2 undergraduate summer internships at Lacawac Sanctuary - PA

Lacawac Sanctuary and Biological Field Station is offering 2 undergraduate internships during the summer of 2020:

Field Station Internship:Lacawac Sanctuary is a non-profit biological field station and environmental education center located in NE Pennsylvania. Lacawac's Research Internship Program offers undergraduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the fields of environmental research and education. Lacawac interns participate in the Sanctuary's missions of Research, Education, and Preservation. Interns spend considerable time participating in field work and laboratory analysis, educational and public programs for all ages, outreach activities, trail maintenance, and event preparation/clean-up.

Interns will gain experience and training in:

• Lake ecology and water quality sampling methodology
• Quantitative laboratory analysis
• Experimental design and scientific method
• Laboratory and Field safety
• Science communication
• Data and project management
• Leadership and mentoring
• K-12 environmental education
• Public outreach

Specific intern duties include but are not limited to assisting Lacawac scientists with monitoring water quality of Pocono lakes, assisting visiting graduate students and faculty with their research (covering a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic ecology, conservation, and resource management), maintaining research infrastructure, conducting laboratory and/or field experiments, mentoring high school interns, maintaining hiking trails, assisting with K-12 field trips, hosting public programs, and performing light general maintenance. Interns can expect to work 20-30 hours per week with occasional weekend hours.

PLEON Internship:
The Pocono Lake Ecological Observatory Network, or PLEON, is a lake monitoring program based at Lacawac Sanctuary & Biological Field Station, a non-profit biological field station and environmental education center located in NE Pennsylvania. PLEON conducts routine monitoring of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes, hosts public education workshops focused on promoting good lake stewardship, and runs a citizen science program on Pennsylvania's 3rd largest lake, Lake Wallenpaupack. PLEON seeks an undergraduate intern to assist with all aspects of the PLEON program. 

Interns will gain experience and training in:

• Lake ecology and water quality sampling methodology
• Quantitative laboratory analysis
• Experimental design and scientific method
• Laboratory and Field safety
• Science communication
• Data and project management
• Leadership and mentoring

Intern duties include conducting field sampling including temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and plankton on PLEON lakes, sample preservation, laboratory analysis including chlorophyll extractions and nutrient analysis, data manipulation and statistical analysis. The PLEON intern will also be responsible for running the Dynamic Lake Wallenpaupack citizen science program which includes assembling citizen science sampling kits, leading program trainings, processing citizen science samples, and analyzing data.

Interns of both positions will receive a modest stipend and free housing at Lacawac. Housing includes shared living areas, bathroom, and kitchen and dorm-style bunk rooms for the duration of the internship. The internship is from May 26th through August 14th, with negotiable start/stop dates.

To apply for either position, visit our website (https://www.lacawac.org/internships.html). Direct questions to Dr. Beth Norman, Director of Science and Research (beth.norman@lacawac.org  ). Review of applications will begin February 24, 2020. For more information about Lacawac, see our website: https://www.lacawac.org/