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Internship Opportunities at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Are you looking for valuable "hands-on" experience in your career field? The National Park Service (NPS) offers beautiful and challenging environments with summer and winter internship programs intended to provide working experience to augment your degree program. Natural and cultural resource management, park ranger, and facility management internships are available with the NPS at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, Michigan. Many alumni of the internship program have enrolled in graduate school programs and/or successfully started careers in the National Park Service. Check out this year's internship opportunities.

Anishinaabek Stories and Lifeways Interpreters
The Anishinaabek legend--the story of the devoted mother bear and her lost cubs--gives Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore its name, and the park’s landscapes and natural resources are vital to the Anishinaabek of northwest lower Michigan and their ancestors. Yet little of their story, past and current knowledge of and respect for its resources of the land, is currently part of the park’s interpretation. The park is recruiting Anishinaabek youth to help develop interpretive programs using the knowledge of their cultural patrimony and in consultation with their Tribal Elders. From these resources they can share their story and knowledge of this place with visitors through guided trail walks, distance learning programs, social media, and outreach into the local communities.
Anishinaabek Stories and Lifeways Interpreters position description

 
 
 
Current Job Opportunities

Applications for jobs with the National Park Service are accepted via USAJOBS, the federal government's official source for job listings and employment information. The jobs listed below are drawn from USAJOBS; clicking on any of them will take you to the detailed job announcement on that site. Learn more about working for the National Park Service.

Open Period:
September 11, 2023 - October 02, 2023
Salary:
$22.28 - $29.09 / PH
Position Info:
Work schedule is dependent upon the position. - Not to Exceed: 1039 Hours  
Series and Grade:
GS - 0025 - 5/7  
Who May Apply:
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Open to the public
Location(s):
Marble Falls, Arkansas
Saint Joe, Arkansas
Yellville, Arkansas
Empire, Michigan
International Falls, Minnesota
Valentine, Nebraska
Custer, South Dakota
Job Summary
Closing date has been extended to meet applicant limit. Park Ranger (Protection) apply laws and regulations to protect both visitors and resources of our National Parks, and ensure a safe visitor experience through patrols, emergency response, and investigations. Likely Entry on Duty: Mar-July 2024. Open to the first 150 applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the 10/02/2023 to be considered. For more park(s) information, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
Open Period:
September 11, 2023 - October 02, 2023
Salary:
$14.38 - $29.09 / PH
Position Info:
Work schedule is dependent upon the position. - Not to Exceed: 1039 hours.  
Series and Grade:
GS - 0503 - 3/7  
Who May Apply:
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Open to the public
Location(s):
Porter, Indiana
Empire, Michigan
Grand Marais, Michigan
Munising, Michigan
Put-In-Bay, Ohio
Interior, South Dakota
Job Summary
Closing date has been extended to meet applicant limit. Collect and account for fees at various locations interacting with visitors and sharing information. Serve as front-line representative to answer questions and offer guidance to guests. Likely Entry on Duty: March-July 2024. Open to the first 500 applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the 10/02/2023 to be considered. For more park(s) information, select "Learn more about this agency" below:

To view more NPS job opportunities, go to USAJOBS.

Last updated: September 13, 2023

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