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Posting Closing Date: 09/24/2025

OPS Hourly Rate: $16.83 hourly

Supervisor: Brandon Myers

Supervisor contact information for inquiries, (850-819-1141, brandon.myers@myfwc.com)

Position location: Tate’s Hell State Forest, 290 Airport Rd, Carrabelle, FL, 32322

Working term/hours: Expected term will be 25 weeks from January through June 2026 but is flexible within a couple weeks. Days are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST), Monday through Friday, may require some night or weekend duty. Occasional overnight travel is required.

Residency Requirement: Housing will be provided in nearby facilities for $10 a night (key deposit required).

Minimum qualifications: The target applicants will be juniors and seniors pursuing a bachelor’s degree in wildlife science or a closely related discipline or those who graduated in May/June 2025 or are graduating in December 2025.

Preferred qualifications: Applicants do not need to be highly skilled but must explain interest and demonstrate enthusiasm and the ability to work effectively with team members in the supporting cover letter.

Description of Duties:

FWC is seeking an intern to work with biologists and technicians to manage natural communities and wildlife populations on Tate’s Hell and Apalachicola Wildlife Management Areas. Significant time during this internship will be spent on surveying and monitoring locally important and imperiled wildlife species using scientifically accepted protocols, including the red-cockaded woodpecker. The intern will also receive basic prescribed fire training (S-130/190) and be expected to participate on burns as needed. Other opportunities to include involvement with breeding bird surveys, forest inventory, fish community sampling, sea turtle nest monitoring, and frosted flatwoods salamander monitoring, as well as the development of an independent survey.

Applicants should have a willingness and aptitude to learn how to conduct wildlife surveys and apply prescribed fire. Energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to work effectively in a team setting will be required as well as the ability to work in harsh conditions, including wet environments, biting insects, high heat, and high humidity. The selected candidate will be expected to operate ATVs, trucks, small boats, and various electronic equipment.