Students who will be enrolled in Fall 2023 can participate in the Summer and Fall 2023 Scientists-in-Parks Internship Program. This program pairs students with park staff to accomplish a specific project. For example, the Fog Monitoring Program Interns were funded through this program. The best positions have Direct Hire Authorities (it will say in the position description if a hiring authority is offered), which allow interns to be non-competitively hired into federal jobs after graduation. Both undergraduate and graduate students can apply. Applications for Summer 2023 open around December of 2022.
For info on Scientists-in-Parks:
For those who are graduating soon, there are plenty of opportunities for employment with the National Park Service. Remember that parks need all career types and trainings to run (e.g., tradespeople, accountants, IT professionals, educators, maintenance technicians and scientists). You can apply for any job that is listed as "open to the public", but the "recent graduates" pathway is a great way to get hired up to 2 years after your graduation. That's how I got hired and I really liked having a designated mentor through the first year of employment. Make sure to check out federal resumes online - they have unique formatting and information requirements.
All federal positions are posted here: USAJOBS - The Federal Government's official employment site
There are also positions that aren't federal positions, but are considered "partner staff" at National Parks. These are generally shorter appointments, and can help you get more experience.
Great Basin Institute Research Associate Program: Research Associate Program - The Great Basin Institute - Services
The Sierra Nevada Inventory & Monitoring Network (https://www.nps.gov/im/sien/work-with-us.htm) has a crop of positions with applications opening on Monday (via USAjobs) that will only be open next week. Their website also has great information about preparing a federal resume.
