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Public Land Name:
FORT MATANZAS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Position Title:
NEW! Natural Resource Interpreter/Field Assistant [Apply by 2 March]

Agency: NPS

Position Type: SIP

Position ID Number:
2017087

Location:
8635 A1A South
St. Augustine, FL 32080

Accepting Applications?

# of current Applicants: 0

Position Description:
POSITION DESCRIPTION PDF

The intern will work primarily with Interpretation & Education staff to develop and deliver science-based interpretive programs to the visiting public on a scheduled basis, as well as assist with a series of summer nature camps. Interpretive programs may consist of walks and/or talks on a wide variety of park-related, resource-based themes (75% of internship). The intern will also assist the park’s natural resource manager with a variety of resource management fieldwork including: sea turtle nesting patrols, nest management and evaluation, and processing of stranded turtles; shorebird nest and chick monitoring; exotic plant management; water quality monitoring; and more (25% of internship). Upon successful completion of the GIP internship, the participant is eligible for an AmeriCorps Education Award. This position is offered through the National Park Service's Geoscientists-in-the-Parks Internship Program in partnership with Environmental Stewards and The Geological Society of America.

If you have questions about the application and selection process, please contact GSA's GeoCorps managers.  If you have questions about any aspect of the position — description, qualifications, housing, dates — please direct them to the contact(s) listed in the project description. Remember, application materials can only be submitted online. The project contact(s) will not accept application materials sent to them via e-mail, mail, fax, etc. See the full program details at the GeoCorps homepage.