Internships
Trout Unlimited, an Equal Opportunity Employer, employs full-time staff at the office's headquarters in Arlington, Va., and in field offices throughout the country. Trout Unlimited can only accept resumes and applications for open positions, listed below.
Trout Unlimited provides internships throughout the year in marketing and membership, development, communications, government affairs, law, and other areas. There is a minimum 3-month commitment. A monthly stipend is avaliable ($1,000 for undergraduates, $1,500 for graduates). Generally, candidates must have solid computer experience, excellent writing and verbal skills, the ability to juggle numerous projects, a take-charge attitude, and an interest in conservation. Specific internships will be posted in the space below when they become available.
To be considered for employment, applicants must apply for a specific position and have the minimum qualifications listed in the job posting.
Please send or email your resume and cover letter for the specific position to which you are applying to:
Stacy Springer
Human Resources Manager
1300 No. 17th St., Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22209
T: 703-284-9434
F: 703-991-4011
sspringer@tu.org
Current Internships Available at TU:
Biological Technician Interns
Northern Nevada
Trout Unlimited is seeking 2 field technicians for work on threatened populations of Lahontan cutthroat trout in northern Nevada. We are monitoring population trends and movement in response to habitat improvements and increased connectivity from the removal of several culverts. Field sites can be remote and rugged, work is physically strenuous, and conditions are often uncomfortable (desert environment – hot days, cold nights, occasional storms). Fisheries background including electro-shocking experience a must.
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Biological Technicians
Bear River watershed in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming
Trout Unlimited is seeking three biological technicians for the 2009 summer field season for work in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming assisting the Bear River Native Trout Program and the Utah Water Project. The intern's primary tasks will include fish trapping and tagging at multiple locations, conducting fish migration barrier inventories, maintaining fish screens, and conducting fish population assessments using electrofishing techniques. Applicants should have a background in biology/ecology and enjoy working outdoors.
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Idaho Water Project Law Internship
Boise, Idaho Office
Trout Unlimited is seeking a law student (2L), to participate next summer (2009) in its Idaho Water Project. The office location will be in Boise, Idaho's capital city. The intern's primary task will include researching and co-authoring a law review article suitable for law review submission regarding Idaho's water right forfeiture doctrine. Other tasks will include assistance in researching and preparing comments to proposed revisions to Idaho's State Water Plan; research regarding the development of water markets in Idaho; and assistance in numerous legal challenges to site-specific developments/rulings affecting stream flows in the State.
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Law Clerkship - California Water Project
Berkeley, California Office
Part-time spring or fall semester or full-time summer (position filled for summer 2009) law clerkships are available to law students with Trout Unlimited's California Water Project in Berkeley, CA. TU's California Water Project works to reform state water law, maintain and restore stream flows for healthy coldwater fisheries, and increase meaningful public participation in decisions regarding water allocation.
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Eastern Water Project Law Internship
Northeastern US
This is a summer position that could be located on-site in western MA or remotely from anywhere in the Northeast. The position will entail finalizing and editing a survey of the water laws, regulations and compacts of the eastern states for publication at the end of the summer, assistance in preparing state legislation for the 2009 legislative session; foundation and development work, and assistance in numerous legal challenges to site-specific developments/rulings affecting water quality and stream flows in the region.
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Internship: Online Communications and Website Administration
Flexible location
Trout Unlimited seeks an intern to assist with its online communication efforts including copy editing, content pouring and website administration/maintenance. Our website and online communications are extremely important tools for communicating with our members, encouraging advocacy and generating revenue to protect coldwater fisheries. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in learning how to use the web to maximize the efficacy of a non-profit organization.
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