Housing Support: Housing stipend up to $5,000 for the entire Fellowship is authorized based on actual expenses incurred.  Fellow will be required to provide documentation to validate reimbursement. 

Housing Description: Fellow will be responsible for locating and securing suitable housing. A housing stipend is included up to $5000. Housing options in Anchorage, AK, include student university housing (if available) or shared housing with other interns and DFP Fellows. Distance of duty station is less than 3 miles from the university housing we've obtained in the past.

Valid Driver’s License: Required

Transportation Support Description: Public transportation is available in Anchorage as is access to a government vehicle and bike. The city offers many trails for biking and walking.

Position Description: Anchorage is Alaska's largest city. With the Chugach Mountains to the East and Cook Inlet to the west, the city is both metropolitan and wild, with bears, moose, and Pacific salmon juxtaposed against an urban environment. The Anchorage school district is also one of the most diverse in the country with equally diverse human connections to the outdoors (and lack thereof due to barriers).

You will be joining a team facilitating meaningful and inclusive community connections to nature in urban Alaska. Our vision is outdoor spaces that are welcoming and accessible to people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives: where favorite memories are made; wellbeing found; relationships formed; wild foods are collected and shared; seeds of stewardship sowed and grown; and the norm is to be ‘outdoorsy’ in safe and culturally affirming ways.

The selected Fellow will be responsible for:

• Organizing listening sessions within diverse neighborhoods,
• Incorporating feedback from those sessions into in person and virtual fish and wildlife programming, and a final presentation/report, and
• Communicating with community members, youth organizations, partners and scheduling/facilitating meetings and in-person programming in Anchorage.

Beyond those deliverables and tasks, developmental and learning opportunities include in-person and virtual fieldwork and job shadows outside of Anchorage as well as interactions with staff in other FWS programs.

Minimum Education Level: Open for consideration to undergraduate rising seniors/seniors who will not complete their degree requirements before September 22, 2024.

Fields of Study:

• Biological Sciences
• Education/Outreach

Working Conditions Requirements: 

• Ability to work on a team

Desired Characteristics: 

• Teamwork
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience scheduling meetings and programs
• Good organizational skills