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Desert Research Learning Center Internships
Internship Description: The Desert Research Learning Center (DRLC) promotes the scientific understanding, protection, and conservation of 11 Sonoran Desert national parks. The center provides space and support for researchers and interns, hosts hands-on experiential learning for student groups, and displays examples of sustainable practices and Sonoran Desert species. The DRLC also conducts research at the 11 national parks it serves.
We are currently hiring two 6-month long paid internship positions with options for part-time or full-time hours. Part-time hours can be split across multiple days. During the summer months May-July there is potential to be a full-time field worker assisting on a bullfrog control project at NPS units and other natural areas in southern AZ and western NM.
Starting wage of $18/hour for undergraduates or $19.75/hour for degree holders. $42/day per diem for overnight travel. No health benefits are being offered.
Vegetation Monitoring Biotechnician
- DEPARTMENT: Agency
- FTE STATUS: FT, temporary
- POSITION TERM: ~ 21 weeks, contingent on funding, with possibility of extension
- POSITION LOCATION: National Park Service
This project will take place across Tucson-area Pima County property holdings as well as multiple National Park units in southern Arizona, as part of ongoing vegetation monitoring efforts. The chosen incumbent will serve as a crew member biological field technician conducting detailed quantitative vegetation sampling in support of a Pima County, Sonoran Desert Network (National Park Service), and Tucson Bird Alliance (TAS) collaboration that addresses connecting people to parks. This position is critical to the completion of the sixth year of monitoring on Pima County lands and NPS units. The incumbent will work as part of a team that will sample over 70 permanent monitoring sites during the 2023-24 field season, collecting data that will contribute to land managers’ knowledge of natural resource condition and trends.
CoATIS Crew Member – SEASONAL
- DEPARTMENT: Restoration
- FLSA/FTE STATUS: Non-Exempt/Full time
- POSITION STATUS: Temporary/Seasonal
- REPORTS TO: Invasive Plant Program – Senior Manager
- POSITION TERM: 3 months (w/ potential for a permanent position)
POSITION LOCATION: Sonoran Desert Network- Desert Research Learning Center
SUMMARY: The CoATIS Crew Member serves as a member of the Federal Lands Invasive Plant Strike Team (CoATIS – Collaborative Audubon Inventory and Treatment Squad), which is responsible for invasive plant species management (identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring) primarily at a variety of ecologically sensitive and high-priority areas on lands managed by federal agencies throughout the Desert Southwest region with geographic scope extended as far as Oklahoma. The Strike Team Crew must become certified applicators within the state of Arizona under the Environmental Services Division of the AZ Department of Agriculture.
Up to 2/3 of your time will be based on remote work throughout the region consisting of 4 to 8-day hitches involving remote camping (near our vehicles) or lodging in government-provided quarters. The remaining time will be based locally in Tucson and involve day trips or work at Saguaro National Park. When not working with federal agency partners, the Strike Team Crew will work with other Tucson Bird Alliance crews on a variety of work including, but not limited to, invasive plant control, hazardous fuels management, vegetation mapping, and habitat creation.
Federal-Lands Strike Team Crew
- DEPARTMENT: Restoration
- FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt/Full Time
- REPORTS TO: Invasive Plant Program Manager
SUMMARY: The Strike Team Crew serves as a member of the Federal Lands Invasive Plant Strike Team (CoATIS – Collaborative Audubon Inventory and Treatment Squad), which is responsible for invasive plant species management (identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring) primarily at a variety of ecologically sensitive and high-priority areas on lands managed by federal agencies throughout the Desert Southwest region with geographic scope extended as far as Oklahoma. The Strike Team Crew receive enhanced trainings provided by federal partners and must become certified applicators within the state of Arizona under the Environmental Services Division of the AZ Department of Agriculture.
Up to ¾ of the year will be based on remote work throughout the region consisting of 4 to 8-day hitches involving backcountry camping or lodging in government provided quarters. The remaining time will be based locally to Tucson and involve daytrips. When not working with federal agency partners, the Strike Team Crew will work with other Tucson Bird Alliance crews on a variety of work including, but not limited to, invasive plant control, hazardous fuels management, vegetation mapping, and habitat creation.
Invasive Plant Strike Team Crew Member
- DEPARTMENT: Invasive Plant Management
- LOCATION: The Historic Y (300 E. University Blvd., Tucson AZ), Field Based
- PAY & BENEFITS: $21.78/hour without certification or $22.03/hour with certification. Comprehensive Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision), Simple IRA, Sick Leave, PTO, 7 Paid Holidays and Winter Break (December 24 – January 1).
- WORK SCHEDULE: Permanent, Full-time, 36-hours per week, Monday-Thursday. Typical summer schedule of 5:30am-2:30pm, typical winter schedule of 6:30am-3:30pm.
SUMMARY: The Invasive Plant Strike Team Crew Member serves as a member of the Invasive Plant Strike Team, which is responsible for invasive plant species management (identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring) at a variety of ecologically sensitive and high-priority areas throughout the region. The Invasive Plant Strike Team Crew implements treatment activities as agreed upon by contract, grant, or award and interfaces with clients and the public to provide program updates and education. Herbicide applications via backpack sprayer, chainsaw removal of trees and manual removal on non-native species is all part of a day’s work.
Vegetation Monitoring Biotechnician
- DEPARTMENT: Agency
- FTE STATUS: FT, temporary
- POSITION TERM: ~ 21 weeks, contingent on funding, with possibility of extension
- POSITION LOCATION: National Park Service
This project will take place across Tucson-area Pima County property holdings as well as multiple National Park units in southern Arizona, as part of ongoing vegetation monitoring efforts. The chosen incumbent will serve as a crew member biological field technician conducting detailed quantitative vegetation sampling in support of a Pima County, Sonoran Desert Network (National Park Service), and Tucson Bird Alliance (TAS) collaboration that addresses connecting people to parks. This position is critical to the completion of the sixth year of monitoring on Pima County lands and NPS units. The incumbent will work as part of a team that will sample over 70 permanent monitoring sites during the 2023-24 field season, collecting data that will contribute to land managers’ knowledge of natural resource condition and trends.
CoATIS Crew Member – SEASONAL
- DEPARTMENT: Restoration
- FLSA/FTE STATUS: Non-Exempt/Full time
- POSITION STATUS: Temporary/Seasonal
- REPORTS TO: Invasive Plant Program – Senior Manager
- POSITION TERM: 3 months (w/ potential for a permanent position)
POSITION LOCATION: Sonoran Desert Network- Desert Research Learning Center
SUMMARY: The CoATIS Crew Member serves as a member of the Federal Lands Invasive Plant Strike Team (CoATIS – Collaborative Audubon Inventory and Treatment Squad), which is responsible for invasive plant species management (identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring) primarily at a variety of ecologically sensitive and high-priority areas on lands managed by federal agencies throughout the Desert Southwest region with geographic scope extended as far as Oklahoma. The Strike Team Crew must become certified applicators within the state of Arizona under the Environmental Services Division of the AZ Department of Agriculture.
Up to 2/3 of your time will be based on remote work throughout the region consisting of 4 to 8-day hitches involving remote camping (near our vehicles) or lodging in government-provided quarters. The remaining time will be based locally in Tucson and involve day trips or work at Saguaro National Park. When not working with federal agency partners, the Strike Team Crew will work with other Tucson Bird Alliance crews on a variety of work including, but not limited to, invasive plant control, hazardous fuels management, vegetation mapping, and habitat creation.
Federal-Lands Strike Team Crew
- DEPARTMENT: Restoration
- FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt/Full Time
- REPORTS TO: Invasive Plant Program Manager
SUMMARY: The Strike Team Crew serves as a member of the Federal Lands Invasive Plant Strike Team (CoATIS – Collaborative Audubon Inventory and Treatment Squad), which is responsible for invasive plant species management (identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring) primarily at a variety of ecologically sensitive and high-priority areas on lands managed by federal agencies throughout the Desert Southwest region with geographic scope extended as far as Oklahoma. The Strike Team Crew receive enhanced trainings provided by federal partners and must become certified applicators within the state of Arizona under the Environmental Services Division of the AZ Department of Agriculture.
Up to ¾ of the year will be based on remote work throughout the region consisting of 4 to 8-day hitches involving backcountry camping or lodging in government provided quarters. The remaining time will be based locally to Tucson and involve daytrips. When not working with federal agency partners, the Strike Team Crew will work with other Tucson Bird Alliance crews on a variety of work including, but not limited to, invasive plant control, hazardous fuels management, vegetation mapping, and habitat creation.
