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Woodwell Climate Research Center
Summer Internships Program 2025
Continuous Oxygen Monitoring in Buzzards Bay Summer
Falmouth Massachusetts Onsite
Mission:
Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell Climate) conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate people and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.
Woodwell Climate is a rapidly growing topranked independent nonprofit climate research institute whose mission is to advance sciencebased climate policies through scientific research and outreach. Our worldleading research and impact helps individuals organizations corporations communities and nations understand the realities of climate change recognize the impact on our planet and embrace the urgent action needed to safeguard the future of life on Earth.
Summary:
Join Woodwells 2025 Summer Internship Program as a Research Assistant Intern for the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU project) in aquatic ecology and water chemistry in the Water program. The Research Assistant Intern will conduct field work on a project that measures water quality in Buzzards Bay estuaries using both wet chemistry and continuouslyrecording dataloggers. Field work will involve water collections in shallow estuaries deployment and maintenance of both loggers at fixed locations and loggers deployed on robotic gliders. Be part of a multidisciplinary team that includes scientists from the Woodwell Center the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and scientists at the Buzzards Bay Coalition a regional nonprofit organization. In this role the intern will gain experience through field and laboratory work across fields including water chemistry data management and data analysis of the factors that control estuarine water quality. The applicant will gain experience through field and laboratory work across fields including the social science of what motivates water quality volunteers water chemistry data management and data analysis of the factors that control estuarine water quality.
Responsibilities include but not limited:
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in aquatic ecology and water chemistry
Participate in field and laboratory measurements of water quality
Process and analyze project data
Travel to several Buzzards Bay field sites at various designated times throughout the day and week
Conduct an independent project using data collected
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated organizational skills the ability to work as a member of a team and the ability to communicate with colleagues
Demonstrated skills in data organization and analysis
Ability to work independently as well as productively as part of a team
Basic proficiency with word processing data management and presentation software (e.g. Word Excel and PowerPoint or equivalent programs)
Willingness to operate small boats or willingness to take safety courses to become certified
Demonstrated skills in data organization and analysis
Ability and willingness to endure exposure to sun and occasional insects ticks and poison ivy
Ability and capable of rigorous outdoor activity (lifting 25 pounds bending carrying heavy equipment and walking through uneven terrain waisthigh waters and marsh)
Ability to visit multiple local field sites
Familiarity with best practices for field safety and/or some field experience preferred
Ability for local travel at various locations for field work within in Massachusetts
Willingness to operate small boats or willingness to take safety course to become certified.
Qualifications:
Must be enrolled in an undergraduate program within Environmental Science Ecology Botany Biology Chemistry Ecology Marine Biology Natural Resources or related field
Must be eligible to work for Woodwell Climate in the US without visa sponsorship now or in the future
Physical Requirements
In the office and lab:
Ability to tolerate sustained periods of walking standing sitting
Ability to lift 25 50 pounds
Ability to communicate
Ability to kneel bend and carry items
Ability to sit for extended periods of time
Frequent phone use required
Ability to use computer
Repetitive movements
Air train vehicle travel to attend meetings/event
Exposure to hazardous materials in the laboratory
In the field the physical requirements of this role include:
Air train vehicle travel to access field locations
Driving a vehicle or ATV to access field locations
Walking hiking climbing to access field locations
Paddling canoeing to access field locations
Standing and sitting for sustained periods
Frequent bending squatting and kneeling
Reaching overhead
Climbing ladders
Use of manual and power tools including shovels saws drills and hammers
Ability to lift up to 50lbs up to 10 times/day
Ability to carry up to 50lbs up to 10 times/day
Ability to push/pull up to 50lbs up to 10 times/day
Work Environment
The functions of this role are conducted in:
A variety of environments both indoor office lab and outdoor
Hours of Work
This role is paid on an hourly basis. Typically fulltime employees work 40 hours during a Monday through Friday workweek
Application reviewwill be ongoing
Desired Start Date: Junedays maximum)
Classification and Compensation:This is a fulltime temporary internship position the salary is up $700/week stipend with some housing allowance. Internship will not exceed more than 90 days.
Location:Falmouth Massachusetts Onsite
Application Instructions:To apply please complete the application attach your resume and cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the responsibilities of this position in asingle PDFto our careers portal. Please reference your name on your resume/cover letter. Resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed.
Please visit Woodwells websiteto learn more about Woodwells work.
Located on a 10acre campus near the village of Woods Hole the Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) is a private nonprofit research center. Woodwell is a leading source of climate science that drives the urgent action needed to solve climate change. Woodwell has 100 staff members and is excited to welcome new employees to this work.
Woodwell is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex mental or physical disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin familial status veteran status or genetic information. Woodwell is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices services programs and activities.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Woodwell
WE NEED ALL VOICES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our lifetimes. Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) understands that the climate crisisfrom causes to consequencesis inextricably linked with persistent social injustice. Effectively addressing either requires addressing both. The climate crisis demands that we bring to bear all of the knowledge expertise innovation and creativity that we can collectively muster and those who have been marginalized and disproportionately impacted must be heard.
The work Woodwell doesthe questions we ask the ways we seek answers and the strategies we put forwardis stronger when shaped by a diversity of knowledge perspectives and experiences. We strive to welcome respect and amplify differing voices. We value individuals as they are with all their differences in race age ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation religious beliefs language and mental and physical abilities.
Woodwell acknowledges that our organization and the scientific community more broadly have a long way to go in living up to these ideals. We approach the work of improving our organization with the same ambition and commitment to systemic change that we bring to addressing climate change.
We will inevitably make mistakes but we will continue to listen learn and do this critical work. We understand that this work requires an ongoing commitment from each and every one of us. We are actively engaged in building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive culture within our organization and in fostering greater diversity in climate science.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
