Start/End Dates: May 19, 2025 – August 9, 2025 (12 weeks)

Mosaics in Science seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.

Requirements:

• You must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

A personal vehicle is recommended for this position.

Position Description:
The IATR office is in the second year of a habitat restoration project aimed at converting 45 acres of old agricultural brome fields back to oak savanna and prairie—two increasingly scarce ecosystems that are more resilient to climate change. This prairie restoration project is essential for improving plant biodiversity and, subsequently, providing better habitats for threatened and endangered species, such as the Rusty Patch bumblebee and the Monarch butterfly.

The IATR staff is particularly interested in determining how these restoration efforts impact species richness on the property, with an emphasis on bat populations.

Throughout the term, the intern will become familiar with restoration and monitoring protocols, including but not limited to:

• Mapping invasive plant densities
• GIS field data collection
• Vegetation monitoring and surveying
• Monitoring acoustic bat equipment and analyzing data
• Inventorying species on-site
• Using large equipment to facilitate restoration efforts

Additionally, the intern will have opportunities to attend trail-building and habitat restoration events throughout the state and collaborate with partner agencies.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in establishing a long-term monitoring project to observe changes in bat activity in response to various factors, such as the ongoing restoration project and climate change-associated temperature changes during the shoulder seasons.
• Participate in park restoration and monitoring efforts.
• Create summaries and reports based on monitoring work.

Qualifications:

• Major studies relevant to this position, with a preference for a third-year student who has completed natural resources courses (e.g., ecology, botany, limnology, geology).
• A working knowledge of GIS and plant identification is preferred but can be taught to the right candidate.
• Preferred skills include reliability, hard work, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

Interns in this program will receive 800 hours toward Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority. See below for more information.

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

Environment for the Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic