Intern (GIS -Geospatial)

Woodwell Climate Research Center is offering a Summer Intern (GIS - Geospatial) position for 2025. The intern will work with the Arctic team on mapping thaw landscapes using GIS software and remote sensing. Responsibilities include managing geospatial data, gaining practical experience, and networking with professionals. Candidates should be enrolled in relevant college programs and have exposure to GIS. The position is located in Falmouth, MA, with options for onsite, hybrid, or remote work.
Woodwell Climate Research Center

Summer Internships Program 2025

Mission

Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell Climate) conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate, people, and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.

Woodwell Climate is a rapidly growing, top-ranked, independent non-profit climate research institute whose mission is to advance science-based climate policies through scientific research and outreach. Our world-leading research helps individuals, organizations, corporations, communities, and nations understand the realities of climate change, recognize the impact on our planet, and embrace the urgent action needed to safeguard the future of life on Earth.

Summary

Join Woodwell’s 2025 Summer Internship Program as an Intern (GIS - Geospatial) on the Arctic team. Our team maps abrupt thaw landscapes in the Arctic using remote sensing and AI. As an intern, you will be provided with learning materials, documents, and hands-on training

Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To
• Work on a geospatial data set using GIS software.
• Manage a large-scale geospatial data set and its documentation
• Gain practical experience by working on projects and tasks within research
• Network with professionals in field of interest, including mentors, managers and other interns
• Develop and enhance skill sets within chosen scientific and/or operational programs
• Participation and learning of the Center’s scientific interdisciplinary and operational programs such as staff meetings, employee engagement activities.

Must Have The Following Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
• Exposure to GIS, geospatial data, ArcGIS would be preferable. Course work includes Earth sciences, Ecology, Geographic Information System or related.
• Basic proficiency with word processing, data management and presentation software (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or equivalent programs)

Qualifications
• Enrolled in college program in Computer Science, Environmental Science, Ecology, Botany, Biology, Chemistry or relevant field

Physical Requirements

In the office:
• Ability to tolerate sustained periods of walking, standing, sitting
• Ability to lift 25 pounds
• Ability to communicate
• Ability to kneel, bend, and carry items
• Ability to use phone and computers
• Repetitive movements
• Air, train, vehicle travel to attend meetings/event

Work Environment

The functions of this role are conducted in an indoor environment.

Application review will be ongoing

Desired Start Date: Monday, June 16, 2025 through August 22, 2025

Classification and Compensation: This is a full-time, temporary, hourly, non-exempt position, with an hourly salary MA min wage or equivalent. Internship will not exceed more than 90 days.

Location: Falmouth, MA Onsite, Hybrid or possibly Remote

Application Instructions: To apply, please complete the application, attach your resume and cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the responsibilities of this position in a single PDF to our career’s portal. All resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed.

Please visit Woodwell's website to learn more about Woodwell’s work.

Located on a 10-acre campus near the village of Woods Hole, the Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) is a private, non-profit research center. Woodwell is a leading source of climate science that drives the urgent action needed to solve climate change. Woodwell has 100+ staff members and is excited to welcome new employees to this work.

Woodwell is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Woodwell is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Woodwell

WE NEED ALL VOICES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our lifetimes. Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) understands that the climate crisis—from causes to consequences—is inextricably linked with persistent social injustice. Effectively addressing either requires addressing both. The climate crisis demands that we bring to bear all of the knowledge, expertise, innovation, and creativity that we can collectively muster, and those who have been marginalized and disproportionately impacted must be heard.

The work Woodwell does—the questions we ask, the ways we seek answers, and the strategies we put forward—is stronger when shaped by a diversity of knowledge, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to welcome, respect, and amplify differing voices. We value individuals as they are, with all their differences in race, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, and mental and physical abilities.

Woodwell acknowledges that our organization, and the scientific community more broadly, have a long way to go in living up to these ideals. We approach the work of improving our organization with the same ambition and commitment to systemic change that we bring to addressing climate change.

We will inevitably make mistakes, but we will continue to listen, learn, and do this critical work. We understand that this work requires an ongoing commitment from each and every one of us. We are actively engaged in building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive culture within our organization, and in fostering greater diversity in climate science.

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