Under the guidance of Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy staff, the Leave No Child Inside Environmental Education Intern willlearn and disseminate STEAM environmental educational information content for the Leave No Child Inside Program that meets NPS standards. Educational materials are designed to bring outdoor educational information about Dumbarton Oaks Park to Pre- K to 12 students. The candidate will work with the Dumbarton Explorers’ Program, an elementary and middle school after school STEAM program that promotes an understanding of environmental science concepts, and stewardship in an historic designed urban landscape. This program is face-to-face on Wednesday afternoons. Further the internship candidate will be involved with Dumbarton Oaks Conservancy’s dissemination of environmental scientific information to the community through
participation in Community Volunteer Days. Guided by Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy staff, the intern will gain hands-on field experience in restoration and conservation, and environmental science from recognizing invasive species to learning best practice for conservation and restoration. Finally, the candidate may be involved in data collection, analysis and communication that fosters environmental science program information dissemination.
Professional development experience for the intern will include working directly with the Director of Education at Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy (DOPC), DOPC staff members and networking with NPS park and regional staff. The intern will develop collaboration skills with multiple stakeholder audiences. A professional presentation to park and conservancy staff will be a required developmental opportunity.
We anticipate that the internship will begin Spring 2025 and end June 2025. Start and end dates are negotiable. About UERLA: UERLA is a National Park Service Research Learning Center that serves 16 parks in National Capital Region.
We translate complex research results into readily understandable information, providing research, education, and technical assistance for parks. UERLA also provides science communication outreach to park managers and external audiences via websites, workshops, and publications. UERLA maintains research and education partnerships with universities, not-for-profit, education, and other federal agencies. The education activities of UERLA include providing training opportunities for NPS staff and partners, participating in science education programs, and building external partnerships that support science
education in parks.
About ROCR: Rock Creek Park (ROCR) is a 1,754-acre national park located in the heart of Washington, DC. Comprised of multiple units, ROCR oversees Dumbarton Oaks Park, a 27-acre woodland and meadow portion of the original 53-acre Dumbarton Oaks estate. This pastoral oasis in the heart of Georgetown, one of the finest garden designs in American landscape history, is the masterwork of Beatrix Farrand, America’s first woman landscape architect. In 1940, Mildred and Robert Bliss donated the naturalistic portion of the garden to the American people.
About DOPC: Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy was established in 2010 as a private non-profit organization with the mission to restore, promote, and maintain Dumbarton Oaks Park now and for future generations. The Conservancy and the NPS are in a public-private partnership, tackling significant conservation and restoration needs of the Park. Leave No Child Inside, the Conservancy’s educational programming, introduces students to landscape concepts and the issues that urban landscapes face. Leave No Child Inside, currently offers four formal education programs spanning ages birth through high
school, as well as adult education programs. Leave No Child Inside’s mission is to foster education, recreation, and stewardship.
How to Apply: If interested, electronically provide a current resume with references and links to online media/portfolio, transcripts, and letter of interest to Ann_Gallagher@nps.gov, Science Education Coordinator, Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance, National Capital Region, National Park Service, 4598 MacArthur Blvd., NW, Washington, DC 20007, Cell: (202) 322-9888. Please use the subject line ‘Environmental Education Media Editing’.
The deadline for applying is open until the position is filled. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and the position will close when a selection is made.