SCA's Conservation Career Development Program needs minority college students for nationwide summer and fall semester internships with the Department of the Interior. Terms: summer 5/29-8/7; fall 8/28-12/11.
Interns attend orientation before traveling to sites. Airfare is covered; assistance to locating housing provided. Weekly salary: sophomore/junior $370; senior $410; graduate/law student $490.
Duties: Accounting, Archaeology, Business Administration, Civil/Mining Engineering, Communications, Computer Science, Data Management, Economics,Environmental Education, Environmental Law, Fisheries, Geology, GIS, Human Resources, Management Information Systems, Natural Resource Management,Outdoor Recreation, Political Science, Project Management, Public Policy & Administration, Public Relations & Outreach, Range Management, Surveying,Website Design, and Wildlife Biology/Zoology.
Qualifications: cumulative 3.0 GPA; currently enrolled Sophomore or above;permanent legal resident or U.S. citizen. Submit: internship application;official transcript; registrar's letter stating class status (junior,senior, etc.); letter of recommendation from current instructor/advisor;resume; one page essay describing reasons for participating and contributions offered in terms of skills and experience; approval from advisor/dean to earn academic credit in fall term.
Deadline: applications postmarked by: March 1 for summer and June 23 for fall.
Contact: Diversity Intern Program, 1800 N. Kent St., Suite 1260, Arlington, VA 22209 or e-mail:scadc@pop.erols.com.
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