Assessments and Management of Coastal Fisheries Resources on the Outer Banks

Dare County, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Agency

Dept of Administration

Division

Youth Advocacy Involvement Office

Job Classification Title

S-Education & Training (S)

Position Number

Grade

About Us

The NC Department of Administration is the business manager for North Carolina state government. The department oversees Government Operations such as building construction purchasing and contracting for goods and services maintaining facilities managing state vehicles acquiring and disposing of real property and operating auxiliary services such as courier mail delivery and the sale of state and federal surplus property. Additionally the department manages many of the states advocacy programs that provide assistance and services to diverse segments of the states population that have been traditionally underserved.

Description of Work

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Agency:Environmental Quality

Division: Marine Fisheries

Job Duties: Assist with various North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries independent and dependent sampling programs collecting data essential to assessing finfish stocks and in the development of North Carolina fishery management plans.

Major Task to be Performed: Fishery independent experience includes trawling for juvenile finfish fishing gill nets for adult finfish and fishing long line
gear for adult red drum from various locations within the Outer Banks estuaries in North Carolina including the Pamlico Roanoke and Croatan Sounds. Along with collecting biological and environmental information from fishery independentprograms the intern will also assist with our finfish tagging program where they will get to tag species such as red drumspeckled trout striped bass and southern flounder. Fishery dependent sampling experience includes dock side samplingof commercially harvested finfish and blue crabs from a variety of fishing gear such as gill nets pound nets and potswhich are primarily used throughout the Outer Banks estuaries during the summer season. This type of sampling not onlyinvolves the collection of biological data but also gear information by interviewing commercial fishermen.

Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: Experience a broad range of fish sampling gear techniques typically used in thecollection of fisheries information for the management of fisheries resources. Skills learned are invaluable introductoryexperiences for those individuals interested in a fisheries science career.

Academic Majors Desired: Marine Biology Fisheries Science Zoology Biology Ecology Environmental Policy/Science Wildlife Management or any related fields

2026 State of North Carolina Internship Period: Monday May 18 Friday July 24 2026

Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Competencies:

Knowledge or seeking knowledge of North Carolina coastal fisheries resources. Skills related but not limited to North Carolina coastal fisheries resources.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college university law school community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state.
Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Applicant must be a high school graduate and at least 18 years old by January 1 2026.
Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program.
To qualify for a law internship applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship unless other majors are listed.
Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship. Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment.

This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Jeanene McBride

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AgencyDept of AdministrationDivisionYouth Advocacy Involvement OfficeJob Classification TitleS-Education & Training (S)Position NumberGradeTSAbout UsThe NC Department of Administration is the business manager for North Carolina state government. The department oversees Government Operations such as...