NOAA Chesapeake Research Consortium Climate Change Internship

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seeks a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2020 (12 weeks) to assist with the development of ecological indicators related to assessing the climate resiliency of living resources. Climate change indicators of interest include changes in Bay water temperature or shoreline condition (e.g., living shorelines, such as wetlands and oyster reefs, versus hardened shorelines), and corresponding impacts on fish and submerged aquatic vegetation habitats and species distribution. Specifically, the intern will work with the Chesapeake Bay Program Climate Resiliency Workgroup, managed by NCBO, and the NCBO habitat science team to identify and analyze relevant data and devise strategies to translate this information into indicators that can be used to track and analyze trends, impacts, and progress towards advancing climate resiliency – the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions. This work supports the climate resiliency goals and outcomes in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. for more information on the internship and to apply, click here.