The College of Menominee Sustainable Development Institute is offering 2 paid internship opportunities for the Spring 2014 semester.
Sustainability Education Assistant: A student internship is being offered through the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) of the College of Menominee Nation (CMN), funded through the USDA Place-Based Opportunities for Sustainable Outcomes and High Hopes (POSOH) project to work on coordinating, organizing, and implementing sustainability education opportunities in the region. The POSOH project is intended to create opportunities for learners to develop understandings, knowledge, and skills in place-based concepts founded in science and culture, using sustainability education strategies. The intern will be responsible for working with the Sustainability Education Coordinator to lay the groundwork for high school sustainability leadership cohort events as well as an emerging interdisciplinary professional learning community.
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Sustainability Education Assistant Internship
Weather and Phenology Data Collection: A student internship is being offered through the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) of the College of Menominee Nation (CMN), funded through the USDA – NIFA Setting the Path grant project. Phenology in the context of this research is the study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these events are influenced by seasonal and annual variations in climate, with an emphasis on dates of first occurrence in the annual cycle. This internship would provide a student the opportunity to learn about simple micro-climate variation, what phenological records and networks exist, and how to track and record common seasonal phenological events. The student would develop a strategy for how this work could be continued and/or expanded, and how these efforts may be used to tie into other climate change monitoring efforts.
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Application Process and Deadlines: Submit all of the following information to College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute no later than February, 7, 2014, close of business (4:30PM) on, attention Manih Boyd, or email application material to [email protected]. No late or incomplete applications will be accepted.
- Copy of Unofficial Transcripts for previous semester grades or proof of GPA
- A Completed application form and Resume;
- Letter of Interest: It should be a maximum of one page in length and discuss your interests in natural resources, this specific opportunity, and how this experience will help in your future career goals;
- Signed Letter of Recommendation: It should be a maximum of one page in length from an academic advisor or faculty member that describes; in what capacity they know you; their perception of your academic and practical application strengths; and any other pertinent information.
If you have questions about the position, please contact [email protected], Attn: Manih Boyd, or at 715-799-6226 ext. 3041.