Water Quality Internship

The Internship

Experience Build your resume with an ecology-focused internship! At Nature Collective, you can develop expertise in conservation fields that truly make a difference, today and into the future. Dive into the space where San Diego nature is at a critical juncture – right where the ocean meets our receding coastline.

With mentorship from Nature Collective professionals, your internship can propel you toward an advanced degree – and career – in life science + environmental education. > *“It is natural to protect what we love. To fall in love with nature, we need a personal connection.”* > > ANNIE DUNNE, WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION Our Internship Programs Channel your love of nature and science into a rewarding internship program. Choose from the following options – even combine 3 – to focus your efforts on a special project and build an impressive resume.

We offer stipends for our internships. Water Quality The Water Quality Internship provides enthusiastic and detail-oriented individuals an opportunity to gain experience in monitoring water quality at six different locations in the San Elijo Lagoon. In addition, the interns will help out with data calibrations, retrievals, and analysis of our continuous data sondes.

Intern Year-Round at Nature Collective | Session | Start Date | End date | Duration | Accepting Applications | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Spring | January | May | 4 months | August 31, 2026 – November 2, 2026 | | Summer | May/June | August/September | 2-4 months | December 7, 2026 – February 26, 2027 | | Fall | September | January | 4 months | April 5, 2027 – June 11, 2027 | We are now accepting applications for Spring 2027 internships. Two written references are required.