Description:
Hours: 40
Schedule: Flexible and variable with some weekend work required. Not to exceed 40 hours per week.
Dates: 05-20-2019 - 08-17-2019
Agency: SUU in partnership with NPS
Location: Bryce Canyon National Park
Overview:
Intern will work with NPS staff in collaboration with SUU outdoor recreation Professor Dr. Kelly Goonan to collect visitor use and transportation data in Bryce Canyon National Park in order to implement the park’s Multimodal Transportation Plan. Shared government housing will be available.
Position Responsibilities:
Primary duties will entail installing, monitoring, and downloading data from traffic counters; field-based data collection along park trails, at viewpoints, at parking lots, and along park roads; assessing impacts to park resources; contacting visitors to participate in a voluntary research study; and some data analysis and reporting.
Qualifications:
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- The ability to work well in a team setting.
- Capable of working independently on assignments with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in typing and computer usage.
- Willing to spend extended periods of time in the field and comfortable in outdoor environments with limited cell phone service. Park radio will be provided.
- Capable of hiking across uneven terrain in a variety of weather conditions carrying a field pack, water, and personal supplies.
- Capable of field trip planning, logistics, and risk management.
- Valid driver’s license. Field vehicle will be provided.
Application Instructions:
Go to https://go.suu.edu/iic
Click on “Apply Today”
Fill in online application
Attach all other requested documents
Send to appropriate hiring manager