Unpaid Internships

Vegetation Ecology Internship - National Park Service, SF Bay Area

Term: 5-6 Months beginning in April or May, 2019 ( Desired start date April 22, 2019 (flexible))
Full-time: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
Location:Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, CA.
Brief Description: The San Francisco Bay Area Network is seeking two interns to assist with plant community monitoring and invasive plant early detection protocols. The interns will work primarily in Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore, but will also make visits to Pinnacles National Park, and John Muir National Historic Site. These positions will be stationed at Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, CA. Interns will be employed by Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, a non-profit organization, and will be hosted and managed by National Park Service staff.
Description of Duties: Plant Community Monitoring Program: use standard monitoring techniques to read vegetation plots; identify plants; record field data; navigate using GPS; install plot markers; photography; data entry and quality-control; create plot location guides using GIS, Google Earth, and MS Word.Invasive Plant Early Detection Program: conduct surveys for invasive plants; map plant populations and collect data using tablets and phones; data entry and quality control; create maps in GIS and Google Earth.Herbarium Work: Collect, photograph, process, scan and/or press plant specimens for digital and physical herbarium accession.
To Apply:Email your resume, a cover letter, and three references to Eric Wrubel at eric_wrubel@nps.gov .

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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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

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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