Mass Audubon’s Coastal Resilience Program is looking for students to assist with coastal resiliency projects for the summer of 2022! Are you looking for a stimulating and rewarding opportunity where you can gain hands-on experience in the environmental field to help build your resume? Then this is the place for you! Have fun exploring our Massachusetts wildlife sanctuaries and the diversity of life within coastal environments.
The Coastal Resilience Internship Program aims to provide appropriate and valuable educational experiences for high school and undergraduate students through participation in coastal restoration research and resiliency projects. The Program will offer hands-on research experience and professional development opportunities that will benefit high school students as they prepare for college and undergraduate students as they venture into professional careers.
The Internship Program aims to broaden participation in environmental fields and attract individuals that have been historically underrepresented in this career path. The Coastal Resilience Internship Program is particularly interested in increasing the number of women, people of color, and persons with disabilities in the environmental field. We strongly encourage students who are members of these groups to apply.
Job Description
• Work on an array of coastal resilience efforts, primarily in salt marsh habitat.
• Learn and perform techniques for collecting data needed to manage coastal habitats to build resilience.
• Help with efforts under way to improve resilience of coastal habitats, including invasive plant control and restoration projects.
• Participate in public outreach on coastal resilience efforts.
Qualifications
• Applicants must be a junior or senior in high school or an undergraduate student upon time of application submission;
• Strong desire to work in the outdoors, often in physically demanding settings and in semi-rough terrain;
• Self-motivated and able to work both cooperatively and independently;
• Ability to interact with project partners and the public in a professional manner;
• Excellent skills in oral and written communication;
• Demonstrate, reliability, flexibility, and enthusiasm;
• Must pass a background records check (CORI and SORI).
Locations
Joppa Flats Education Center- Newburyport, MA
Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary- Barnstable, MA
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary- Dartmouth, MA
There will be one high school and one undergraduate student placed at each location. The internship will consist of both remote and in-person activities.
Compensation and Benefits
Rate of Pay: Starting at $15.00/hr.
Housing can be made available (depending on sanctuary placement) for students 18 years or older. Travel stipend will be provided for all participants.
Additional Comments
Schedule: Internship is for 8 weeks from June 27th- August 19th, 2022 and will not exceed 20/hrs per week (flexible start date depending on school summer schedule). There will be professional development opportunities every other Friday such as resume/ cover letter workshops, science presentation trainings, and professional networking events.
How to Apply
Please send application (PDF form) and one letter of recommendation submitted by someone (not a relative) who can speak to applicant’s academic potential to Danielle Perry – Coastal Resilience Program Director – dperry@massaudubon.org by January 10, 2022.