Fort Collins, CO

Position Title: Internship – Fort Collins Data Management

Organization: National Parks Service

Location: Fort Collins, CO

Position Overview: This project is a one-year effort to rapidly publish long-term natural resource monitoring data being collected by eight of the thirty-two networks within the NPS Inventory & Monitoring Program. During the project, three 52-week interns will be immersed in an array of data-related natural resource management projects to gain an understanding of the role of monitoring of natural resources in support of the National Park Service conservation mission. The overall project will leave a legacy of published data for NPS employees and the public, and will contribute toward a culture of open data and open science within the federal government.

Duties:

• Evaluation of environmental data from natural resource monitoring projects conducted by the IMD over the last 20 years to ensure the quality and utility of those data for both present and future resource management challenges.
• Authoring reports and metadata that document the methods used for data collection, quality control, and handling so that the NPS, partners, and the public have sufficient information to use NPS data for science-based resource management and scientific inquiry.
• Assisting with the quality control and management of information in NPS datasets and databases used to support science-based management of park resources.
• Periodic travel to work and collaborate directly with natural resource managers, data managers, and ecologists from various I&M Networks across the country, gathering data and necessary information to finalize products once back in Fort Collins, CO.

Qualifications:

• Must be between the ages of 21-30 (or 35 if you are a veteran) by the start of the program per PLC eligibility requirements
• Authorization to work in the United States. U.S. Citizen, Resident Alien, Valid Work Permit/Visa covering entire dates of employment.
• Interns must pass SCA’s background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrate one year of specialized experience and/or education related to natural resource management, wildlife management, ecology, biology, data science, GIS, and/or computer science.
• Familiar with software products such as the R programming language, ArcGIS, Microsoft Access, SQL, and/or Python.
• Working knowledge of data management practices in a natural resource context.

Start/End Dates: January 6, 2025 – January 4, 2026

Salary/Pay:

• $600 – weekly living allowance
• $1,200 – monthly housing allowance
• $650 – relocation travel grant

Application Deadline: 

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.