Strengthen Your Organization’s Ability to Address Weather & Climate Challenges
The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) team, is thrilled to announce an opportunity to host an undergraduate student intern for 10 weeks during Summer 2025. This internship presents a unique opportunity for non-profits, city or county government offices, and community-based organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas to enhance their capacity in addressing climate-and weather-related challenges, while benefiting from the skills of motivated undergraduate students from the University of Oklahoma. Example skills and expertise that the interns will provide to the community partner include GIS technical assistance, climate data analyses and/or synthesis, report writing, logistical coordination for meetings, social media support, data entry, field work, outreach and more.
SCIPP’s Focus: SCIPP works across the four-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. We concentrate on addressing weather and climate concerns including severe storms, floods, hurricanes, and extreme temperatures, and work to improve communities’ abilities to plan for, absorb, recover from, and successfully adapt to the adverse effects of these events, both now and in the future.
About the Internship: The goal of the internship is to strengthen the capacity of community partners to address climate-and-weather challenges, while providing students with valuable professional experience. SCIPP will provide the hourly pay to support a student intern who will work on a project focused on climate-and weather-related issues that are of interest to you and your organization.
What Will Be Expected From Your Organization: If your organization has a need that aligns with SCIPP’s overarching focus, please fill out this Google Form. You may also contact SCIPP’s Program Manager, Caylah Cruickshank, to ask questions or talk through ideas. The host organization will be expected to:
- Provide dedicated office space and a laptop or desktop computer for the student intern.
- Offer basic mentorship and guidance for the student’s project.
- Host the student intern for a minimum of 8 weeks (maximum of 10 weeks) during the summer.
SCIPP staff will work with you to define a project that is meaningful and achievable within the timeframe of the internship.
SCIPP is a collaborative research program led by the University of Oklahoma, with partners at Louisiana State University, Texas Sea Grant at Texas A&M University, and Adaptation International. This broad network enables us to engage a diverse student body with expertise in meteorology, environmental sustainability, geography, public administration, communications, and many other disciplines. SCIPP researchers have expertise in both physical and social sciences, from fundamental to applied research.
Be a part of this meaningful opportunity! This is a fantastic way to prioritize a particular project or need of your organization, while helping students gain invaluable experience in the field. If you would like to participate, please fill out this brief application form by February 5, 2025. For questions and more information, please contact Caylah Cruickshank, SCIPP Program Manager, at caylahc@ou.edu or (405) 325-7809.