Call for Freshwater Research Intern at WWF in the USA

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Association

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Area

America

Host Country

United States of America

Deadline

03 Aug 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Internships

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Apply for the Freshwater Research Intern at WWF in the USA. World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the worlds leading conservation organization, seeks a Freshwater Research Intern to undertake an assessment of basin health report cards in order to review and compile basin health indicators and associated methods for data analysis.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Location

Virtual internship with hours aligned with Washington, DC time zone

Compensation

Unpaid. Applicants must enroll in school and be able to obtain academic course credit from their university.

Duties

The intern will assess the 300+ indicators that have been used and are being used in basin health report cards over the last twenty years. Additionally, they will categorize these indicators into major categories and determine groups of broadly similar indicators under each category.

Also, they will then catalog the methods for analyzing each indicator, including documentation of minimum data requirements and information on thresholds. Furthermore, the results of the assessment will be compiled in a summary report that includes guidance on methods for processing and analyzing common groups of indicators.