Jump start your career with an internship with the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program!
The PPBEP believes that internships are a crucial investment in our future workforce. We provide applied experience that provides our interns with the skills and experience necessary to be leaders in the field – whether they are educators, natural resource managers, or scientists – that can continue a legacy of stewardship for the waters we call home.
Interns play a critical role in helping us accomplish our mission to restore and protect the Pensacola and Perdido Bays. We offer rotating outreach and environmental science internships (dependent upon current projects and program priorities) to currently enrolled and recent college graduates. We recommend subscribing to our monthly newsletter to receive updates when new internships are announced.
The Education and Outreach Intern will assist with public outreach including environmental education, public engagement activities, content development, marketing events, media relations, and social media and community relations. Typical duties include supporting K12 curriculum development and implementation of the Pensacola Bay Oyster REEF curriculum, training Panhandle Manatee Volunteers and coordinating tabling events, representing PPBEP at community festivals and events, and assisting with event planning and hosting.
Compensation is $17.00/hour with an expected work week of 20-30 hours, including occasional evenings and weekends.
To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, weekday availability and writing sample to Samantha Pitts, Education & Outreach Program Manager at [email protected] by 11:59pm CT on Friday January 16th.
Please include “Education and Outreach Internship Application” in the subject line.
To be considered, applicant must have prior authorization to work in the United States.
