Internships
Service positions are available with Green Iowa AmeriCorps.
Conduct acoustic surveys along drive transects and in fixed-locations to monitor bat activity, funded by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Big Sky Watershed Corps focuses on natural resource and watershed community initiatives and provides young adults a chance to gain hands-on experience while making a measurable difference in communities.
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) partners with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to offer summer internships to outstanding field-trained undergraduates for whom the experience would be transformative. Students may only be nominated by faculty who teach or direct field courses or field programs equivalent to 40 hours of biological field research training or other qualifying course or program.
World Wildlife Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental conservation through science.
Full-time positions
The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) protects and manages the nation's natural resources and cultural heritage. The U.S. DOI has many open positions seeking applicants skilled in the fields of Geography, GIS, and Sustainability Sciences.
The USGS Human Capital Office is a cohesive, collaborative team of professionals dedicated to creating partnerships with employees and leadership focused on supporting all USGS mission areas.
Do you care about the environment and want to make a difference in the world? Do you like to work in an action-oriented, exciting, diverse, high-energy and challenging workplace? If you are a team player, highly productive, accountable with an eye for customer service, then the DNR is the right place for you.
Volunteer opportunities
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is seeking talented interns and volunteers who are enthusiastic about their mission and passionate about renewable energy.
The Iowa Earth Team Volunteer Program is the volunteer workforce of the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Project GREEN is a citizens' volunteer organization powered by those who take pride and interest in the environmental beauty of our Johnson County and Iowa City communities. Volunteers are the most vital commodity to Project GREEN. Consider volunteering your time or your garden.
Volunteerism with PCC (Polk County Conservation) focuses on hands-on restoration and preservation of Polk County's parks, trails, and waterways. Volunteers work alongside conservation professionals, learn about the central Iowa landscape, and participate in projects that yield immediate and rewarding results.
Volunteering with PCC is a wonderful way to lend a helping hand while enjoying the great outdoors. All community members, both youth and adult, are invited to participate in a variety of activities and projects throughout the year according to their interests. Opportunities abound in any of our managed areas and in a variety of ways.
Do you have a knack for knowledge? An appetite for adventure? A hand for helping? Whether you can donate a couple of hours or stick around for years, join SCI’s volunteer team for a variety of volunteering opportunities.