We’re hiring a summer science communications intern through the EarthLab Summer Internship Program. Applications are due February 6 by 5 pm.

The intern will distill scientific information into accurate, compelling, and accessible stories and case studies for multiple platforms (e.g., website, social media, StoryMaps, flyers, etc.), develop an editorial calendar related to nature-based days (e.g., Earth Day, Arbor Day, etc.) and free parks days, and draft social media posts. The intern will work with the site supervisor to choose projects and media that best align with their skill sets and interests. The intern may develop additional creative opportunities with the support of the site supervisor.

The intern in this position will have an opportunity to build an understanding of the connection between nature and human health, of how redlining and systemic racism influences equitable engagement with nature, and build writing skills, especially related to distilling research into relatable content for the public

The candidate best suited for this internship position:

• Has a passion for distilling complex scientific concepts into compelling narratives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Comfortability reaching out to folx for interviews
• Comfortability giving and receiving feedback

Hours

25 hours per week (20 hours per week with Nature and Health and 5 hours per week with the EarthLab cohort)

Total Summer Stipend

$4,950 disbursed over the 9 week internship, plus $180 total travel stipend per intern

Location

Hybrid. Internship activities are remote, with required in-person EarthLab cohort meetings each Monday from 9 am – 1 pm.

Calling UW undergrads! We’re looking for two interns to join our team this summer through EarthLab’s Summer Internship Program. You’ll help us evaluate the healthcare benefits of spending time in nature. Applications are due on March 1, 2024 by 5 pm.

Internship Summary

Available Internship Positions: 2

Hours: 25 hours per week (20 hours per week with Nature and Health and 5 hours per week with the EarthLab cohort)

Total Summer Stipend: $4,950 disbursed over the 9 week internship, plus $180 total travel stipend per intern

Location: Hybrid, including a required in-person EarthLab cohort meeting each Tuesday from 9 am – 1 pm

Description: Nature and Health is a collaboration of nearly 400 researchers, healthcare practitioners, policymakers, urban planners, and community members who are passionate about understanding how time spent in nature can improve human health and well-being. Our findings help shape programs, policies, and spaces that improve health for all people and protect nature. Over the coming year, one of our major goals is to calculate the healthcare cost savings associated with spending time in nature. In other words, how much money can we save by prescribing time in nature and by increasing access to nature? We need to answer these questions before we can influence policy at a meaningful and systemic scale. Intern(s) will create a comprehensive literature review related to healthcare cost savings based on time spent in nature. This literature review will serve as the foundation for a Healthcare Economist to derive healthcare cost savings predictions for different health conditions and exposure to nature scenarios.

Activities will include determining inclusion/exclusion criteria, conducting searches in published literature, saving search results in a citation management tool, de-duplicating search results, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of individual sources and evaluating them for bias, methodologies, and thoroughness, grouping results to an organizational structure that helps answer our research questions, highlighting any gaps that may exist in research to date, analyzing the information gathered, and synthesizing bodies of research into easily readable summaries

Requires strong communication, organizational, and research skills.

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