Subject: Paid summer science education internship with the National Park
Service

Description:
The U. S. National Park Service (NPS) National Capital Region (NCR), Office
of Natural Resources and Science (NRS) is seeking to fill a paid internship
position. The intern will work closely with the NPS Urban Ecology Research
Learning Alliance’s Science Education Coordinator.

UERLA is a National Park Service Research Learning Center that serves 16
parks in National Capital Region. They translate complex research results
into readily understandable information, providing research, education, and
technical assistance for parks. UERLA also provides science communication
outreach to park managers and external audiences via websites, workshops, and
publications. UERLA maintains research and education partnerships with
universities, not-for- profit, education, and other federal agencies. The
education activities of UERLA include providing training opportunities for
NPS staff and partners, participating in science education programs, and
building external partnerships that support science education in parks.
Within the Natural Resources and Science Office, other science programs, such
as botany, wildlife, geology, air resources, and inventory and monitoring,
aquatic ecology work with the Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance on
interdisciplinary projects.

Students must be enrolled in a degree program at the University of Maryland.
The positions are University of Maryland paid internships. Students should
consult with their academic advisor to determine if they can also receive
academic credit for their internship.

This position is currently open:

   Create Self-Guided Educational Hikes Internship (Application deadline
5-10-19)

The position will be a University of Maryland-based, flexible, full-time,
paid internship.  The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) National Capital
Region (NCR), Office of Natural Resources and Science (NRS) Urban Ecology
Research Learning Alliance (UERLA) is seeking an upper level undergraduate
student with interest in Natural Resources, Science Education, Park Science,
Ecology, Recreation, Outdoor Education,  and/or related fields. Additionally,
the intern should have access to a computer. The intern will create a variety
of self-guided, educational hikes for National Capital Region Parks. Using
https://www.explorenaturalcommunities.org/ suitable hikes for a variety of
ages, abilities, and subject matter themes will be created and shared for
distribution with NatureServe, an NPS partner organization.  The highly
urbanized and rapidly growing region around NCR parks makes them increasingly
important as a critical refugia for urban visitors and other species in a
changing climate. We anticipate that the internship will begin in May of 2019
and continue through August of 2019. Students must be enrolled in a degree
program for the duration of the internship. Hours are full-time for 10-12
weeks. The bulk of work is by telework with limited site visits to parks and
UERLA in Washington, DC. Project mentors will include NPS staff in the UERLA
and the Office of Natural Resources and Sciences.

Visit https://bsci.umd.edu/internships-with-the-national-park-service for
more details.

Contact Person: Anne Gallagher
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