Creating Functional Water Environments
2009 Watershed Internship
Sound Watershed Consulting is offering a paid, part-time internship opportunity to qualified candidates. We are an environmental consulting firm providing a wide variety of services in watershed management, restoration and planning. We work with public agencies, private landowners, and other consulting firms in northern California and western Nevada.
The ideal intern will be passionate, self-directed, motivated and available for 10-30 hours/week for an indefinite period. Actual work periods and length of internship are flexible, depending on the needs of the candidate and available workload. Occasional 1-3 day travel periods are likely and field work is required. The candidate should have good communication skills, broad computer skills, and a technical background in one or more of the following disciplines:
Ø Hydrology
Ø Geomorphology
Ø Watershed Ecology
Ø Forestry
Ø Wetlands
Ø Biology/Botany
Ø Aquatic Ecology
Ø Riparian Ecology
Ø Land-Use Planning
Ø Landscape Architecture
Ø Civil or Environmental Engineering
The intern will work closely with professional staff on technical projects, marketing efforts, and occasional administrative duties. Typical activities may include stream surveys, data collection, mapping (using GIS), report writing, data analysis (spreadsheets and models), design, project coordination, and/or other tasks.
Opportunities for regular employment may be available at the end of the internship.
Senior undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
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