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Subject: Summer internship (paid) with 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 to work on a Resources Stewardship and Science (RESS) project. The intern will catalog and improve access to scientific and scholarly reports and related products that were produced by and for the National Parks of the National Capital Region. The intern may also work with photo resources to appropriately catalog and tag them for improved usability and create online photo galleries to promote resource understanding in NCR National Parks. 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. The intern will work closely with the regional RESS Information Sharing Specialist. The intern will have the opportunity to present accomplishments to NPS staff in the National Capital Region. This position will begin in May 2019 and end in August 2019; start and end dates are flexible. Hours are full-time for 10 weeks. Project mentors will include NPS staff in the UERLA and the Office of Natural Resources and Sciences. The intern’s worksite is flexible and the intern may work partly from the Natural Resources and Science Office and by telework. Periodic visits to the NPS Museum Resource Center in Lanham, MD and the Natural Resources and Science and NCR Headquarters Offices in Washington, DC will be necessary. The intern should have access to dependable transportation and be able to navigate to NCR NPS properties. The interns must be able to pass a security background check for federal computer use. The ideal applicant has a background in science communication, library science, project leadership, or related fields. 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. Visit https://bsci.umd.edu/internships-with-the-national-park-service for more details. Contact Person: Megan Nortrup Contact Email: [log in to unmask] You received this email because you are subscribed to the Daily eNews for CMNS Students (CMNS-UNDERGRAD-NEWS) mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe from this list, simply send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message signoff CMNS-UNDERGRAD-NEWS in the body.