Marine Science Illustration Internship | Hybrid, Stipend

Austin Community College; College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 33,480; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend of $3,000

Housing allowance of $1,000 per month

Job summary

An educational institution is offering a Science Illustration Internship in College Park, Maryland. The role provides experience in scientific illustration and communication within coastal and marine sciences. Interns will collaborate with experienced teams to translate complex scientific topics into illustrations. This supported position lasts up to three months, offering a stipend of $3,000 and a $1,000 housing allowance monthly, requiring some in-person work while allowing for a hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Experience in scientific illustration and communicating complex topics.
• Ability to collaborate with scientists and writers.
• Interest in coastal and marine sciences.

Responsibilities

• Illustrate complex scientific topics with researchers and experts.
• Work on science translation and illustrate material for written content.
• Participate in projects related to Chesapeake Bay and coastal issues.

Skills

Scientific illustration

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Graduate or undergraduate-level scientific illustration, design, or fine arts program

Job description

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Science Illustration Internship at Maryland Sea Grant

This internship offers experience in scientific illustration and communication of topics in the coastal and marine sciences. This intern collaborates with researchers and subject matter experts at Maryland Sea Grant and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to illustrate a variety of complex scientific topics. The intern will have opportunities to engage in science translation, work with writers to pair illustrations with written copy, and collaborate with scientists working on Chesapeake Bay and coastal issues in Maryland alongside an experienced team of science communicators. We are looking for a student or recent graduate of a graduate- or undergraduate-level scientific illustration, design, and fine arts program.

This internship will support an intern for up to three months and includes a $3,000 stipend plus $1,000 housing allowance per month. The intern will be based at the Maryland Sea Grant office in College Park, Maryland. This position requires some in-person work, with the option for some remote work (hybrid model). The intern will also have opportunities to travel to and work at laboratories and other locations around the state. Start date is flexible after Memorial Day. Maryland Sea Grant first hosted this internship in 2025, thanks to funding from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.