Nicholas A. Rados Oyster Restoration Intern

Chesapeake Bay Foundation • Annapolis, MD

27d • $16

About The Position

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks a Nicholas A. Rados Maryland Oyster Restoration Intern in the Advocacy and Restoration Department to be based in Maryland. THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION Established in 1966, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest regional nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to saving the Chesapeake Bay, its rivers and streams, and the wildlife that call it home. Through our education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration efforts, we work together toward our vision of a healthy and resilient Chesapeake Bay ecosystem where people, plants, and animals thrive together. CBF has a staff of approximately 200 employees working in offices in Annapolis, Maryland; Richmond and Virginia Beach, Virginia; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C. as well as 15 field education program locations. Our staff and volunteer corps work throughout the region educating students and adults, advocating for clean water policies, restoring waterways, and litigating when necessary. CBF’s headquarters office in Annapolis, Maryland is the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, the world’s first U.S. Green Build Council’s LEED platinum building. In 2014, CBF opened the Brock Environmental Center—one of the world’s most energy efficient, environmentally smart buildings—in Virginia Beach, Virginia. CONTEXT OF THE POSITION The MD Oyster Monitoring Intern will support the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) oyster restoration program in Maryland, primarily through monitoring and other field work. The role will consist of both administrative aspects of the program, such volunteer engagement and event planning, as well as a great deal of emphasis on field work. The interns will also support other programmatic needs of the oyster restoration program, such as oyster gardening (a community-based program that teaches hundreds of people how to grow and care for oysters to use in restoration projects throughout Maryland) and shell recycling (partnering with restaurants to keep oyster shells out of the trash and to recover them for use in restoration).

Requirements

• Candidates should be currently enrolled in a degree-granting program (undergraduate or graduate) or a recent graduate of such a program.
• Successful candidates should have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; an ability to work effectively with staff and volunteers, as well as independently; and an ability to be a self-starter.
• Excellent time management skills are needed to handle multiple, concurrent projects.
• Familiarity with Excel, Word, and Outlook required.
• The successful candidates must have reliable daily transportation for travel in Maryland.
• Applicants should be comfortable in or around the water and on boats.
• Due to the physical capacity of this job, interns must be comfortable lifting 30-50 pounds and be in good physical condition to work outside in all elements during the summer.

Nice To Haves

• Preference will be given to students obtaining or who have obtained degrees in environmental science, biology, marine science, or other, similar subjects.
• Previous experience with fieldwork and data collection and analysis (including the use of software such as R, MATLAB, ArcGIS, and others) is preferred but not a requirement.
• We seek creative thinkers interested in learning about the Chesapeake Bay as well as furthering the Foundation’s mission to "Save the Bay."

Responsibilities

• Assist with research projects on topics including acoustic monitoring and larval settlement.
• Assist with other hands-on restoration and resilience activities including spat-on-shell production, oyster planting, shell recycling, etc.
• Assist with managing volunteer events associated with the program.
• Help CBF Oyster Team staff with general office/administrative support, including data entry and filing, digital and material organization, among other tasks.
• Attend relevant meetings with CBF staff and other restoration partners.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed