a demonstrated interest in learning how to culture freshwater mussels at the cooperative Virginia Fisheries and Aquatic Wildlife Center at the Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery, for the purpose of conservation and recovery, to work with Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) professionals who share the same passion. The DWR is responsible for the management of inland fisheries, wildlife, and recreational boating for the Commonwealth of Virginia. We are leading wildlife conservation and inspiring people to value the outdoors and their role in nature. 

• Conservation Student Intern (summer 2025), University of Wisconsin (Green Bay, WI; open until filled)

  Feb 14, 2025 4:00 pm11 views

  This position will assist in the creation of educational materials to reduce the incidence and severity of surface and groundwater-impacting manure spills/incidents through researching/summarizing digital, online and paper records to determine the root causes of manure spills/incidents, environmental impacts, and remediation, summarizing trends, and developing a reduction/prevention strategy. Open to undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates. 

• Summer Field Technician University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming; due Feb 28th 2025)

  Feb 14, 2025 3:15 pm10 views

  Dr. Eric Larson (https://publish.illinois.edu/erlarson/) in the University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences is seeking a summer undergraduate technician to assist with field work in Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah for five weeks of summer 2025 from mid-July to mid-August. The technician will be directly supervised by graduate student Jacob Watson, sampling native and non-native crayfish populations and measuring associated stream habitat characteristics. This will be a full-time position (40 hours per week) at a rate of $15 per hour with travel, lodging, and meals (per diem) provided. 

• Summer 2025 Scholar, Illinois Climate Jobs Institute (Urbana, IL; due March 28)

  Feb 14, 2025 1:45 pm42 views

  The Illinois Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) is accepting applications from upper level undergraduate and graduate students for our 2025 Summer Scholars Program. Summer scholars will gain research and writing experience at the intersection of clean energy, policy, labor, and workforce development. They will assist with research projects to inform the Illinois clean energy transition, with a focus on workers and their communities. Summer scholars are mentored by experienced staff as they contribute to applied research projects and learn about Illinois clean energy policy.

  Positions are full-time for the duration of the summer and in person at the Labor and Employment Relations building on campus. Summer scholars will receive an hourly wage.

• Ecological Restoration Technician (Full-Season and Summer), EcoNorth LLC (Ashland, WI; due March 31)

  Feb 12, 2025 3:45 pm8 views

  EcoNorth LLC is hiring summer and full-time Ecological Restoration Technicians for the 2025 season. The job would be out of our headquarters in Ashland WI, near Lake Superior. Our work takes us to a variety of northern ecosystems including pine barrens, coastal estuaries, northern forests, and lakeshores. Because of our unique location, we get to work in old growth forests, remnant prairies, dune-swale complexes, and rare plant communities that few others have the opportunity to see. The bulk of our time is spent controlling invasive species, but we also survey plants, plant prairies, and create habitat for rare wildlife. 

• Nature Program Instructor- Seasonal position (summer 2025), Round Lake Area Park District (Round Lake, IL; due April 15)

  Feb 12, 2025 3:45 pm10 views

  The Round Lake Area Park District is seeking a seasonal outdoor nature recreation instructor! 

  Are you looking for extra work this summer? Are you interested in working in parks and recreation? Do you enjoy getting outside in nature? Does environmental education interest you?  Then, our seasonal nature program instructor position is the position for you!  

  The Prairie Grass Nature Museum is seeking one seasonal nature program instructor to work with staff on outdoor nature  programs in the 2025 summer season. The Recreation instructor position is a seasonal hourly position (10-15 hours per week). The position will approximately run from June - August 2025.  

• 2025 Kennebec Land Trust Summer Internship (summer 2025), Kennebec Land Trust (Winthrop, ME; due March 2)

  Feb 12, 2025 3:30 pm2 views

  The Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) is seeking summer interns to work on trail maintenance and construction, land conservation projects, invasive plant control, educational programming, and general office work such as writing press releases and sending out mailings. 

  Interested applicants should be able to perform physically demanding field work, be comfortable multi-tasking in the office, be willing to learn basic plant identification skills, and have an interest in land conservation.

• Natural Resource Instructor (summer 2025), Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (Castleton or Woodbury, VT; open until filled)

  Feb 11, 2025 2:45 pm4 views

  Natural Resource Instructors (NRIs) work under the Camp Director and Camp Coordinator. Instructors will be involved in teaching courses at a residential camp ranging from first aid education, hunter firearm safety, fishing, forestry, ecology, fish and wildlife management, and outdoor recreation. NRIs also directly supervise and support 8-10 campers, ages 12-16, on a weekly basis. They will also be responsible for mentoring campers in educational, social, and personal matters and assisting all staff members in carrying out camp goals, objectives, and the Vermont State Fish & Wildlife Department’s mission. Please note: this is a residential position at either the Edward F. Kehoe Camp in Castleton, VT or the Buck Lake Camp in Woodbury, VT. 

• Seasonal Youth Outdoor Ambassador Intern, Forest Preserves of Cook County (Chicago, IL; due March 31)

  Feb 11, 2025 2:00 pm19 views

  Are you curious about the Forest Preserves and the natural world around you? Join our team as a seasonal Youth Outdoor Ambassador (YOA) intern at one of the most historic agencies of the last hundred years. This position will support operations within the Department of Conservation and Experiential Programming (CEP) as well as other departments in the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Interns are mentored by nature educators and professionals to develop a foundation of life and career readiness skills. Interns will learn local ecology, recreation, community engagement, native plants and animals and much more. As YOA interns, you will also learn about various careers in the Forest Preserves while gaining exposure to other conservation and recreation organizations. Spend your summer connecting with people, connecting with nature, and connecting people to nature. Interns will assist all CEP staff and could work in any CEP location including, but not limited to, General Office, Nature Centers, and Campgrounds. Interns will provide support in a variety of administrative tasks, assignments, programs and operational functions, and will perform other duties as required or assigned. This is a seasonal position and for a duration of up to 6 months.

• Seasonal Aquatic Field Technician (Hourly) (4 positions for summer 2025), Illinois Natural History Survey (Champaign, IL; due March 9)

  Feb 10, 2025 3:15 pm25 views

  We are seeking up to four (4) field technicians to assist with aquatic research for summer 2025, with the possibility for extension depending on funding and programmatic needs. Duties include collecting mussels by hand sampling, snorkeling, and quantitative sampling along transect lines; setting and maintaining water quality collection devices; and collecting eDNA samples. Other work may include collecting fish by dip-netting, seining, and trawling, as well as back-pack, barge, and boat electrofishing; lab and museum work, data entry, processing specimens for curation, museum maintenance; equipment cleaning and maintenance; and other duties as needed. Travel is expected, and overnight travel with 2–3 hours of travel time to research sites should be expected during some work weeks. Workdays may consist of long hours outdoors or inside a lab.  

  The position will be based in Champaign, Illinois. Housing is not provided. 

• Natural Areas Internship, Grand Prairie Friends (various locations in east-central Illinois; open until filled)

  Feb 10, 2025 9:00 am9 views

  The Natural Areas Internship is designed for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career or college program in conservation/ ecological management. Candidates with experience or interest in natural resources, or already attending college in programs related to natural resources, are encouraged to apply. 

  Position Dates: May–August positions available, start dates may vary; alternating weekends/ holidays required. 

• Michael Curry Summer Internship Program (with various agencies including the IEPA), State of Illinois (various locations in IL; due Feb. 28)

  Feb 7, 2025 2:45 pm96 views

  he Michael Curry Summer Internship Program offers current college juniors, seniors, and graduate students in all disciplines (including law) an opportunity to work in one of the agencies under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Governor on a full-time basis for ten (10) weeks during the summer. In order to be eligible you must be a citizen of Illinois. Applicant must be authorized to work in the United States, without employer sponsorship, on a full-time basis for any employer. 

• Shooting Sports and Wildlife Instructor & Counselor (summer 2025), Clemson University's Youth Learning Institute (Summerton, SC; due March 1)

  Feb 7, 2025 2:45 pm5 views

  The camp is located about an hour and a half from Charleston, South Carolina at Camp Bob Cooper directly on Lake Marion (South Carolina’s largest lake). A majority of the camp week will focus on hunting and fishing techniques, wildlife ecology, outdoor survival skills and shooting sports activities (shotgun, rifle and archery). Instructors will be trained and certified through USA Archery, South Carolina 4H Shooting Sports, and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. In addition to these activities, we will also utilize other components such as swimming, team building, and various recreation activities.

• Resource Management Fisheries Internship (summer 2025), Friends of the Forest Preserves (Orland Park, IL; due Feb. 28)

  Feb 7, 2025 2:15 pm9 views

  This intern will gain hands-on experience with the professional staff of the Forest Preserve of Cook County’s fisheries section. Tasks include the everyday management of the Forest Preserves’ 40 fishing lakes and other water bodies. Candidates must be hard-working and open-minded, with a passion for the conservational aspects of not only fisheries biology, but also general biology and the recreational aspects of fishing.

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

  Feb 3, 2025 3:00 pm77 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.

• Great Lakes Education Intern, Inland Seas Education Association (Suttons Bay, MI; due Feb. 9)

  Jan 31, 2025 1:30 pm4 views

  We’re hiring! ISEA is seeking two individuals for Great Lakes Educator Intern positions, to help with ship and shore programming April 28 – August 15. While previous sailing experience is not necessary, much of the education programs will be provided onboard our traditionally rigged schooners. Programs can be both day sails around Grand Traverse Bay, as well as multi-day sails to away ports such as Detroit, MI, or Duluth, MN. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and team player, with enthusiasm for teaching about environmental science and the Great Lakes. Early career professionals and people looking to transition into environmental education are encouraged to apply. 

• 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.

• Seasonal Interpretive Ranger, Tennessee State Parks (various locations in TN; due Feb. 18)

  Jan 31, 2025 1:30 pm11 views

  Tennessee State Parks are among the most exceptional state park systems in the United States. We have amazing opportunities each summer for college students seeking degrees or those holding degrees in parks and recreation, natural and cultural resource management, general life sciences, forestry, wildlife, history, environmental science, and other related degrees to work in state parks handling a variety of responsibilities to support the needs of the park and their guests. If you want a fun summer, develop excellent customer service skills, work directly with Park Rangers, and enjoy outdoor recreational opportunities, this may be the perfect summer job for you! Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications (MQs) for this position. For MQs and how to apply, please visit http://www.tn.gov/careers between January 28 - February 18. 

• Summer Intern (2025), Oregon Desert Land Trust (Fields, OR; due March 1)

  Jan 28, 2025 3:15 pm11 views

  Oregon Desert Land Trust (ODLT) is seeking two summer interns to support ranch and preserve management, land health monitoring, hosting guests and partners, represent ODLT to visitors, neighbors, and community members, and support land conservation and restoration projects such as general caretaking, facilities maintenance, fence /repair removal, invasive weed survey/control and stream restoration. Internships will take place at our Trout Creek Ranch property in Fields, Oregon.

• Lab Assistant (spring and summer 2025), Don Ort Lab at the Institute for Genomic Biology (Urbana, IL; open until filled)

  Jan 27, 2025 11:15 am31 views

  The incumbent will assist with plant biology experiments in the lab, greenhouse, and field, including seed counting, tissue collection, planting and harvesting, etc.. 10-15 hrs per week during Spring & Fall, with up to 40 hrs per week Summer. 

• SLAWR REU (summer 2025) in Montana and Minnesota (due March 30 with priority given to applications received by Feb. 2)

  Jan 27, 2025 9:00 am32 views

  Sustainable Land and Water Resources Research Experience for Undergraduates (SLAWR REU) is a community-centered and tribally focused summer program that explores the interactions between physical, natural, and social processes through the weaving of Indigenous knowledge with Western knowledge to advance scientific understanding and support tribal management decisions. The program provides transportation, housing, and food or full kitchens depending on location, plus a $700/week stipend (total $7000) to all participants.

• Aquatic/Fisheries Field Technician (Hourly; up to 10 positions) - Illinois Natural History Survey (Havana, IL; open until filled)

  Jan 24, 2025 1:45 pm21 views

  The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking multiple (up to 10) field technicians to conduct applied research in aquatic ecology and large river systems throughout the state of Illinois. Technicians will assist large river ecologists in the collection of standardized long-term river monitoring data with additional targeted data collection. This position will be 40 hours per week and will be located in Havana, Illinois. 

  
  

• University & Research Intern (3 positions for summer 2025), Chincoteague Bay Field Station (Wallops Island, VA; open until filled)

  Jan 24, 2025 1:45 pm19 views

  Gain hands-on experience at a marine science field station while learning valuable technical and interpersonal skills. University & Research (U&R) Interns are immersed in the daily operations of the Chincoteague Bay Field Station, conduct research, and develop leadership skills as they support college students as resident advisors. Internships occur during our four summer sessions, beginning two weeks prior to, and ending at the completion of summer sessions. The intern will work three out of the four sessions, and may attend a course during their session off.
  
  

• Grassland Bird Nest Technicians, Emporia State University (St. John, KS; due March 14)

  Jan 24, 2025 1:30 pm5 views

  Successful applicants will assist a research team studying grassland bird responses to cattle grazing in CRP grasslands in central Kansas, late spring-summer 2025.  Technicians will search for and monitor nests ~May 19 - July 25 and also assist with vegetation structural measures. 

• USDA Forest Service - Youth, Student & Recent Graduate Opportunities

  Jan 24, 2025 11:00 am25 views

  Are you a student or recent graduate interested in an internship opportunity? USFS has multiple third party opportunities and scholar programs available.

• Post Bachelors Student / Forest Health Program, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM)

  Jan 23, 2025 12:30 pm9 views

  This post-bachelor's internship is for candidates who have received a bachelor's degree within the last five years.The selected candidate would work with staff from the Environmental Protection and Compliance Division, conducting field monitoring of wildland fire mitigation, forest thinning, and forest health projects across the Laboratory's approximately 40 square miles. The program collaborates with wildland fire staff in the Emergency Management Division, craft crews, biologists, archeologists, environmental monitoring staff, and scientists from the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division. 

• Potter Internship (summer 2025), Illinois State Geological Survey (Champaign-Urbana, IL; deadline extended to Feb. 10)

  Jan 23, 2025 12:30 pm16 views

  The Potter Internship offers students hands-on experience in geologic research and fieldwork, focusing on issues relevant to Illinois. Over the course of 10 weeks, interns will collaborate with ISGS professionals on cutting-edge projects, gaining valuable skills and contributing to meaningful research. 

• Soil Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry Undergraduate Research Technicians (summer 2025), NRES Kent Lab (Urbana, IL; open until filled)

  Jan 23, 2025 10:30 am31 views

  This position would begin as early as May 12 (with some flexibility) and continue through summer (with the option to continue research in the fall). 

• Outdoor Education Program Seasonal Leader (summer 2025), McHenry County Conservation District (Crystal Lake, IL; open until filled)

  Jan 16, 2025 2:15 pm6 views

  Are you looking for a chance to work in the outdoors?  Working with our Education Services team as a summer camp and public program leader is a great way to gain experience in environmental education and make a positive impact!  

• Restoration Ecology Field Crew (Seasonal), McHenry County Conservation District (Woodstock, IL; open until filled)

  Jan 16, 2025 2:15 pm13 views

  Gain real life experience in the natural resources field by working alongside our skilled Ecologists! 

• Wildlife Resource Center Seasonal, McHenry County Conservation District (Wonder Lake, IL; open until filled)

  Jan 16, 2025 2:15 pm18 views

  Be actively involved in the husbandry (cleaning/feeding) of the resident raptors, reptiles, feeder colonies as well as rehabilitating wildlife. Participate in our Blanding’s turtle and smooth green snake head-starting projects as well as the bluebird trail monitoring program. Contribute to environmental education programs and development of program materials/wildlife artifacts. Enhance your communication and customer service skills in responding to wildlife related inquiries from the public.