Job Openings
Interested in working with Wildly Native Suburbia?
As we grow, we may have opportunities for people interested in native plants, ecology, restoration, creative writing, environmental education, outreach, and the many other skills that go into this work.
Current openings will be posted here as they become available.
Internships
Nick taking care of pawpaw, red oak, white oak, flowering dogwood, and eastern white pine in the greenhouse to prepare them for physiology experiments.
Trying to see how many plant species we can find! Here, we are standing amidst a sea of pawpaw and spicebush and trying to use a dichotomous key to determine which species of elm we found.
Shelby building and testing sap flow sensors, which allow us to measure the movement of water through plants. In this study, we wanted to understand how drought and fog exposure affect native seedling health.
Ren learning how to climb trees using single rope technique (SRT); from tree selection based on health and canopy structure, to rigging, knot tying, and climbing safely on gear.
Madelyn standing in a hollowed-out snag (standing dead tree) that we found while surveying an old-growth beech-maple forest. These structures create wonderful habitat for all kinds of forest critters!
Anna using a gas exchange machine to measure the photosynthesis of the leaves of infected red maple trees.
Cait and Anna measuring out forest plots with a meter tape to add geographic and botanical information to a long-term data set.
Izzy aloft in a tropical strangler fig. In this study, we are trying to understand how epiphyte communities (plants that grow on other plants) grow back after being removed.
Louise and Will navigating through tough terrain in order to service and maintain microclimate stations. These stations record things like temperature and relative humidity all day, every day!
The photos above show students and early-career scientists that I have had the opportunity to mentor and work with through the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry’s Gotsch Lab, the University of Dayton Department of Biology’s McEwan Lab, and Palo Vivo in partnership with the Center for International Education and Experience (CIEE) in Monteverde, Costa Rica. These experiences have shaped how I approach mentorship: creating opportunities for people to gain hands-on experience, ask questions, explore their interests, and become more confident in their own path. Click on the images to learn more.
Wildly Native Suburbia hosts internships for high school students, college students, and others interested in exploring ecology, nature, and the environment.
You don’t have to be planning a career in science. Maybe you’re an artist, writer, photographer, educator, or simply someone who wants to spend more time learning about the natural world. We’re interested in working with people who want to connect their own interests with ecology and environmental work.
Internships are flexible and may include fieldwork, greenhouse work, writing, creative projects, environmental education, or an independent project of your own.
Interested in an internship? Reach out and tell us a little about yourself and what you’d like to explore.
Job Openings
There are currently no job openings.
We’re always interested in hearing from people who think they could bring something valuable to Wildly Native Suburbia. Send us a message and tell us a little about yourself, your experience, and what you’d be interested in doing.