Student Resources
I have compiled a list of resources for students that I hope will be useful. Included are links to sites offering internships and jobs, career advice and articles. There are also links to information relating to graduate school and research opportunities. Please contact me with any feedback as to how this site may be more useful to you. I will try to update this periodically.
Articles for Students
Advice for New Graduate students by Stephen Stearns
The Dead Grandmother Syndrome by Mike Adams
Group Project Advice by Barbara Oakley
Jobs and Internships
This following is designed to be a resource for students looking for practicum, internships and/or employment in the outdoor education, park and recreation or another related field. This is primarily a resource of databases and directories, however from time to time I will post jobs that have been sent to me to advertise.
General Sites
- North Carolina State PRTM internship site: https://research.cnr.ncsu.edu/sites/prtminternships/
- North Carolina Recreation & Park Association Career Connections: https://www.ncrpa.net/networking/
- North Carolina State Job bulletin: http://cnr.ncsu.edu/rrs/job_listings.html
- North Carolina State CNR Career Services: https://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/career-services-for-students/
- CollegeGrad Internship Opportunities: http://collegegrad.com/internships/
- Coolworks: http://www.coolworks.com
- National Recreation and Park Association: http://www.nrpa.org/careerCenter
- Locanto Job Board: http://www.locanto.com/Jobs/J/
- Campus Recreation (NIRSA) Job Opportunities: http://www.bluefishjobs.com/
- Aquatics Job and Internship Opportunities: https://aquaticpros.org/jobs/
- Collegiate Athletic Internships and Opportunities: http://www.ncaa.org/about/join-our-team
Outdoor Recreation
- Alaska State Parks Jobs: https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/misc/jobs.htm
- California State Parks Jobs: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=736
- Tennessee Valley Authority Jobs: http://www.tva.gov/employment/index.html
- North Carolina State Parks Jobs: https://www.ncparks.gov/about-us/jobs
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/involved/jobvac/job.htm
- Federal Land Agency: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
- National Park Service – Seasonal/Temporary Jobs: http://www.sep.nps.gov/
- Department of the Interior Job Opportunities: http://www.doi.gov/hrm/doijobs.html
- Smithsonian Institute Job and Internship Opportunities: http://www.si.edu/ohr/
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Job Opportunities: http://www.usace.army.mil/working.html
- USDA Forest Service Job Opportunities: http://www.fs.fed.us/fsjobs/forestservice/index.html
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Job Listings: http://www.reeusda.gov/1700/job/job.htm
- Environmental Jobs and Careers: http://www.ejobs.org/
Military Recreation
- US Army: http://cpolrhp.belvoir.army.mil/west
- U.S. Air Force Jobs: http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil
- U.S. Navy Jobs: http://www.mwr.navy.mil
Public Recreation and Non-Profit
- Clemson, SC Job Opportunities: http://www.cityofclemson.org/?CONTEXT=art&cat=10&art=14&BISKIT=2919421459
- Florida Recreation and Park Association Jobs: http://www.frpa.org/source/Pages/uViewType.cfm
- Nashville, TN Job Opportunities: http://www.nashville.gov/hr_benefits/reccent.htm
- North Carolina P&R jobs: http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/forest_resources/recresource/newjsb.html
- Ohio Parks and Recreation Jobs: http://www.opraonline.org/
- Rhode Island Parks Job Opportunities: http://www.riparks.com/employment.html
- Austin, TX Job Opportunities: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/jobs.htm
- Denton, TX Job Opportunities: http://www.cityofdenton.com/pages/jobs.cfm
- Houston, TX Job Opportunities: http://www.houstonparks.org/Jobs/jobs.htm
- Pasadena, TX Job Opportunities: http://www.ci.pasadena.tx.us/jobs.htm
- San Antonio, TX Job Opportunities: http://www.sanantonio.gov/hr/vacancy.asp
- Texas Recreation & Park Society Job Listing: http://www.traps.org/jobs.asp
- Idealist.Org (Non-profit Job and Internship Opportunity Database): http://www.idealist.com/
- Non-Profit Job Opportunities: http://www.opportunitynocs.org/index.jsp
- Student Conservation Association Job and Internship Opportunities: http://www.sca-inc.org/vol/vol.htm
- YMCA Job Opportunities: http://www.ymca.net/employment/ymca_recruiting/2.htm
Therapeutic Recreation
- Therapeutic Recreation jobs and internships (ATRA): https://jobs.atra-online.com/
Commercial Recreation
This also includes tourism and hospitality related jobs and internships.
- Alaska Tour Jobs Resource site: http://www.alaskatourjobs.com/current-openings.cfm
- Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks Career Site (Jobs and Internships): http://www.becjobs.com/
- Club Managers Association Internship Opportunities: http://www.cmaa.org/student/intdir01/
- Club Managers Association Job Opportunities (Mid-Managers): http://www.cmaa.org/ecs/mmco/mmco.shtml
- Holiday Inn Job Opportunities: http://www.holijob.com/
- International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (Jobs and Internships): http://www.iaapa.org/modules/Careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=Menu
- Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch Employment Opportunities: http://www.sylvandale.com/
- Voyageur Outward Bound School Employment: http://www.vobs.org/
- Walt Disney World College Program (Internship Opportunities):
http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/html_home/index-ie.html - Tourism Work Web: www.tourismworkweb.com
- Cruise Lines (Nice starting point): How to get a job on a cruise ship
- Hospitality Careers (Job Opportunities in Commercial and Resort Recreation): http://www.hcareers.com/
- Hospitality Careers: http://www.hospitalityadventures.com/
- Hospitality Careers (updates list every two weeks: http://hospitality-1st.com/Employers/
- Hospitality Careers (hotels, motels, restaurants, casinos, clubs and cruise lines): http://www.hospitalityjobs.com/
- Hospitality Careers (CA based, mostly hotels): http://www.hjo.net/employers.htm
- Hospitality Careers: http://www.hospitalityonline.com/
Outdoor/Adventure Education
- Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor/Environmental Careers: http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/jobs/careeroe.html
- Outdoor Ed site: http://www.outdoored.com/Jobs/oe/Default.aspx
- Outdoor Network (Outdoor-type Jobs and Internships): http://www.outdoornetwork.com/
- Outdoor jobs in Colorado: http://www.coloradoguide.com/careers/
- Association for Experiential Education website: http://www.aee.org/jobs/njobs.htm
- National Outdoor Leadership School: http://www.nols.edu
- Outdoor adventure jobs in Australia and New Zealand. http://www.adventurepro.com.au/outdoorjobs/
- General list of outdoor education jobs. http://www.wilderdom.com/joblistings.html
International Opportunities
- International Jobs Listed By Country: www.reeusda.gov/serd/ip/homepage.htm
- Outdoor adventure jobs in Australia and New Zealand. http://www.adventurepro.com.au/outdoorjobs
Youth Related Jobs & Camps
- Youth Development Internship Opportunities: http://www.nassembly.org/nassembly/html/search.html
- American Camping Association Job Links: http://www.acacamps.org/jobs.htm
- Camp Jobs: http://www.campstaff.com/
Graduate School
The number of graduate opportunities in the field of park and recreation has grown. There are a number of universities that offer both master’s degrees (M.A., M.Ed. or M.S.) and doctorates (Ph.D. and Ed.D.). Below are a select list of schools in US and Canada with outstanding programs, many of whom offer funding and graduate assistantship opportunities. Obviously I encourage interested students to pursue a graduate degree at NC State before looking at other places. There are also a large number of universities that offer sport management graduate degrees, some like NC State’s, are housed within a PRTM department, others are either in Kinesiology departments or business schools.
North Carolina State University – http://natural-resources.ncsu.edu/prtm/
University of New Hampshire – http://www.unh.edu/rmp
Indiana University – http://www.publichealth.indiana.edu/departments/recreation-park-tourism-studies/index.shtml
Texas A&M University – http://www.rpts.tamu.edu/graduate.shtml
University of Minnesota – http://www.education.umn.edu/KLS/recreation/degrees.html
Ohio University – http://www.ohio.edu/sportsad/graduate-programs.cfm
Penn State University – http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/rptm/grad/index.html
Michigan State University – http://www.carrs.msu.edu/Main/Grad/?Link=Grad
University of Illinois – http://www.rst.uiuc.edu/Graduates/
University of Florida – http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/trsm/GraduateStudy.htm
University of Utah – http://www.health.utah.edu/prt/graduate.htm
Clemson University – http://www.hehd.clemson.edu/PRTM/Graduate/Index.php
Arizona State University – http://scrd.asu.edu/graduate.html
West Virginia University – http://www.forestry.caf.wvu.edu/programs/recreation
Virginia Tech University- http://www.cnr.vt.edu/cnr_webpages/departments.htm
University of Idaho – http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/cnr
Dalhousie University, Canada – http://hahp.healthprofessions.dal.ca/index.html
University of Waterloo, Canada – http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/rec