Natural History Wanderings

Every year, the Scientists in Parks work experience program places hundreds of aspiring professionals across the National Park System to work on natural resource management needs.

The program is committed to providing all aspiring professionals—especially those underrepresented in science—with a unique opportunity to work on important real-world projects while building professional experience and a life-long connection to America’s national parks.

Open positions include ecology at Appalachian National Scenice Trail, Arches National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Dinosaur National Monument; science communication at Assateague Island National Seashore, Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, Fire Island National Seashore, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Cape Lookout National Seashore; GIS at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area; natural resource management at Buck Island Reef National Monument, Christiansted National Historic Site, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, and Cabrillo National Monument; cave and karst at Carlsbad Caverns National Park; paleontology and night skies at Chaco Culture National Historical Park; biology at Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy; visitor use at Guadalupe Mountains National Park; education at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park; acoustics at Homestead National Historical Park; hydrology at Hot Springs National Park; geomorphology at Yosemite National Park; and many more! https://www.nps.gov/…/scientists-in-parks-all…