[internship] Marine Sciences Summer Program

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Location: The marine science internship program takes place at the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment 

Students between their junior and senior years will receive preference. Applications from women and members of minority groups are especially encouraged.

Interns will work with faculty and research staff in a graduate student atmosphere on a research topic in chemical, physical, or biological oceanography, marine biology, marine geology, or marine biochemistry.

Interns will work semi-independently on a project designed by the intern and assigned faculty advisor (see previous Summer Research Projects and assigned advisors) present written and oral reports at the end of the summer.

The program will run for 10 weeks (Monday, June 8 – Friday, August 14). Interns will be expected to attend weekly seminars presented by faculty and research staff.

For more information: http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/academics/jobs-internships/marine-sciences-summer-program

[paid part-time energy outreach internship]: Colehour + Cohen

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Do you have an interest in community education and outreach, and a desire to do work that’s

good for the environment?

Public Relations and Social Marketing firm Colehour + Cohen (www.colehourcohen.com) is looking for dynamic, paid outreach interns for part-time work from January – August 2015.

Interns will be part of a team doing on-the-ground outreach to homeowners in King, Kitsap, and Pierce Counties, engaging the public with free giveaways and educational materials, helping them understand how they can reduce their energy consumption, and encouraging them to take simple steps at home to help save energy.

The successful candidate will have:

• A love for interacting with people

• Ability to multi-task

• Ability to talk to people while staying focused on campaign goals

• Flexibility

• A sense of humor

• Great communication skills

• Proactive and able to work well alone or with others

• A valid driver’s license

• Reliable transportation

• Be available to work weekend events

Desired but not required:

• Experience educating the public about environmental issues

• Knowledge of environmentally friendly products and practices, especially as pertains to

energy efficiency and energy conservation

This is the perfect opportunity for the right applicant to jump into a high-level outreach situation

and get their hands dirty, have some fun and see what it takes to run successful consumer-
focused events. Applicants will also receive in-depth training on successful outreach strategies

and learn how to take their skills to the next level. This position is paid at $15.00 per hour and

travel expenses are covered where applicable. Successful applicants will need to be available,

at a minimum, for afternoon-evening shifts for the following dates:

• January 27-30

• February 10-13

• March 17-20

• March 31-April 3

If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to:

Jessica Lenderts

Colehour + Cohen

206-262-0363 ext 120

jlenderts@colehourcohen.com

[internship] Summer Transportation Internship Program

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NHTSA’s Region 10 Office in Seattle, Washington, is offering multiple
paid summer internships positions this year. The focus of each public
health related internship will be variable, involving bicycle and
pedestrian traffic safety, a program evaluation of the Federal
Bike-To-Work Challenge, or another highway safety focus area of mutual
interest agreed upon between NHTSA and each intern. Graduate and
undergraduate students should complete the brief application found
here:  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.cfm

The 2015 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups
(STIPDG) Program will run from June 8, 2015 to August 14, 2015.
Applications are still being accepted, but only through January 16,
2015. Apply now and don’t miss out.

More information about NHTSA’s Regional Office efforts can be found
here: http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Highway+Safety+Grant+Programs

*Internship* Events & Community Outreach Intern with Sound Transit

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*Internship* Events & Community Outreach Intern with Sound Transit

cepmakinithappen:

This position will support the work of the Events & Customer Outreach team in the Marketing & Creative Services division. The Events & Customer Outreach Intern will assist with planning and scheduling outreach events, track information and reports on events, manage data generated, draft and disseminate follow-up surveys as needed. The Intern will also participate as a member of the outreach team in staffing events and direct customer outreach efforts, including the use of the mobile Customer Service Terminal and Undriver Licensing Station, and interact with the general public, answering transit-related questions and helping with trip-planning.

[internship]: Sea Watch Foundation (West Wales, UK)

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this internship notification comes to us via a PoE alum, who worked with Sea Watch as an undergrad. Contact Joe if you want to be connected! -joe

[sea watch foundation internships]

We are now accepting applications for internships in 2015.

The Cardigan Bay Monitoring Project is based in New Quay, West Wales, and supports the conservation management of the bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise and grey seal populations of Cardigan Bay, monitoring their abundance, distribution, reproductive success and population structure using a combination of vessel-based, land-based and acoustic surveys. Sea Watch has been monitoring these populations on behalf of the Welsh government (through funding provided by the Countryside Council for Wales, now called Natural Resources Wales) for over a decade. Cardigan Bay contains Britain’s largest coastal population of bottlenose dolphins, for which two special areas of conservation have been established under the EU Habitats Directive.

Every year, Sea Watch Foundation recruits three type of interns to support the work of the project: research interns, a research assistant and intern coordinator and an education and public awareness assistant.

You can now apply to join us for the 2015 season in one of these roles, please read the position outlines below and follow the instructions of how to apply. The season will be split into four periods which are:

Period 1, April 13th- May 24th

Period 2, May 25th – July 12th

Period 3, July 13th – August 30th

Period 4, August 31st – October 18th

For the Research Intern and Research Assistant positions please download the following appropriate application forms:

SWF_intern_application_form_2015

SWF_RA_application_form_2015

*Internship* Communications and Outreach Intern with Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition

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*Internship* Communications and Outreach Intern with Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition

cepmakinithappen:

Strengthen your organizing, outreach and communications skills. Learn about the state legislative process. Build your professional resume, and help protect the environment!

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, a nonprofit conservation group, seeks an enthusiastic and motivated intern to assist with grassroots and legislative outreach and communications.

We are committed to providing excellent skills development, networking assistance, informational interview referrals and professional references for successful candidates. Course credit may be available for university students.

[internship]: 2015 Young Leaders in Climate Change internship (paid)

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application for this national internship program is due January 30, 2015: go get ‘em! -joe

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The George Melendez Wright Young Leaders in Climate Change program provides paid summer internships to highly accomplished graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to work on diverse issues related to climate change and its effects in national parks. The internship projects may occur in national parks or program offices and are designed by National Park Service (NPS) staff to meet high-priority needs of parks and programs. General topic areas include resource conservation and adaptation; climate effects monitoring; park facilities adaptation; policy development; sustainable operations & mitigation; and communication, interpretation, or education.

Interns in 2015 will work on a wide variety of projects available, including: monitoring ocean acidification and intertidal biological communities; supporting a multidisciplinary science team working to respond to and mitigate the impacts of climate change to archaeological resources; developing a predictive model of snow patches likely to contain significant archaeological and/or paleoecological materials; conducting field surveys to determine plant community shifts and diversity changes in response to soil moisture change; developing strategies for how to incorporate climate change adaptation and storm preparedness options into the rehabilitation of historic structures; and creating a web-based template for communicating climate change information to the public.

Internship positions run full-time (40 hours/week) for 11-12 weeks, generally during the summer months. They pay $14/hour plus benefits. Interns are employees of the University of Washington. Most positions come with free or subsidized housing in dormitories or other shared accommodations in parks. They are all rigorous and challenging projects that demand high-level academic knowledge and skills and that afford interns with considerable autonomy and opportunity for leadership under an effective mentor.

For more information and to apply to the 2015 YLCC internship program, please visit parksclimateinterns.org

The application deadline for the 2015 YLCC Internship Program is 12:01 pm PST, Friday, January 30, 2015

 

For questions about the overall internship program or a specific internship opportunity, contact:

 Timothy Watkins

Science and Education Coordinator, NPS Climate Change Response Program

Email: climate_change@nps.gov  (Please include the word “internship” in the subject line of your email.)

For technical questions or comments about the application process or the website, please contact:

Adrienne Karpov

YLCC Program Manager

Email: ylcc@uw.edu

The George Melendez Wright Young Leaders in Climate Change (YLCC) internship program is funded and sponsored by the National Park Service (NPS) Climate Change Response Program and managed by the University of Washington College of the Environment.

*Internship* GIS Intern with Seattle Public Utilities

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*Internship* GIS Intern with Seattle Public Utilities

cepmakinithappen:

Seattle Public Utilities has a great opportunity that was just posted today for an undergraduate GIS Internship. This will be working with our Water Line of Business staff, and is a wonderful opportunity for learning how GIS is used within a public Utility setting. This internship is for up to 12-18 months, depending on graduation.

Qualified and interested students are to apply on-line for this internship. Applications MUST include an attached unofficial transcript, resume, and cover letter. We do require a 1-year (26 pay periods or 12 months) commitment for this opportunity.

The link to this posting is: http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/employment/default_neogov.asp  Internships are listed alphabetically; this one is currently at the bottom of the list, and closes December 16th at 4:00 PM.

[internship]: Farm and Nature Preschool Internship

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[internship]: Farm and Nature Preschool Internship

more details through the official position description in the link above! -joe

Farm and Nature Preschool Internship 

Nature Vision is a non-profit environmental education organization that fosters appreciation and stewardship of our environment through integration of school and community for a sustainable future.  We serve over 45,000 PreK-12th grade students annually with our inquiry-driven programming.  In fall of 2014, we began running the Farm and Nature Preschool at Farrel-McWhirter Park in partnership with the City of Redmond.  Nature Vision offers 3 exciting classes for preschoolers ranging in age from 3-5 years old.  We are looking for a well-qualified Intern to assist with our Creative Play class, which runs T, Th from 9-11:30 am from January 27th-May 28, 2015.  This class is 50% indoor and 50% outdoor, rain or shine.  See http://www.redmond.gov/ParksRecreation/farrel-mcwhirter_farm_park_programs/Farrel-McWhirterPreschool/ for more details.

Internship description

Duties include but are not limited to:  

• Assisting with children’s activities, indoors and out

• Assisting in developing  preschool class curriculum as needed

• Being comfortable working with animals (i.e. farm animals) and children concurrently

• Assisting in managing classroom behavior to sustain a safe and effective learning environment for students

• Working with parents to maximize satisfaction.  

• Assisting with creating and managing parent volunteer opportunities

• Bringing supplies back and forth to the Brightwater Center for the preschool as needed.  

• Preparation and clean-up of materials and cleaning of preschool classrooms

• Other duties as assigned

Start Date:  1/27/15, negotiable depending on intern needs

End Date:   5/28/14 or earlier depending on intern needs

[internship] Fred Hutchinson “Obliteride”

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The team at Obliteride wants to recruit a student/group from UW to be our Green Team Chair. We are on a quest to be a zero waste event.  
We are looking for a person/group to take ownership of our plan and execute on site.

We would be looking for someone who could:

  • ·         Work with our partners (Cedar Grove, Cleanscapes and Fred Hutch) to ensure our plan will work
  • ·         Recruit a committed group of volunteers to help onsite
  • ·         Available to work Obliteride weekend (August 7-9) to own the Green Team execution onsite
See the job description here.