This opportunity is curated through the UF TESI Environmental Leaders Network. Opportunities posted through the Network may not be affiliated with the Florida Museum or TESI, but are shared with UF undergraduate students who want to learn more about environmental research, education and outreach, and civic engagement. 

Opportunity Provider

Description

The Fire Ecology Program at Tall Timbers is hiring interns for the summer and fall of 2024. Most internships last 8 – 16 weeks and are largely fieldwork-based. Summer interns will spend their time measuring trees for a long-term census in a longleaf pine-wiregrass community. Interns will likely assist with one or more prescribed burns. Data entry and other tasks are assigned as exact needs vary from year to year. 

Eligibility

  • Applicants should be college students or recent graduates in biology, wildlife, forestry, natural resources, environmental studies/science, or related fields and have an interest in a career in natural resources.
  • Applicants will be evaluated based on their qualifications, potential benefit of the experience to his or her career plans, and satisfactory references regarding work habits, professionalism, attitude, and physical fitness, as work is sometimes strenuous and conducted in difficult outdoor conditions.
  • Employment will be contingent upon passing a driver’s record background check (no points on driver’s record for the past three years) for insurance purposes.

Starting Date:

after 6/1/2024

Ending Date:

before 11/30/2024

Location

Tallahassee, FL

Application Due Date

February 29, 2024

Application

To apply, please email the following materials to Cinnamon Dixon, Fire Ecologist, cdixon@talltimbers.org:
  • A 1-2 page cover letter describing your qualifications, interests, and how you expect the experience to benefit your career. At the end of the cover letter, please be sure to state the beginning and ending date of your availability and note whether or not you require housing at the station.
  • Resume.
  • Updated academic transcript (does not have to be official).
  • Full contact information for two or more references from previous employers or educators.
  • Photocopy of your driver’s license.

Website

Fire Ecology Program – Fire Ecology Internships – Tall Timbers

Contact

Cinnamon Dixon, Fire Ecologist, cdixon@talltimbers.org