Internships at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
posted by Jen Carpenter @ 1:23 PM
If you're looking for a unique outdoor internship this summer, you should take note that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting. Visit http://www.experience.com to learn more about internships.
High school students in North Carolina are being recruited for the park's summer internship program, which takes place from June 22 to July 31. Interns will work three to four days each week and receive $10.31 per hour, according to an article by the Citizen-Times.
Interns, who will need to provide their own transportation, will be based in the Oconaluftee Visitor Center and the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center.
Interns will have a chance to work on park research projects and education programs, including: high elevation bird migration; inventories of beetles, waterbears and other groups for the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory; monitoring salamander populations and effects of ozone on native plans and assisting the national park staff with conducting the children's Junior Ranger programs.
Those interested must be at least 16-years old by June 22 and enrolled in an accredited high school or have been accepted into a college for the fall 2009 semester. To apply for an internship, send a resume, reference and cover letter explaining why you would be good for the job to: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, P.O. Box 357, Lake Junaluska, N.C,. 28745 by March 21.
The internship program is funded through a three-year, $1 million science education grant from Toyota to Friends of the Smokies, a non-profit organization that supports conservation, education and other park priorities.
The grant is meant to provide students with science-related experiences that may encourage them to seek a career in science. Students generally work with park staff, scientists or graduate students from various local colleges. Since 2003, about 70 students have participated in these internships.
High school students in North Carolina are being recruited for the park's summer internship program, which takes place from June 22 to July 31. Interns will work three to four days each week and receive $10.31 per hour, according to an article by the Citizen-Times.
Interns, who will need to provide their own transportation, will be based in the Oconaluftee Visitor Center and the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center.
Interns will have a chance to work on park research projects and education programs, including: high elevation bird migration; inventories of beetles, waterbears and other groups for the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory; monitoring salamander populations and effects of ozone on native plans and assisting the national park staff with conducting the children's Junior Ranger programs.
Those interested must be at least 16-years old by June 22 and enrolled in an accredited high school or have been accepted into a college for the fall 2009 semester. To apply for an internship, send a resume, reference and cover letter explaining why you would be good for the job to: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, P.O. Box 357, Lake Junaluska, N.C,. 28745 by March 21.
The internship program is funded through a three-year, $1 million science education grant from Toyota to Friends of the Smokies, a non-profit organization that supports conservation, education and other park priorities.
The grant is meant to provide students with science-related experiences that may encourage them to seek a career in science. Students generally work with park staff, scientists or graduate students from various local colleges. Since 2003, about 70 students have participated in these internships.
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