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Forest Service P. O. Box 21628 Juneau, AK 99802 http://www.fs.usda.gov/r10 Twitter: @AlaskaForestService Web: www.fs.usda.gov/r10/ Media Contacts: George Schaaf, Regional Partnership Coordinator, (907) 957-0904 Linda Kruger, Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory, (907) 586-7814 For Immediate Release JUNEAU, Alaska, April 14, 2015-The USDA Forest Service is pleased to announce two exciting internship opportunities in natural resource management. The internships are being offered through the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in
partnership with the Alaska Region of the Forest Service Regional Partnership Office and the Juneau Forestry Sciences Lab.
Both positions are for 12 weeks, beginning June 1, 2015 and are eligible for: * $100/week stipend * $25/week commuting allowance * Government housing and/or housing allowance may be available. * This position will be eligible for an AmeriCorps education award of $1,493 upon certification of successful completion. “The U.S. Forest Service Partnership & Community Engagement Internship will have the opportunity to work with dozens of organizations across Alaska, helping expand the Forest Service’s capacity to work with partners,” said George Schaaf,
Regional Partnership Coordinator. The partnership position may include coordinating training events; conducting surveys of current and potential Forest Service partners in Alaska; collaborating with Forest Service Public Affairs staff on a range of digital media products,
including video shorts profiling successful partnerships in the Alaska Region, blogs, and social media campaigns. Specific responsibilities will reflect the incumbent's specific experience, training, and interests. * For more information on this position, contact George Schaaf at 907-957-0904. * To apply, send a resume and cover letter to gschaaf@xxxxxxxxx with “SCA Application” in the email subject.
“The Juneau Forestry Sciences Lab Research Internship is a rare opportunity to work with social and biophysical scientists on studies that combine natural, social and cultural sciences to explore the human effects of climate change,” said
Linda Kruger, Research Social Scientist at the Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory. The research position may include coordinating and assisting with summarizing research reports, conducting internet searches, reading journal articles and research reports and organizing and reporting findings. There may also be an opportunity
to assist a graduate student in collecting data by interviewing visitors to various sites around Juneau. * For more information on this position, contact Linda Kruger at (907) 586-7814. * To apply, send a resume and cover letter to lkruger@xxxxxxxxx with “SCA Application” in the email subject.
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