Dr. Ned Rubert-Nason is seeking 2-3 incoming first-year undergraduate student interns (e.g., current high school seniors) for paid internships during the summers of 2025 and 2026 and potentially the 2025-26 academic year in Fort Kent, Maine. Interns will be paid $14.80/h for ~30h/week and will have opportunities for affordable housing and transportation options for internship tasks, but must provide their own transportation to Fort Kent. The opportunities will include a blend of laboratory and field work. Interns will learn to co-create knowledge with and for Indigenous partners, collect ecological assessments, measure photosynthesis with cutting-edge equipment, and perform chemical analysis of plant and soil specimens in a laboratory. No previous research or lab experience necessary. The schedule is flexible, and interns are encouraged to participate individually and collectively recreational opportunities in northern Maine, such as fishing, canoeing/kayaking, camping, biking, and ATVing. Interns will also be invited to participate in a critical learning theory study. If interested, please contact to Dr. Kennedy “Ned” Rubert-Nason (kennedy.rubertnason@maine.edu).
Student and Youth Opportunities
The Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science & Forestry is recruiting students for graduate study in diverse environmental sciences from ecology, sustainability, conservation biology to restoration and environmental engineering. As a member of the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership, the program provides funding for full tuition and stipends for Native American students pursuing MS and PhD degrees. Applications are open so please join us in this exciting initiative. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and interested students must also apply to (or be enrolled in) a graduate program at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). Contact cnpeinfo@esf.edu for more information.