Job Announcement
2025 Emerging Contaminants Internship
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
About the Project
The Community Engaged Intern will support the NOAA-OAR-SG-funded project “Building a Regional Network to Study the Influence of Climate Change on Contaminants of Emerging Concern.” This project uses an interdisciplinary approach to research and communication around contaminants of emerging concern (CEC). The CEC knowledge gained throughout this project will be widely distributed and will help achieve goals and priorities extending beyond the Southeast to benefit the entire Sea Grant Network.
Internship Eligibility
Students must be undergraduates attending a 2- or 4-year accredited university or college in South Carolina, or South Carolina residents attending university out-of-state.
This program is open to students that come from all communities that represent our state. We especially want to cultivate opportunities for students that may not have historically had access to coastal science and education professional development opportunities.
Background and Commitments
The intern will support the following project objectives:
- Engage with end users through outreach methodologies to facilitate knowledge transfer
- Engage with the funded researcher teams by creating and conducting “ask the researcher” interviews and creating communication articles
- Assist the project team in the planning and facilitation of the Summer 2025 Virtual Symposium
- Assist the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services with sampling and administrative tasks as part of the Private Well Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Assessment Project
- Contribute to the development of a student-driven ArcGIS StoryMap to relay key findings from the project components
The internship is part-time (20 hours per week) and includes professional development opportunities. The intern is expected to participate in project team meetings and regular check-in meetings. The intern will work in the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium office (Charleston) but will have some required travel to Columbia, South Carolina. In addition, this intern will need to attend the in-person field experience from July 20th to 24th in North Carolina. This is a mandatory, all-expenses-paid field experience.
Time and Compensation
Approximately 20 hours per week for up to 12 weeks, May 19, 2025 – August 8, 2025.
Stipend: $6,000, paid in two installments of $3,000 (at the beginning of June and July).
Work Location and Hours
This position is based in Charleston, South Carolina.
Normal Consortium business hours of Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; however, work beyond regular business hours, including evenings and weekends, will be occasionally necessary to complete the requirements of the position. Travel to different programming sites within S.C. may be required. Valid driver’s license required.
How to Apply
Online applications only. This position is available immediately. Applications close April 16. No phone calls please.
Email your resume and cover letter to: brooke.saari@scseagrant.org and copy lola.renauer@scseagrant.org.
The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. South Carolina is making our veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions. The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium participates in E-Verify.