<div dir="ltr">Hi, <div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">FYI, The Nature Conservancy is
looking to hire two UW undergraduate interns this summer to assist with various
conservation and science projects.</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Below is more information, please feel free to
share widely. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Many thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Michael</p>
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<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b>University of Washington/The Nature Conservancy Science
Team Summer Internship</b></span><span class="eop"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Are you interested in restoration, conservation, or field
research in Washington state? The Levin Lab at University of Washington and The
Nature Conservancy (TNC) are looking for two UW undergraduate students to work
with <span style="color:black">a team </span>of scientists whose research
informs the conservation, management, and restoration work of The Nature
Conservancy in Washington state. The internship will involve field and remote
work, such as data collection and processing. Projects on which the intern will
work include, but are not limited to: studying tree regeneration in an old
growth forest restoration project at TNC’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve,
quantifying urban tree benefits in the Puget Sound region, processing photos
and deploying wildlife cameras, and desktop literature research on eastside dry
forest management. </span><span class="eop"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Outputs/Deliverables:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p>
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<li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conducting
tasks associated with field research of tree regeneration and microclimate
monitoring at </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.washingtonnature.org/ellsworthcreek" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ellsworth Creek Preserve</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
in Willapa Bay, Washington. These tasks include: </span></li>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Data
entry and processing of seed trap contents, potential for field research
at the preserve, potential for data analysis and/or writing, depending on
the intern’s interest and previous experience </span></li>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="2" type="1">
<li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Assist
with urban ecology research. This may include environmental monitoring
fieldwork in the Tacoma Mall neighborhood (</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.tacomatreefoundation.org/blog/2022/2/14/grit-greening-research-in-tacoma" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">G.R.I.T Project</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
and associated data analysis and/or writing, depending on the intern’s
interest and previous experience </span></li>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="3" type="1">
<li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ellsworth
Creek Preserve </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.washingtonnature.org/fieldnotes/2022/4/6/catching-animals-on-camera-in-the-ellsworth-creek-preserve" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">wildlife camera deployment,</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
site checks and photo processing </span></li>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="4" type="1">
<li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Literature
review and research on dry forest</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"> science and
restoration in the Central Cascades Forest</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></li>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="5" type="1">
<li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Potential
for work on other projects based on student interests and science team
need</span><span style="color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Work Environment and Schedule</span></u></b></span><span class="eop"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">This full time (35 hours/week, $17.25/hour UW undergrad
student rate) paid summer internship will occur from Monday, June 20th through
September 2</span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><sup><span style="font-size:9.5pt">st</span></sup>,
2022, with some flexibility and potential to extend end date. Internship will
be based in Seattle, Washington, and require travel to field sites in western
Washington, as well as remote work. May require working long and/or flexible
hours in the field, sometimes in remote locations, during inclement weather,
and within steep and rugged terrain. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><u>Requirements</u></b></span><span class="eop"><b>:</b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="gmail-paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">University
of Washington undergraduate student </span><span class="eop"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="gmail-paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Driver’s
license and ability to travel in Washington state</span><span class="eop"> </span></li>
<li class="gmail-paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Access
to reliable internet, computer and phone for periods of remote work</span><span class="eop"> </span></li>
<li class="gmail-paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Computer
proficiency, especially with spreadsheets (e.g., Excel)</span><span class="eop"> </span></li>
<li class="gmail-paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Strong
written and verbal communication skills</span><span class="eop"> </span></li>
<li class="gmail-paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Demonstrated interest, with some coursework taken, in
ecology, biology, environmental science, conservation, or related
fields </span></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="eop"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b>To apply,</b> submit cover letter and resume to Maia
Murphy-Williams, Ailene Ettinger and Michael Case (</span><a href="mailto:m.murphywilliams@tnc.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">m.murphywilliams@tnc.org</span></a><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">, </span><a href="mailto:ailene.ettinger@tnc.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">ailene.ettinger@tnc.org</span></a><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">, and </span><a href="mailto:michael.case@tnc.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">michael.case@tnc.org</span></a><span class="gmail-normaltextrun">)
by <b>midnight on Thursday, May 26th, 2022</b>. Please include “<i>TNC/UW
summer science internship application”</i> as the subject line of your email.
Interviews will be held on Friday June 3</span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><sup><span style="font-size:9.5pt">rd</span></sup> and Monday June 6</span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><sup><span style="font-size:9.5pt">th</span></sup></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:red"></span></p>
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