Conservation Internship - Summer 2024 (Unpaid)

Location

Charleston, SC | United States

Job description

Internship Description:

The Conservation Intern will work with the South Carolina Aquarium's conservation team to connect people with water, wildlife, and wild places beyond the walls of the Aquarium. The intern will engage with community members and partners to address one or more of the following institutional priorities: plastic pollution, community resilience in relation to climate change and sea level rise, and sustainable seafood. Interns will learn about collecting and using environmental data to help raise awareness and advocate for change. As final projects, the intern will organize and lead a group litter sweep in their community (campus club, church group, or other), and conduct a litter data analysis for a specific area and present findings by writing a Letter to the Editor, provide testimony at a city council meeting, or contacting a state representative.

The intern will work both on and offsite, and will have regular interaction with conservation staff, both in person and virtually.

Primary duties:

• Assist with conservation program events and activities
• Conduct solo litter sweeps with data collection
• Contribute to projects in South Carolina Aquarium Citizen Science app, including the Litter Journal, SeaRise, the Good Catch Seafood Survey
• Work with and analyze citizen science data, as needed
• Promote conservation activities within their social network
• Conduct a project to communicate findings to a general audience
• Assist with other duties, as required by the department

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Current college student pursuing a degree in a natural science or related field or recent graduate
• Comfortable speaking to groups and audiences of all ages
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently
• Willingness to learn and try something new
• Passionate about environmental issues
• Ability to work weekends and evenings, as needed

Commitment Required:

• 15 hours per week
• 12-week program between late May and mid August 2024

Compensation :

• Unpaid, housing not included
• College credit may be available through your college or university

Job tags

Salary