🇺🇸 Ecological Impacts of Invasive Species Graduate Intern 🐟 WWF Markets Institute Internship in Washington, D.C., United States 🌍

World Wildlife Fund, one of the world's leading conservation organizations, is seeking a graduate intern to work on the ecological impacts of invasive species. Founded in 1961, WWF works to help people and nature thrive. As a global conservation organization, it operates in more than 100 countries, partnering with communities, companies, and governments to protect wildlife, conserve vital habitats, and advance sustainable solutions. Grounded in science and driven by collaboration, WWF works to conserve biodiversity, support resilient communities, and address climate change. Nearly 1 million people in the United States and more than 5 million globally are WWF members.

About the Work

WWF's Markets Institute has been leading an effort to explore market-based solutions to address invasive species. The team completed a deep dive into the pet food market potential and the ecological impact of market demand for invasive carp. In April, it released a "market use for invasive species" framework, laying out how to examine the potential of using invasives in markets from both a business and an ecological impact perspective. The team now wants to understand and categorize the threat of invasives more broadly. There is research on individual species, but little broad understanding of how pervasive invasive species are worldwide.

What You Will Do

WWF is looking for a graduate intern to help categorize this by establishing:

🐟 What the total biomass of invasive species is worldwide, and how that compares to other entities, such as wild mammals

🌱 The total population of invasive species compared to native wildlife

🌍 The percentage of animals and plants that are invasive in key targeted geographies

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Who Can Apply

Only enrolled students are eligible for this internship, as you must be able to receive academic credit from your current academic institution. You should be able to work either part-time or full-time, depending on your class schedule and availability. WWF is looking for someone with strong research skills, who is an analytical thinker, and who has an interest in food, agriculture, and/or sustainability. The ideal candidate identifies and aligns with WWF's core values:

🦁 Courage: demonstrating courage through actions, working for change where it is needed, and inspiring people and institutions to tackle the greatest threats to nature and the future of the planet

🤝 Integrity: living the principles we call on others to meet, acting with integrity, accountability, and transparency, and relying on facts and science to guide us

🙏 Respect: honoring the voices and knowledge of the people and communities we serve, and working to secure their rights to a sustainable future

🌐 Collaboration: delivering impact at the scale of the challenges we face through the power of collective action and innovation

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The Details

📍 Location: Washington, D.C., United States, with employees working in a hybrid mode

🕘 Schedule: part-time or full-time, depending on your class schedule and availability

Funding

This internship is unpaid. For all unpaid internships, applicants must be enrolled in school and able to obtain academic course credit from their university. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, as this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.