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Internship & Volunteer PositionsAll of our internships can be filled by qualified and motivated volunteers, as well as current students and graduates. Read the descriptions carefully, and if you are ready, find out how to apply. Current Listings Field Research Intern Field Research InternParticipants who have completed our western Ecuador research program may opt to continue independent study beyond the length of the expedition. Those with a strong ability to work independently under rigorous conditions and proficiency in Spanish might consider this option. See the project pages for a description of the project as a whole. Interns may contribute to work already in progress or may, with the assistance of our organization, develop their own project which may potentially contribute to a thesis or dissertation. Interns pay their own expenses, which comes to approximately $500/month. RAEI provides logistical support in the field as well as continuing support through analysis and publication. Data is shared between our organization and the intern. There are a variety of projects available, which are developed in conjunction with the intern. These include study at new site as well as undertaking different topics and methods at existing sites. Please note: you must have completed one of our field programs in Ecuador or Mexico before applying to the field research internship. Social Networking, News, and Recruitment InternRAEI keeps active social networks on Facebook and Twitter, and will be launching a page for "Reptiles and Amphibians in the News" section on our website. The networking intern will assist with:
Duration: Minimum six-week committment Hours: 10-20 hours/week Location: This internship may be carried out virtually, anywhere in the world. No stipend is currently available, but interns may receive consideration in our field research program. Nonprofit Fundraising (Development) SpecialistRAEI is a small, but rapidly growing 501(c)(3) organization. Depending on background and education, the fundraising intern will be assisting with various areas of organizational growth, including:
The ideal applicant will have some background in the nonprofit world which includes experience in one or more of the above activities. He or she should have knowledge and enthusiasm for the mission of RAEI. The candidate should be able to follow directions to the letter, but also be able to offer new ideas and improvements. Duration: Minimum one month commitment Hours: 10-40 hours/week Location: Preferably Tucson, Arizona, USA, but will consider telecommuting applicants as well. No stipend is currently available, but interns may receive consideration in our field research program. Nature Photography Science and Business SpecialistThe photography intern will be given the responsibility of managing a database of approximately 35,000 photographs of the natural world. Photographs need to be cataloged and keyworded. This entails embedding metadata into them which contains information about copyright, location, species, specimen number, etc. The intern then has the responsibility to make the images available for public and private use. Public uses include making the images available as photo vouchers, which other researchers can use in their own work. Private uses include selling digital images to stock agencies and fine-art prints to individuals, which comprises part of our fundraising efforts. The intern will be assisting with posting photos to stock agency sites (e.g. www.Alamy.com) and receiving and processing photo requests from these agencies. The intern will also learn fine-art matting and framing techniques to fulfill orders from individual clients. Interns with experience in web design may assist with the design and development of BiodiversityPhotography.org Qualifications. An ideal candidate has:
Duration: Minimum six week commitment. Hours: 15-40 hours/week. Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA No stipend is currently available, but interns may receive consideration to be a photographer in our field research program. Database SpecialistThe intern will be given the responsibility for data entry and management of ecological data. This includes beta testing and assisting with the development of our database projects TRANSECT and IDENTIFY. Duties will be commensurate with experience, but may include:
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Duration: Minimum six week commitment. Hours: 10-40 hours/week. Location: Initial one-week training period in downtown Tucson, Arizona, USA, and then may be carried out at any location. No stipend is currently available, but interns may receive consideration in our field research program. IT/Webmaster InternWe have two web sites with literally thousands of pages. The webmaster intern will be given the responsibility for maintaining and developing websites and pages. Specific duties include:
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Duration: Minimum one month commitment. Hours: 10-40 hours/week. Location: Initial one-week training period in downtown Tucson, Arizona, USA, and then may be carried out at any location. No stipend is currently available, but interns may receive consideration in our field research program. Insect Taxonomy SpecialistIn the course of our field work, we have developed a large collection of insect photographs. A majority of these insects have not been identified to species. However, we have confirmed that we have discovered new species and even a new genus of insect in our photo collection. The intern will be working with our large collection of unidentified insect photos with experts in the field. This involves studying an insect collection and corresponding with experts from around the world who specialize on various taxa of insect. Qualifications:
Duration: Minimum six week commitment. Hours: 10-40 hours/week. Location: Virtual internship; can be carried out anywhere. No stipend is currently available, but interns may receive consideration in our field research program. |
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