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Engagement Opportunities
**During this period of physical distancing engagement opportunities may be postponed or cancelled without notifying Green Guides. To find the most accurate information regarding engagement opportunity timelines, email listed opportunity contacts or visit the opportunity-specific websites.**
Engaged learning provides you with the opportunity to apply your learning outside the classroom in a way that has a meaningful impact on both you and the communities with which you connect. Through real-life collaboration, exploration and discovery, engaged learning takes you to the next level of understanding.
What are you waiting for? Check out Arizona Environment's comprehensive list of engagement opportunities and find the perfect fit for you to get your hands dirty!
Are we missing something? Send us an email at greenguides@arizona.edu, and we’ll feature it among these listings!
The Office of Administrative Counsel for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is seeking applicants for two summer 2022 paid legal internships. These internships are an exciting opportunity for law students to learn how the in-house counsel for the Agency helps drive the ADEQ mission: protecting and enhancing human health and the environment.
Intern Project:
The Ernakovich Lab is seeking three graduate students to study the ecology of permafrost microbiomes after thaw, with an eye towards understanding microbial contributions to permafrost-climate feedbacks. There are two grant-funded PhD research assistantships and one teaching assistantship-funded master’s position.
See the below flyer for more information and application instructions!
Join the Fisheries Conservation and Management Propagation Lab (https://www.azcfwru.com/) and assist in the propagation of YY male fish (supermales) for nonnative and nuisance species found throughout Arizona! YY males have the potential to help eradicate problem populations of nonnative species. This research has important implications in fisheries management of nonnative species and in commercial aquaculture production. The research technician will assist with all procedures used in the production of YY male red shiner and green sunfish.
The Landscape Evolution Observatory project at Biosphere 2 is looking for student workers for immediate hire for the remainder of the Spring semester and for the Summer/ Fall. This would be a great work experience opportunity for undergraduates looking to build skills in lab work, technician work, and to build high level hydrology and ecology research experience.
See the below flyer for more information and application instructions!
The Summer Intern supports the SouthWest Invasive Plant Management Team (SWIPMT) at sites run by the National Park Service throughout the Sonoran Desert. Work will include a variety of types of fieldwork; the majority of time will be spent on invasive plant management. When not working with SWIPMT, the intern will work with the Tucson Audubon Society (TAS) in our Invasive Plants, Restoration, and Conservation departments.
The Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, has seasonal positions (no benefits) available in Flaming Gorge, Utah. This appointment will last from approximately May 10, 2022, starting at part time during training and moving to full time as boating season opens, ending in September, with possible extension to the end of October.
See the below flyer for more information and application instructions!
Environment for the Americas and its partners are committed to connecting diverse students with careers in conservation, natural resources, history, geology, with skill-building internships with national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, and other sites.
Visit this website for all posted American Conservation Experience Opportunities. Internships available across the country in a variety of disciplines. Many opportunities within US National Parks.
Visit this database for frequently updated internship opportunities! Summer internships will typically start to be posted around December-January. Positions listed here have not yet filled and positions are taken down from the database once they are filled.
