Opportunities

Social Media Communications Internship

Basics

• Start date: As soon as filled / Summer 2023
• Application review starts May 22, 2023
• Position location: Laramie, Wyoming; remote work possible
• Position type: part-time, unbenefited
• Duration: 3 months; possibility to extend through the academic year
• Optional 3-4 hours of credit
• Hours: 10/week, with a flexible schedule and weekly meetings
• Pay: $12.50 (undergrad), $15/hr (master’s), or $17.50/hr (doctoral student)

 

Position Description

The UW Biodiversity Institute is offering a social media and communications internship. This is a great opportunity for a self-motivated student with a passion for communicating science to non-scientists Through this internship, the successful candidate will gain hands-on experience in science communication.

Depending on current Biodiversity Institute needs and the applicant’s skills, responsibilities may include:

• Developing, writing, and editing content for web, social, and print media;
• Co-managing a weekly, monthly, and long-term communications calendar with other Institute personnel;
• Tracking media and social media coverage related to the Institute and partners;
• Tracking, analyzing, and reporting on social media and other Institute communications efforts and contributing to strategic planning associated with communications;
• Preparing content for newsletters or other mailings;
• Assisting with general communications office functions as assigned;
• Training in specific science communication techniques and practices, as appropriate.

The intern will be supervised by Abbey Morales Eggener, our Communications and Marketing Specialist. The intern will also work with the rest of the Institute team.

 

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have prior internship or professional experience in communications as well as a strong desire to gain content management and science communications skills in a professional setting. The right candidate is a UW graduate or undergraduate student studying communication, journalism, agriculture communication, biodiversity, or a related field. Prior internship or work experience is not required but preferred. 

 

To Apply

Submit an application to Erendira Abbey Morales Eggener at emorale3@uwyo.edu. Initial review of applications will begin May 22, 2023. This position is open until filled. Application should include:

• Cover letter (max 2 pages) explaining a) your interest in the internship and how it relates to your career goals; b) aspects of the internship you would particularly like to pursue.
• Resume/CV (1-3 pages welcomed) emphasizing: a) communication-related experience, including training; b) science background (incl. education, volunteer and outreach experience); c) other experience relevant to sharing/translating science.
• Science communication samples: 2-3 samples of work you have done, in any media, published or not, that demonstrate your abilities and interests relevant to this position. If the samples are not science-related, please provide a brief description (<100 words) helping us make the connection. Please provide screen shots as well as links, if the material exists only online.
• Optional: Contact information for two references. Reference letters are not required.

 

About the UW Biodiversity Institute

Located in the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center at the University of Wyoming. The UW Biodiversity Institute fosters the understanding, appreciation and conservation of biological diversity through innovative research, education, and outreach, and by engaging a broad audience in the scientific process.

The Biodiversity Institute works with scientists, resource managers, educators, and the public to further the understanding and conservation of biodiversity. We seek to provide a unique service to Wyoming and beyond by facilitating collaborative research projects, disseminating research, distributing grants,

and providing educational, outreach, and citizen science programs for scientists, students and the public. Our communications efforts produce and distribute a wide variety of communications materials to share the work of UW biodiversity researchers with broad audiences.

The UW Biodiversity Institute and the University of Wyoming are an equal opportunity employer, and the Institute also provides a flexible and supportive working environment.