Gaining hands-on experience in the lab or in the field will prepare you for your first job after graduation and will connect you to potential employers. Check back often for new postings.
Do you have a position to post? Email us at freshwater-collab@uwm.edu.
Communications Intern with Center for Water Policy
Th Center for Water Policy is offering a paid internship for spring semester 2025, with the possibility of extension. This position offers the chance for an undergraduate student at UW-Milwaukee or another University of Wisconsin to gain hands-on experience in water policy communications. The position is remote and pays $16/hour. Application deadline is Jan. 12. Learn more.
Paid Summer Internships with Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group
Spend the summer conducting hands-on water monitoring research! The Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group at UW-Stout is hiring two student interns for the summer 2025 field season. Students should be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in a life or physical science at UW-Stout, UW Oshkosh, UW-River Falls, or UW-Eau Claire. Interns receive a salary of $5,200 plus scholarship funding to enroll in the Freshwater Science Field Studies in Western Wisconsin summer course, which is taught by UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout, UW-River Falls, and UW Oshkosh. You may also potentially earn internship credits for your experience. Read more from previous interns.
Priority application deadline is Jan. 19. View internship and application details here.
Clean Boats Clean Waters Summer Internships
The UW Oshkosh ERIC lab is hiring students from any UW school for the Clean Boats Clean Waters Program in Vilas County. Interns inspect watercraft for aquatic invasive species and provide information to boaters about prevention. Positions include salary, travel reimbursement and housing. Positions will be filled ASAP. This position is listed on Handshake.
Hands-on Summer Research and Internship Opportunities Through UW Oshkosh’s ERIC Lab
UW Oshkosh is hiring undergraduates from any UW school for summer research assistant and internship positions with the EPA, Wisconsin Coastal Management, NOAA, Vilas County Environmental Health Program and Vilas County Health Department.
Positions include salary, travel reimbursement and housing. May also qualify for internship credits. Positions will be filled by mid-February. This position is listed on Handshake.
Freshwater@UW Summer Scholars
Applications are open for the Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program. Students participate in hands-on mentored research experiences at one of the 13 Universities of Wisconsin institutions. Placements available at UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW Oshkosh, UW-Parkside and UW-Stevens Point.
These are paid, on-site research experiences for undergraduates interested in water research. Deadline is Feb. 15, 2025.
Learn more about the positions and application process.
Water Policy and Science Communications Graduate Fellow for the Center for Water Policy
The Center for Water Policy is seeking candidates for a two-year funded Water Policy and Science Communications Graduate Student Research Fellowship. To be considered for the Fellowship, the student must be admitted to UW-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences’ water policy thesis track in our master’s degree program. The fall semester 2025 admission deadline is January 31, 2025.
The Fellow will be enrolled in the water policy thesis track master’s degree at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences to conduct original thesis research around the topics of water policy, science, and communication. The Fellow will also be employed 50% time in the Center for Water Policy and will develop multimedia communications, outreach materials, and strategies for Center publications, media, and events.
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