Job Opportunities
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program maintains the official inventory of the natural heritage resources of North Carolina. The program classifies the natural communities and tracks rare species and rare natural communities in the state. These rare species and natural communities are the focus of biodiversity conservation efforts. NCNHP maintains a database of specific locations based on natural area surveys conducted by staff as well as data contributed from the scientific community, published literature, and specimen records.
The NC Natural Heritage Program is now accepting applications for our paid Summer Internships. This year we have two positions, a Field Biologist/GIS Mapping Internship based in Raleigh and a Mountain Area Field Biologist Internship based in Asheville. The positions close on January 6, 2025.
The intern will work full-time from May 19th – July 25th 2025. Applicants must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college, university, law school, community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state.
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