NCSE’s Campus to Careers (C2C) Program provides meaningful, paid environmental internships to expose college students and recent graduates to real world experience as well as mentoring and career networking opportunities.

 C2Cis hiring an intern for its National Park Service Climate Change Internship Program (CCIP) at the Russell Cave National Monument, AL.  In this unique internship, the intern will work with nationally recognized Archaeologist, Dr. Sarah Sherwood, assessing prehistoric climate conditions from soil samples.

The internship will be based in Bridgeport, AL (between Chattanooga and Huntsville) for 10-12 weeks in duration, beginning in May or June, and pays $12.00 per hour. The intern will work 40 hours per week (no overtime or holiday work).

Housing is provided, but intern will be responsible for his/her own food and transportation.

Intern duties:
Create interpretive presentations on analysis results comparing prehistoric climate change scenarios to current climate change conditions.
Outline and create curriculum-based materials for presentation of findings and theories.
Field support will involve participating in soil sample collection, photography, and detailed documentation.
Skills and Experience:

Coursework in Earth Sciences (geology, soil science, botany would be most relevant)

Education and/or previous volunteer or internship experience in some combination of:
- Education            
- Archaeology
- Anthropology      
- History

Microsoft Office skills:
- Essential:  Word and PowerPoint
- Valuable: Excel
- Useful but not necessary: Access

To apply, students and recent graduates should see the guidelines on our website. 
For more information about this internship, please contact Paul Dion at [log in to unmask]. 
 
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