Environmental Educator and Naturalist Interns
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERN April-May. Positions available are geared towards college seniors and recent college graduates. A great way to get your foot in the door in Environmental Education! Begin the season by shadowing, training, and helping with programs for the first month and then share the lead on programs in May. Programs based out of Peterson Bay Coastal Science Field Station and the Kasitsna Bay Laboratory across from Homer, AK. Train as a residential instructor/group leader for Alaska Coastal Ecology and Onboard Oceanography program field trips and activities for school groups, grades 4-12. Duties will include instruction, leading beach and forest hikes, and performing routine maintenance of aquaria. Field sites include Kachemak Bay, rocky intertidal areas of outstanding diversity, a coastal forest trail system, and salt and freshwater wetlands. Requires knowledge of basic intertidal, marine, and forest ecology; experience instructing and organizing school groups or children, good physical condition, and ability to live and work in a residential situation with school groups and other staff. Alaska or similar experience and experience with stocking and maintaining salt water aquaria preferred. Two positions available. $1,000/mo +housing.
NATURALIST INTERN: June – August. 2 positions: One at the 140-acre Carl Wynn Nature Center near Homer and one position at the semi-remote Peterson Bay Coastal Science Field Station across Kachemak Bay from Homer. Gain skills and experience to lead natural history hikes and tours, and participate in a research or environmental education project. Requirements: Energetic, creative individuals needed with academic background in botany and forest ecology (Wynn Nature Center) and marine ecology (Peterson Bay Field Station) with field courses preferred; some experience with teaching or interpretation, good physical condition, and the willingness and skills to work as part of a team. Alaska or similar experience preferred. $1000/month + on-site housing.
To apply, send a cover letter specifying your preferred position, resume, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@akcoastalstudies.org or snail mail to CACS, PO Box 2225, Homer, AK 99603. More information about the organization’s programs and facilities is available at http://www.akcoastalstudies.org.
