Job Details
Qualifications
- Driver's License
- Management
- Programmable logic controllers
- Writing skills
Job Description
Start/End Dates: May 13, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Compensation: $640 per week
Application Due: January 21, 2024
Mosaics in Science seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.
MIS Intern
- U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident (“green-card-holder”).
- Between the ages of 18 and 30 years old. Veterans may be up to 35 years old.
- Selected applicant must meet the qualifications for the position, and be able to pass a federal background check.
- No personal vehicle is required for this position. Must have a valid driver's license in order to drive a government vehicle.
Position Description:
The science interpretation/science communication intern will enhance natural and cultural resource content via Glacier National Park’s digital platforms by assisting both Glacier National Park’s Interpretive Media Team and the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center’s Science Communication Program. The duties of this position include updating and adding new content to Glacier’s website and app; assisting with research and story creation for the park’s award-winning Headwaters Podcast; creating engaging social media posts highlighting science and research; and writing multi-media articles on natural and cultural resources for online audiences. Other duties may include the following depending on the selected applicant’s strengths, experience, and interests: adding to the park’s image database, assisting with research, writing, and layout for park interpretive waysides, and helping with content creation and project management for Glacier’s Science Videos.
Responsibilities:
- Adding more in-depth content to Glacier’s History & Culture and Nature webpages.
- Creating new content related to natural and cultural opportunities on the NPS app.
- Highlighting research and science content on social media platforms.
- Researching topics such as fire history, the CCC in Glacier, and the history of glacier retreat in Glacier for the park’s Headwaters Podcast and related online articles.
Qualifications:
- Advanced undergraduate or graduate students whose educational background and interests are in, or related to, the communications field.
- Coursework in history, biology, communications, or design desired.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Experience in researching natural and cultural history topics.
- Interest or experience in website/app management.
- Enjoy working in a team environment.
Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority (PLC)
The Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority is a special hiring authority available to qualifying interns. The intern must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, inclusive, or a veteran up to age 35 and complete 640 hours of work on an appropriate conservation project to be eligible for this hiring authority. Upon successful completion of the PLC project(s), the intern is eligible for two years to be hired non-competitively into a federal seasonal, term, or permanent position. The applicant must apply to a PLC-eligible position advertised on USAJobs.gov and selected off a non-competitive certificate of eligibility. For more information, see DOI Personnel Bulletins 11-02 , 12-13, and 17-03.
EEO Statement
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