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Current Opportunities

FracTracker Alliance Federal Grants Manager

Type: Part-Time | 30 -40 hours per month
Priority Application Deadline: April 11, 2025 at 5pm EST. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Compensation: $50 – $65 per hour, commensurate with experience. | Provision of a work laptop and a monthly health insurance stipend.
Location: Based in the U.S., 100% remote, reporting through FracTracker’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office.
Eligibility: The candidate should have at least 3 years of grant management experience, a strong understanding of regulations and accounting principles, experience with Uniform Grants Guidance compliance, excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills, and proficiency in Google Workspace, particularly Google Sheets.

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2025 Spring Internship: Data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Type: Internship (Part-time, flexible hours)
Fellowship Period: February 3, 2025 – April 30, 2025
Priority Application Deadline: December 3, 2024
Compensation: $20 per hour, 10 hours per week
Location: Remote
Eligibility: California or Pennsylvania residency and enrollment in (or a recent graduate of) an accredited college or university is required.

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About Our Programs

General Internship Program

Generally, the responsibilities of interns revolve around the daily work of the other FracTracker staff, as well as time-sensitive projects. Due to FracTracker’s web and mapping focus, we seek applicants with skills or interest in geographic information systems (GIS), data visualization, environmental justice, community organizing and communications. Responsibilities will vary based on the specific nature of the internship, but may include:

Data mining, cleaning, management, and GIS mapping
Website and e-newsletter maintenance
Communication, marketing, and social media tasks
Translation of data into information and stories for the blog
Project-specific outreach to nonprofit and other external partners
Event planning and organization
Helping to maintain/enhance social media and networking presence
Administrative support when needed (including data entry, schedule coordination, taking and preparing meeting notes, etc.)
Field research
Participation in software development, integration, and system testing

Applicants should be currently attending or have recently attended a college or university, preferably in the United States.

Visiting Scholars Program

In addition to our collegiate internship program, FracTracker also offers a more flexible but rigorous Visiting Scholar Program. This program provides a unique opportunity for graduate students, post-docs, and other experts to further their scholarly endeavors with us. Subject areas can vary widely, from anthropology to environmental science; from renewables to oil and gas impacts.

Visiting scholars will work directly with the data, people, and organizations that function within their study of extractive industries. Typically the most effective way to conduct research is to participate as an active member in the community being studied. This program enriches both the work of FracTracker and the Visiting Scholar. In addition to presentations to staff and external partners, at the end of the term (as agreed upon by the Scholar and FracTracker), each Visiting Scholar must provide a report on the project’s outcomes and how it shaped his/her research interests and goals.

Visiting Scholars generally represent their home institutions or serve as independent researchers. In either case, each Visiting Scholar should seek financial compensation for their time through their home institutions or independent resources. FracTracker will provide the Visiting Scholar with office space and standard IT setup.

If you are interested in serving as a Visiting Scholar with FracTracker, please send us a proposal that outlines your project concept.

Within your proposal, please include: 1) A concise and clear explanation of the proposed study/project, with a work plan detailing the stages of the project and ways to identify the goals have been reached (maximum 2 pages); 2) An indication of which FracTracker office you would like to be based – please see our current list of offices across the U.S.; 3) References, including a support letter from institutional or departmental head (if representing an institution), or 2 reference letters if on independent study.

For more information or to submit a project proposal, please contact us at admin@fractracker.org.

Past Projects

Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling: Risks to the Sea Otter

June 30, 2015/by FracTracker Alliance

By Emily Watson, FracTracker Summer Intern Sea otters, an endangered keystone species, are at risk due to offshore oil and gas drilling spills. Along the west coast of the U.S., this marine mammal’s habitat is commonly near offshore drilling sites, specifically in California and Alaska. Sea Otters – a Keystone Species Sea otter numbers used […]

Has radioactivity risk from oil and gas activity been underrated?

June 16, 2015/by FracTracker Alliance

Reviewing a Pennsylvania TENORM Study By Juliana Henao, Communications Intern Technologically-enhanced, naturally-occurring radioactive materials, also known as TENORM, are produced when radionuclides deep in the earth are brought to the surface by human activity such as oil and gas drilling. The radioactive materials, which include uranium (U), thorium (th), potassium-40 (K-40) and their decay products, […]

Comparison of Oil and Gas Violations and the Sale of Wells

November 12, 2014/by FracTracker Alliance

By Matt Unger, FracTracker GIS Intern When the unconventional oil and gas extraction boom hit Pennsylvania in the mid-2000s small, local operators were among the first on the scene. As shale plays continued to develop, many of these smaller companies were bought out by larger, national corporations. Larger oil and gas development companies often maintain […]

Our interns and student collaborators have worked on some incredible projects. To date, we have hosted interns from the following institutions:

Auburn University
Columbia University
Carnegie Mellon University
Denison University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Duquesne University
Grand Valley State University
Humboldt State University
Kaplan University
McGill University
Michigan Tech
North Eastern University
Northern Arizona University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
San Francisco State University
Stony Brook University
The George Washington University
The Ohio State University
University of California Berkeley
University of Maryland
University of Pittsburgh
University of Redlands
Vassar College
Washington & Jefferson College

Internship Opportunities