Mississippi River Fellowship

Email cover letter, resume, and references to Tamara Few at [email protected]. Please include “Mississippi River Fellowship” in the subject line of the email. Deadline: 5PM, April 14, 2023. This 10-week fellowship is a paid opportunity for diverse and underrepresented young adults ages 18-25 to explore the different branches of the National Park Service including Visitor Services, Interpretation & Education, Natural & Cultural Resource Management, and the Volunteer Program. The fellows work directly with National Park Service Rangers, Mississippi Park Connection staff, and other park partners to facilitate educational programs, habitat restoration events, and wildlife monitoring on the Mississippi River.

Hours: Approximately 32 hours per week; total of 10 weeks. May include weekend or evening hours. May require days that are longer or shorter than eight hours.

Location: Combination of working from home and in the field within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

To Apply: Email cover letter, resume, and references to Tamara Few at [email protected]. Please include “Mississippi River Fellowship” in the subject line of the email. Deadline: 5PM, April 14, 2023

“The fellowship gave me many opportunities to meet and work with different specialists in the National Park Service. Helping and learning about pollinators, bats, dragonflies, and beavers was not only incredibly enriching, but impacted my goals and ambitions regarding careers in National Parks. Having the time to shadow biologists in the field was eye-opening, and one of my favorite parts of the past summer.

Another aspect of the fellowship was working with schools and summer camps; something I’ve always loved, but combining it with educating about the outdoors was important to me, and I’m grateful to have had those kinds of experiences in this fellowship. On the other hand, the visitor centers and interacting with the public was a job I hadn’t been as interested in as the more physically hands-on jobs, but sharing knowledge and inviting people to learn about our park was much more rewarding and exciting than I thought it would be. I loved talking to people and connecting the park to their stories.”