<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Subject: Graduate/Undergraduate Climate Change Internships in National Parks<br>To: YLCC <<a href="mailto:ylcc@uw.edu" target="_blank">ylcc@uw.edu</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Colleagues:<br><br>Please help distribute this announcement plus attachment to universities, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates.</div><div><br>Thank you,</div><div>Tim</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>*************************</div><div><br></div><div>The National Park Service Climate Change Response Program and the University of Washington are pleased to announce paid summer internship positions to address climate change in national parks! </div><div><br></div><div>The George Melendez Wright Initiative for Young Leaders in Climate Change (YLCC) offers twelve positions for the summer of 2016 in national parks and program offices all around the country -- from Florida to Alaska, and Washington DC to American Samoa. Applications will be accepted until 12:00 PM PST on January 28, 2016.</div><div> </div><div>Quick Facts and Deadlines: </div><div>• The YLCC is managed cooperatively with the University of Washington </div><div>• Internship opportunities and application forms are posted on
<a href="http://parksclimateinterns.org">parksclimateinterns.org</a> </div><div>• Internships are 12 weeks (40 hours/week) during the summer </div><div>• Interns are paid $15/hour plus benefits </div><div>• Applications for the summer 2016 season are accepted from
December 7, 2015 until January 28, 2016<br></div><div><br></div><div>Eligible students are highly accomplished graduate students and upper-level undergraduates (current juniors and seniors). Applicants must be US citizens or nationals, and be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program. </div><div><br></div><div>Students who complete their internship and academic requirements with a high degree of success are subsequently eligible to be hired by the NPS, Fish & Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management without having to compete for jobs.</div><div><br></div><div>For further information, list of available internships, and application directions please visit the program website: <a href="http://parksclimateinterns.org" target="_blank">parksclimateinterns.org</a> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><img src="http://www.nps.gov/subjects/centennial/images/NPS-Centennial-E-Mail-Signature-11-24-14.jpg"><span class=""><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=""><font color="#888888">
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