Contribute to developing and implementing EwA’s citizen science programs, and assist us in our citizen science events.

Depending on your background and pace of learning, our goal is to have you become an accomplished citizen scientist who is also comfortable in leading events, speaking in public seminars with us. With us, you’ll gain invaluable leadership and communication skills. You’ll experience all levels of nonprofit management and you’ll gain exposure to local and international organizations in our domain of expertise.

We work with our interns to set personal development goals and we periodically evaluate these goals.

First, we’ll train you so that you acquire essential/foundational knowledge about what citizen science is, about our projects, the tools, and the data platforms. You’ll learn about project protocols, how to gather data relevant to science and scientists. You’ll learn about methodology and analysis; about how to develop projects to answer scientific questions & fulfill conservation needs. You’ll learn how to implement those projects, and how to communicate them.

Any of our citizen science projects is paired with the development of etiquettes, guides, and/or protocols. You’ll participate actively in the development of those. In the process, you’ll have the opportunity to meet experts, challenge your knowledge and bring your own knowledge in. You’ll also experience the full process behind researching, developing and laying out such important outlines and recommendations.

We are excited to have you join a great cause, organization, and team!

Responsibilities

Primary

• Fieldwork (at the study sites) collecting important data following the EwA Biodiversity study-specific protocols
• Science data record on national and global platforms & services
• Assist our citizen science public events and lectures
• Collaborate on the development and the update of project associated etiquettes, guides and nature lesson plans
• Draft research reports and summaries about community engagement with our citizen science projects & seminars
• Draft news and posts relating to citizen science and our studies

Other Responsibilities may include

• EwA website content development
• Project fundraising including tracking annual appeal responses and researching and drafting grant proposals.
• Working alongside Board of Directors, and collaborators to develop goals for the organization.

Qualification and skills

The citizen science assistant should be an independent thinker with strong work ethics, high attention for details, and a passion for environmental and community development. The candidates should have strong communication, speaking and writing skills. They should have the ability to prioritize simultaneous projects while remaining flexible.

Knowledge & Technical skills

• Foundational knowledge in ecology, conservation biology and/or environmental studies is preferable.
• Familiarity with the use of G Suite apps (Gmail, Doc, Spreadsheet, Forms, Groups, Slides, etc.)
• Familiarity with QGIS, Nature’s Notebook, iNaturalist, and similar data platforms is preferred but not required.