Work locally and overseas in a mentoring environment with Sweetwater’s Director and Lead Scientist to research and apply appropriate water management technologies, engaging with client communities for hands-on applications. This job may include international and regional travel for project development.

Projected Start Date

Spring, 2024

Location

West Plains, Missouri

Hours

Full-time (40 hrs/wk)

Interns must commit to 3 – 12 months. Exact duration is flexible depending on availability.

Compensation

Stipend: $500/mo

Interns are encouraged to develop prayer and financial ministry partners for additional support. Sweetwater will facilitate this development through training and advocacy on an as-needed basis.

Housing is provided through local host families at little-to-no cost to the intern.

Responsibilities

• Research ecologically integrated strategies to nurturing water quantity and quality in water-stressed communities, design experiments that test applicability of the strategies within diverse cultural contexts, execute the experiments, and communicate the results through technical notes, peer-reviewed publications, public presentations, and direct interactions with client communities.
• Engage the local community with regular STEM activities, including occasional lectures at universities, high schools, and elementary school.
• Assist with Sweetwater fundraising and outreach activities.
• Activities will be tailored, within reason, to the skills and interests of the applicant. .

Qualifications

• Ability to think outside the box
• Thorough understanding of the scientific method
• Basic understanding of technical writing
• A curious mind who is made joyful by discovery
• Contentment (excitement even!) working with limited resources to solve real-world problems
• Believer in Jesus Christ is preferred and can, in good conscience, sign Sweetwater’s Statement of Faith.

Application

Please send a Resume/CV to admin@SweetwaterResearch.org with the subject “Appropriate Technologies Research Intern”.