Bat Acoustics Monitoring and Data Analysis Intern - ONSITE - Minnesota-Wisconsin Ecological Field Services Office (Bloomington, MN) at Environment for the Americas

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Bat Acoustics Monitoring and Data Analysis Intern - ONSITE - Minnesota-Wisconsin Ecological Field Services Office (Bloomington, MN)

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | Environment for the Americas | Full-time

Start Date: May 25, 2026 - June 29th, 2026 (earlier start preferred)
End Date: August 16, 2026 (or 12 weeks from start date)
Compensation: $680 per week; housing support; assistance with travel costs to site
Application Due: ASAP or until May 20th, 2026

Environment for the Americas Internship Programs seek to engage young professionals from all backgrounds in natural resource and conservation careers. You must:

Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
Be between the ages of 18-30 (35 if a veteran)
Be willing to undergo a background check
Have a valid driver’s license

* A personal vehicle is optional for this position.

Position Description:

In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the position includes a variety of field and office work opportunities to provide the intern with a diverse breadth of experience that could be applied to future conservation-related positions. The intern will focus primarily on the study of bat acoustics. Bats navigate and find insect prey using echolocation, and their echolocation calls are at frequencies above human hearing.

The study of bat acoustic calls requires the use of specialized bat acoustic equipment with microphones capable of recording these high frequencies. This recorded acoustic call data can provide insight into where bat species are found, their behavior, distribution, and activity.

This position will include bat acoustic data collection (deploying acoustic detectors at locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin), data analysis, review of previous years’ project data, learning about the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat), and review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Bat Survey Guidelines.

The intern will also have the opportunity to participate in other field survey work, endangered bumble bee surveys, and monitoring efforts in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Work Products:

Data files with collected and analyzed bat acoustic data
A report that includes a list of bat species found at each surveyed location
Development of outreach template product(s) (for example, a newsletter or story map) to facilitate conservation storytelling to diverse audiences.

Qualifications:

Relevant majors: Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Environmental Sciences, or other similar undergraduate or graduate programs. Preference for current graduate students, those with a completed undergraduate degree, or current upperclassmen undergraduate students with more experience (see below).

Experience with collecting biological data in the field, data analysis, and potential GIS experience

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