Employment and Internship Opportunities
Baucus Leaders DC
The Baucus Leaders DC Program offers full-time summer internships in Washington, D.C. for current undergraduate and graduate students attending Montana-based colleges and universities. Interns receive a $5,000 stipend to help cover travel, housing, and living expenses. The program runs from early June to early August and includes access to optional discounted group housing. Applications for Summer 2026 open in October 2025 and are due by Friday, January 23, 2026. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled full-time during the spring semester. Applicants from BIPOC, LGBTQ+2S, and under-resourced communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
For more information vist Baucus Institute. To apply, please visit Baucus Leaders DC Application
Baucus Climate Scholars
The Climate Scholars Program offers internship opportunities for current undergraduate and graduate students attending Montana-based colleges and universities who are passionate about environmental policy and climate issues. Scholars are selected based on academic performance, public service commitment, and interest in climate-related work. Applicants must be in good academic standing and enrolled full-time during the spring semester before their internship. Students from BIPOC, LGBTQ+2S, and under-resourced communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Successful Scholars are motivated, reliable, and eager to grow through hands-on experience.
For more information visit Baucus Climate Scholars Info To apply, please visitBaucus Climate Scholar Application
Center for Land Surface Hazards Postions
The Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH) is opening multiple student and post-doc positions for the 2026–2027 academic year. Participants will join a dynamic, interdisciplinary cohort and engage in CLaSH activities alongside faculty, researchers, and peers from across the Center. Opportunities include attending annual workshops, participating in student-focused events, building professional networks, working across hazard observatories, and contributing to outreach efforts that promote awareness and preparedness for land surface hazards.
For more information and to apply, please visit GeoCLaSH
Costal Hazard Program (Geologist 1, 2, & 3)
The team selected for these positions will help with the development of interdisciplinary and interagency collaborative coastal research projects and participate in field investigations in remote Alaska Native communities. We encourage you to apply if you are interested in helping address the needs of environmentally threatened coastal communities and in building our understanding of how the coastline has evolved and how it will respond to hazardous events and long-term changes.
For more information and to apply, please visit Workplace Alaska.
Cartographer & GIS Specialist
The Cartography and GIS Specialist coordinates or leads GIS analysis and cartography as an integral member of TWS’s Cartography and GIS team. This position is part of the Science team yet works collaboratively with staff across all departments to identify opportunities for mapping and spatial data analysis to support our strategic priorities. By contributing technical expertise and analytical rigor to planning, decision making, and communication, this position supports our commitment to making public lands a solution to the climate and extinction crises and ensuring all people benefit equitably from public lands.
The Wilderness Society Cartogrpaher Application
Water Conservation Specialist
The Flathead Reservation Water Management Board and the Office of the Engineer are currently hiring a Water Conservation Specialist. Our team is looking for a capable candidate that loves Montana, enjoys a challenge, is seeking to advance their career, and wants to make a positive impact. If that is you and you are interested in working on the beautiful Flathead Indian Reservation, please do apply:
Ethan Mace
Water Engineer
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is hiring a Private Lands Policy Analyst! The DC-based position will focus on national policy related to wildlife conservation on private lands, which involves many of the topics covered by this group, including habitat connectivity, private lands, and the Farm Bill.
Job Opportunities | Defenders of Wildlife
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Do meaningful work with amazing people. Los Alamos National Laboratory hosts more than 1,800 student and post-graduate students each summer. Take part in challenging work that advances science and serves the national interest.
We offer both a year-round Undergraduate Student Internship Program and a Graduate Research Assistant Program that provide students with relevent research experience while pursuing a degree.
Pathways Programs
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers internships for high school students and degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students studying science and agriculture, management, business, technology, and many other fields.
Provides paid work experiences for students who are in high school or pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in an accredited college or university. Interns may work during the summer, fall, spring, or year round.
To learn more and apply for Internship and Recent Graduate positions go to USAjobs
William M. Lapenta NOAA Internship Program
The NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction offers full time internships for 10 weeks from June to August. Improve understanding of forecasting problems. Develop new data analysis techniques with wide application and usefullness in operational forecasting. Incorporate social science to communicate forecast uncertainty.
To learn more contact lapenta.internships@noaa.gov or apply on the Lapenta website
NASA's Applied Sciences' Capacity Building DEVELOP
DEVELOP projects apply Earth observations and remote-sensing technology to application areas that highlight NASA Earth observation capabilities relative to environmental issues for enhanced policy and decision making.
Anyone 18 and over, who is interested in pursuing experience in Earth sciences and remote sensing, is welcome to apply. This includes currently enrolled students, recent college graduates, early and transitioning career professionals, and current and former U.S. Military service members. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale at their current or last institution of higher learning.
To apply visit NASA's Applied Sciences Website