Position Title: Strategy & Impact Intern – Summer 2026
Department: Strategy & Impact - 1150
Classification: Non-Exempt
Employee Type: INT - Intern
Direct Report: Social Impact Strategist
Position Summary:
The Strategy & Impact Intern supports Georgia Aquarium’s commitment to protecting and understanding Atlanta’s water systems. This role helps advance Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)—an initiative that connects scientific insight, community engagement, and environmental stewardship to strengthen water quality across the Atlanta watershed. The intern will assist with water quality monitoring, help maintain and organize community-submitted data, and support ongoing development and implementation of CSR platform projects. This position is ideal for students interested in environmental science, conservation, or community-based science and education.
Responsibilities:
Water Quality Testing & Data Management
- Assist the Environmental Health team with water sampling in streams, rivers, and urban waterways across the Atlanta watershed.
- Enter, review, and quality-check community-submitted water quality data uploaded to the CSR portal.
- Assist with generating simple summaries, visuals, or insights for internal stakeholders and public reporting.
Community Engagement & Education Support
- Participate in volunteer trainings, community cleanups, and water monitoring events.
- Help explain basic water science concepts, the role of the Atlanta watershed, and the importance of stewardship to visitors and community members.
- Assist with research on best practices in urban water stewardship, citizen science, and environmental education.
- Contribute creative ideas to strengthen community participation, data collection, and program accessibility.
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Public Health, Conservation, or a related field.
- Interest in water quality, aquatic systems, or environmental stewardship.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, especially when handling data.
- Comfortable working outdoors in varying conditions (training and support provided).
- Good communication skills and willingness to engage with community volunteers, visitors, and partners.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
- This is an experience-based, paid internship.
- Application Requirement: The internship application will require a resume and cover letter. Please submit as a PDF with a file name that indicates your name and the internship you’re applying for. Example: John_Smith_Internship_Resume.
Important Dates for Summer 2026 Semester:
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 18th. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and may close before the official deadline.
Mandatory Summer 2026 Orientation: Wednesday, May 27th, 2026.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and work around saltwater. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Commitment:
I commit to Georgia Aquarium, Inc. to be a part of the following:
Mission: Georgia Aquarium is a nonprofit committed to inspiring awareness and preservation of our ocean and Aquatic animals worldwide.
Vision: To be the Premier Aquarium in the World for Science, Entertainment, Education and Conservation.
Values: Respect, Teamwork, Integrity, Innovation, Leadership, Excellence, Appreciation & Inclusion
