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Search here for STEM-related internships and job opportunities for high school students, college students, and professionals in the Cape region. Add your own listing using the button below. Check back often as new posts are added regularly! Questions? Contact: director@capecodstemnetwork.org
Facilities Engineer
Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woods Hole, MA)
Join Woodwell Climate’s Facility team as the Facilities Engineer to help maintain the Center’s Campus. The Facilities Engineer is crucial to our organization's ability to serve the community, as it directly contributes to providing a clean, safe, and functional environment for all. Perform daily operations for both the internal and external maintenance of campus buildings, remote sites; coordinate contractors and may perform both routine and emergency repairs.
Watershed Restoration Project Manager
Save Buzzards Bay
Description: Buzzards Bay Coalition is seeking an experienced ecological restoration professional to join our Watershed Protection team, helping to increase the pace of implementation for ecological restoration projects in the Bay’s watershed. The Watershed Restoration Project Manager will manage the development, design/engineering, permitting and implementation/construction of coastal, wetland and riverine ecological restoration projects throughout the Buzzards Bay watershed. Projects include saltmarsh and freshwater wetland restoration (including wetland restoration in retired cranberry bogs), stream channel and bank restoration, and addressing fish passage barriers including removal of dams and replacement of culverts. The full-time position will work closely with the Coalition’s Senior Restoration Ecologist and Vice President of Watershed Protection.
MBL Science Communications & Social Media Specialist
Marine Biological Laboratory, MBL Woods Hole
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) seeks a highly motivated professional to maintain and grow engagement with the Marine Biological Laboratory across our digital channels. The Science Communications & Social Media Specialist will play a key role in developing content to promote the MBL, creating multimedia communications to enhance visual storytelling and marketing efforts.
Blue Economy Internships
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
WHOI are offering a paid internship opportunity for Cape Cod Community College students at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, MA, January-May, 2026. The program consists of a short course on “Blue Economy” topics and an internship placement in a WHOI lab. No previous experience is required – just interest and a desire to learn more!
Winter Seasonal Laborer II
Waquoit Bay
The Waquoit Bay Reserve is located on the south shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and contains open waters, salt and fresh marshes, barrier beaches, sand dunes, rivers, mixed pine and oak forests, and sandplain grasslands. Waquoit Bay, approximately 825 acres, is the dominant water feature and once supported one of the most diverse estuarine fish communities in the state. Waquoit Bay is still important to commercial and recreational shellfish and finfish fisheries.
Research Assistant I, Marine Debris and Plastics Program
https://coastalstudies.bamboohr.com/careers/25
The Center's MDPP investigates and responds to abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), end-of-life fishing gear and aquaculture equipment, beach debris, microplastics and other marine plastic debris issues. Since its inception in 2012, the primary focus of the program has been removal of ALDFG from the waters of Cape Cod Bay, recently expanding to include collaborative efforts from southern New England to the Canadian border, working with dozens of partners in the region. The program has two full-time staff and over 150 active volunteers who support field work and data collection. An additional 40+ artists work with the program's debris collection to encourage public awareness of marine debris issues.
RME Field Technician – Health & Environment
Barnstable County
Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment is seeking a full-time RME Field Technician to support our Innovative/Alternative Septic System Responsible Management Entity (RME) program.
Blue Economy Internship for CCCC students
WHOI and CCCC
Paid internship opportunity for Cape Cod Community College students at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, MA.
Mathematics Faculty Member
Cape Cod Community College
The Department of Mathematics is seeking a full-time faculty member to teach a wide range of Mathematics courses offered, including Calculus and Statistics. This includes preparing and presenting lectures, leading and facilitating classroom discussions, and evaluating and grading student performance while maintaining a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in pursuing equitable student outcomes. They will also be responsible for advising students on academic matters, such as course selection and career paths. This is a tenure-track position to be filled ideally for the Spring 2026 semester, alternatively the Fall 2026 semester.
District Network Specialist
Barnstable Public Schools
Setup and configure new hardware; Troubleshoot and maintain PC/Apple servers and computers throughout the district; Assist Technology Assistants with hardware issues
Water Operator
Town of Brewster
The Town of Brewster seeks qualified candidates for the position of a Licensed Water Operator. This position is responsible for inspections, maintenance, and operation of the Town’s water systems, including well sites, lime stations, and treatment facilities. The ideal candidate is a team player with a willingness to contribute to the Water Department's mission of continuing to provide safe and award-winning water to the community.
Field Teacher
Mass Audubon
Mass Audubon is seeking field teachers to help with field trips at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (Barnstable) and Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Wellfleet) and outreach school programs in PreK through high school classrooms across the Cape. Field teachers work closely with our year-round education staff to provide hands-on, inquiry-based experiences that teach standards-aligned science content and practices. Long Pasture and Wellfleet Bay are home to a variety of coastal habitats, including salt marsh, sandy beach, and tidal flats, as well as forest and freshwater wetlands.
Marine Mammal Conservation Intern
Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
Whale and Dolphin Conservation’s North American office is offering a 12-week, entry-level Marine Mammal Conservation Internship to candidates with little to no prior experience. This opportunity will help to build skills relevant to the field of marine conservation while providing interns with insight into the inner workings of a non-profit as well as job skills transferable to any field.
Paid, temporary, full-time
Deadline to apply: October 24 or when 50 applications are received - whichever comes first.
Laboratory/Field Technician - Water Quality Monitoring Program
Center for Coastal Studies
The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) has monitored the water quality of Cape Cod Bay continuously for 20 years, and Nantucket Sound for 15 years.
Through collaborations with several other organizations, CCS currently collects water quality data and samples at over 120 stations, encompassing Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound and the majority of the embayments and estuaries throughout Cape Cod. These stations are sampled regularly providing an impressive dataset that reveals long-term trends as well as seasonal and interannual variability.
Learning Specialist, Mathematics
Cape Cod Community College
The Mathematics Learning Specialist is a member of a team which staffs the Math Learning Center and trains, supervises, and evaluates peer tutors to provide small group and individualized tutoring for mathematics courses taught at the College in the Math Learning Center and remotely using Zoom.
Biology Faculty Member
Cape Cod Community College
The Department of Science is seeking a full-time faculty member to teach a wide range of Biology courses offered. This includes preparing and presenting lectures in multiple modalities, developing laboratory exercises, leading and facilitating classroom discussions, and evaluating and grading student performance while maintaining a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in pursuing equitable student outcomes. The faculty member will also be responsible for advising students on academic matters, such as course selection and career paths. This is a tenure-track position to be filled for the Spring 2026 semester.