Protected Area Downgrading, Downsizing, and Degazettement Marine or Terrestrial Intern

WWF

Apr 15

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Science
Sustainability
Washington, DC

Requirements

Required Qualifications
Completion of an undergraduate degree. Current or completed graduate students preferred. Relevant areas of study include environmental studies, environmental law, conservation biology, international development, geography, or a relevant interdisciplinary, sustainability or social science field. It is possible for candidates to use PADDD research to work toward a graduate degree program or thesis.
Experience with or the skills to find/download/manipulate spatial data, digitize paper maps, assemble and manage spatial datasets, create maps, and basic spatial analysis.
Demonstrated qualitative analysis and critical thinking skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Interest in conservation and international development issues.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, collaboratively and independently.
Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values:
COURAGE – We demonstrate courage through our actions, we work for change where it’s needed, and we inspire people and institutions to tackle the greatest threats to nature and the future of the planet, which is our home.
INTEGRITY – We live the principles we call on others to meet. We act with integrity, accountability, and transparency, and we rely on facts and science to guide us and to ensure that we learn and evolve.
RESPECT – We honor the voices and knowledge of people and communities that we serve, and we work to secure their rights to a sustainable future.
COLLABORATION – We deliver impact at the scale of the challenges we face through the power of collective action and innovation.
Desired Qualifications
Experience with database management
Experience with Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, or other reference management software
Experience with statistical analysis
Experience with accessing, managing, and analyzing geospatial dataset via ArcGIS experience
Optional
Foreign language skills, particularly Portuguese and/or Spanish
Experience with leveraging AI tools to search for information

Responsibilities

Register and document instances of marine OR terrestrial PADDD globally since 2020 by drawing upon legal documents, existing datasets, popular, gray, and peer-reviewed literatures, and personal communications.
Analyze instances of marine OR terrestrial to understand causes and conservation impacts and show emerging trends and patterns.
Visualize instances of marine OR terrestrial by using maps, graphs, and other visual material to illustrate spatial and temporal trends.
Support interviews or consultation with key stakeholders in certain geographies where PADDD has been informally or formally reported since 2020.
Prepare information and material for review with the intent to eventually share results widely across the conservation community via PADDDtracker.org.
Support the development of WWF’s strategy for engaging on PADDD issues and research, write, and/or analyze topics of relevance.
Engage and support a global taskforce via activities of interest: communications, policy, data, and trainings.
Optionally, publish findings in peer-reviewed scientific literature or draft briefings on main findings.

Application Process

Submit cover letter and resume through our Careers Page, Requisition #IN-24035 or IN-24036
Please specify in your cover letter the following items:
Which position you would be most interested in.
The timeline under which you could conduct this internship. Please clarify when you could start or when you would need to finish.
If you prefer to work full time or part time (approximate available hours per week)
Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to inquiries via phone

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Founded Year

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