Unpaid Internships

USDA Student Internship (Chemist)

Application Deadline: February 12, 2019
Internship Location: Albany, CA
Brief Description: Position is in the Western Lab in the Office of Public Health Science (OPHS), located in Albany, CA. OPHS provides scientific analysis and advice on matters involving public health and science that are of concern to FSIS.
Responsibilities: Conduct laboratory analytical services in support of the Agency's farm-to-table strategies. Receive training in the principles, concepts, work processes, and regulations. Complete assignments and projects that are designed to provide a basic overview of the various public health science systems, programs, and processes. Adhere to safety and occupational health practices and procedures and maintain a safe and healthful work environment. Complete assignments and work products according to agreed upon specifications and timeframes.
Additional Information: Student Interns must continue to meet the Pathways Program requirements throughout the duration of the appointment. Incumbents will be required to provide proof of continued enrollment and good standing each semester or grading period throughout the internship program. Failure to do so will result in termination of the appointment.
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Smithsonian Coast-to-Coast Science Writing Internship

Application Deadline: February 15, 2019
Desired Start Date: Between May 6 to June 10, 2019
Program Dates: 18 Weeks (May/June through September/October 2019)
Brief Description: Gain hands-on experience with environmental communication on both sides of the United States! The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is seeking an intern to work for 18 weeks, from summer through mid-autumn, covering the work of SERC scientists in Maryland and California. The intern will start at SERC’s Chesapeake Bay headquarters in Edgewater, Md., receiving training in SERC science communications. After six weeks, the intern will travel to San Francisco Bay to cover the work of SERC marine biologists in California for the remaining 12 weeks. Travel funds from Maryland to California are included. This internship is open to current undergraduate and master's students, and recent graduates up to one year after graduation
Part I: Chesapeake Bay (SERC-East) The intern will spend the first six weeks at SERC’s headquarters in Edgewater, Md. Here, the intern will interview SERC scientists and other sources in the field and the lab and write about their work. This first part of the internship will introduce the intern to the main features of SERC science communications: writing articles for the SERC Shorelines blog, preparing posts for SERC’s social media and assisting with the production of SERC’s quarterly newsletter On The Edge, under the mentorship of SERC science writer Kristen Minogue.
Part II: San Francisco Bay (SERC-West Coast scientists and pitch stories to California media. While in California West)
For the final 12 weeks, the intern will work in Tiburon, Calif., with the West Coast section of SERC’s Marine Invasions Research Lab. SERC’s West Coast branch (a.k.a. “SERC-West”) is hosted at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center, a marine field station at San Francisco State University's Romberg Tiburon Campus. The marine biologists of SERC-West work in San Francisco Bay and along the Pacific Coast studying invasive species, oyster restoration and other critical conservation issues. The intern will write about SERC’s, the intern will work under the onsite supervision of ecologist Andrew Chang and correspond regularly with Kristen Minogue via video conferencing.
To Apply: Send a cover letter, resume with references (name, title and contact information) and unofficial transcript(s) to Kristen Minogue at ScienceWritingIntern@si.edu by 11:59 Pacific Time February 15, 2019. One to three published or unpublished writing samples explaining science for general readers are also essential for the application to be considered. Length of all writing samples should not be more than 10 pages.
For More information: Contact Kristen Minogue at ScienceWritingIntern@si.edu

BLUR: Berkeley Lab Undergraduate Program

Application Deadline: March 3, 2019
Program Dates: 3 June – 9 August 2019 (10-week term)
Brief Description: The Berkeley Lab Undergraduate Research (BLUR) program places students from two- and four-year institutions in paid internships in science, engineering, technical areas, and public administration. Participants work with scientists, engineers, technicians, and STEM professionals on projects related to Berkeley Lab’s research areas. Applications are solicited annually for three separate internship terms. Internships are 10 weeks during the summer term (May through August) or 16 weeks during the fall (August through December) and spring (January through May) terms.
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Environmental Protection Agency Internship Program (CSU)

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Brief Description: This Internship Program offers CSU student volunteer learning opportunities at the EPA in a wide range of discipline areas. It provides students the opportunity to strengthen their leadership, technical, research, communication, networking, and other job skills as well as allowing the interns to become familiar with the EPA and its structure. Students work closely with a CSU faculty advisor and an EPA mentor to develop an overall learning project plan which will guide the internship. With direction from their faculty advisors, students will be mentored by the EPA directly. This is a for-credit Internship Program only, so no stipend/salary is provided. Internships will be offered each semester/quarter and are on an on-going basis. Most internships will be based at the student's home campus. Interns will be required to submit a final report documenting their experience and project(s) with the EPA and complete a career profile on their EPA mentor that identifies the mentor's requisite skill sets and educational requirements.

Eligibility Requirements: Enrolled at CSU (Half/Full time); enrolled in an internship course on a CSU campus; minimum 2.5 GPA
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African Campus - Oceans Research Internship

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Brief Description: The Oceans Research Internship Program enables aspiring scientists and conservationists to work in conjunction with leading marine biologists as they undertake ground-breaking research on the charismatic marine mega-fauna of Southern Africa, including great white sharks.This is a unique internship experience where students gain exposure to a wide variety of projects and in depth aspects of practical field research on species such white sharks, bottlenose dolphins, Southern right whales and smaller benthic shark species. Research will be done both at sea and on land. During your stay you play a vital role, from data collection to data management. They use your collected data to advise various industries, including the government, on real-time issues in marine conservation.
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BLUR: Berkeley Lab Undergraduate Program

Application Deadline: May 2019
Program Dates: 26 August – 6 December 2019
Brief Description: The Berkeley Lab Undergraduate Research (BLUR) program places students from two- and four-year institutions in paid internships in science, engineering, technical areas, and public administration. Participants work with scientists, engineers, technicians, and STEM professionals on projects related to Berkeley Lab’s research areas. Applications are solicited annually for three separate internship terms. Internships are 10 weeks during the summer term (May through August) or 16 weeks during the fall (August through December) and spring (January through May) terms.
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Marine Dynamics Academy: Skills Based Science Internship

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Brief Description: The Marine Dynamics Academy, an organisation based in Gansbaai (South Africa) recently launched a skills-based training program, providing students involved with the marine environment with a range of field-based experiences, designed to enhance their employability. Their program launched on the 4th of June 2018 in their hometown of Gansbaai, South Africa, home to the Marine Big 5 and the great white shark capital of the world. They welcome applications from marine science undergrads, recent graduates and encourage anyone with an interest in marine wildlife to contact them about all opportunities. Interns will experience studying and working directly with great white sharks, small sharks, whales, dolphins, the endangered African penguin and other seabirds, on practical and academic modules designed to increase their future employability prospects.
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Contact Information: Website: www.marinedynamics.org; Email: intern@marinedynamics.org; Phone Number: +27 82 380 3405