Start Date: April – August, 2022

Compensation: $600/week

Application due February 20th, 2022

Our internship programs seek to engage ethnically and racially diverse college students and young professionals in natural resource careers. 

Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

All interns must be full vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the start of the internship.

This position is hosted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Corvallis, Oregon. The intern must have field experience and be able to work in a shrub landscape in hot temperatures. Early mornings are required to conduct nest searches and monitoring of Streaked Horned Larks. Much of this work is accomplished independently, and the intern must be able to work alone in field conditions, as well as with other researchers. This is a good opportunity to gain field experience and work with agency biologists.

The successful candidate will have:

• prior experience in avian research
• proven ability to work in the field independently
• a valid driver’s license

The position offers:

• housing
• travel expenses