Temporary Research Monitoring Intern

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and Mac Arthur Genius Fellows.

A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

This position is through a program called the Resource Monitoring Internship (ReMI), which is a collaboration between the South Florida/Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network of the National Park Service and Florida International University. The ReMI program is designed to facilitate the introduction of students via a recently graduated student or a graduate student to gain experience in resource monitoring. This position is mostly concentrated on soil sampling, bird monitoring, vegetation sampling, sampling of exotic vegetation, and mapping of vegetation communities.

The research assistant will work on projects related to the management of natural resources in Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, and possible work occurring in Dry Tortugas National Park, Virgin Islands National Park and Salt River Ecological Preserve, St. Croix. This position has a large field component.

• Vegetation
• Periphyton
• Bird nesting
• Soil monitoring in the following sub area field work
• Data collection
• Data input
• QA/QC of inputted data
• The production of basic interpretations of rendering of data
• Equipment maintenance
• Cleaning and cataloging of equipment
• Specimens

South Florida / Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network, 18001 Old Cutler Road Suite 419.

High school diploma with three (3) years of experience or two (2) years of post‑secondary education with one (1) year of experience; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

• Knowledge about South Florida Ecology, vegetation, GIS, and sampling experiences, and/or a strong desire to learn these skills.
• Completed an undergraduate degree in Biology, Earth and the Environment, or a related field.
• Comfortable working independently on task‑oriented projects.
• Ability to camp for an extended period of time.
• Any research experience is helpful, especially related to vegetation, birds, soils, and/or water, or other natural history experience.
• Experience with data collection, basic skills in Excel, MSWord or comparable programs, photography, or photographic manipulation, and/or GIS.
• Outdoor experience such as camping, boat skills, kayaking, or canoeing is useful; must be able to swim.

Temporary

As a temporary employee, you will not be eligible to participate in all employee benefit programs (e.g., paid leave, retirement, or tuition reimbursement). Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a temporary employee who works on average 30 hours or more per week may be eligible to enroll in health care benefits. As a temporary employee, you are also eligible to enroll in supplemental plans (e.g., dental, vision) which requires full payment on your part.

Upon completing an assignment, employees may apply for a position on FIU Careers.

• Monday‑Friday

• $17.00 per hour.

• Criminal Background Check
• Driver's License Check
• Research Expanded Background Check

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