Marine Animal
Rehabilitation & Environmental Education Internship
The National Marine
Life Center (NMLC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to rehabilitating and
releasing stranded marine mammals and sea turtles, seals in order to advance
science and education in marine wildlife health and conservation.
Animal Care
Responsibilities: Depending on need and case load, interns will assist with the
care of the NMLC rehabilitation patients including seals, sea turtles, and
freshwater turtles. Animal care duties will include animal restraint, cleaning,
disinfecting tanks, equipment, and environmental enrichment devices, food
preparation, administering feeds including tube feeding, data entry,
maintenance and water quality testing. Interns will also assist animal care
staff with medical procedures, admission exams, necropsies and release events.
Education
Responsibilities: Interns will assist with environmental education programs,
including on-site programs, off-site programs, fairs, and festivals. Interns
will assist in giving public presentations to guests of NMLC and educate them
on marine animals and conservation. Interns will assist in the gift shop;
assist with various office projects and event promotion.
Other
Responsibilities: At the end of the internship, the intern will present to the
staff, volunteers, and members of the public an overview of their time spent at
NMLC. Each intern will also be assigned a weekly chore to assist with the
upkeep of the facility and equipment, and will be required to attend regularly
scheduled intern meetings.
Positions are
unpaid, interns must have their own transportation, and housing is not
provided, but NMLC will offer suggestions.
Qualifications-
• The
internship is open to students who are currently enrolled in, or recently
graduated from an accredited college or university.
• Preference
will be given to students or recent graduates working towards biology,
environmental studies, marine science, education, or other related fields.
• Intern
should demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Students
that are adaptable, responsible, hardworking, willing to learn, and have
attention to detail are encouraged to apply.
• Must
be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Fall
interns should be available to work from August 28th 2017 to January 2nd, 2018.
• Interns
should expect to work 40 hours per week which will include early morning and/or
late night seal feedings.
• If
an intern plans to receive school credit for an internship they must notify
staff prior to the internship start date, and it will be the responsibility of
the applicant to ensure all required paperwork is completed and submitted.
To Apply- Send your
resume, cover letter, and one letter of reference to Margot Madden at
apply@nmlc.org or PO Box 269, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 02532. Applications
must be received by July 1st for the fall semester. Interviews will be
conducted on rolling bases until the deadline.
Margot Madden
Animal Care and
Volunteer Manager
National Marine Life
Center
P.O. Box 269, 120
Main Street
Buzzards Bay, MA
02532-0269
office (508)
743-9888 X306
cell (860) 966-0972
fax (508) 759-5477
Office Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
No comments:
Post a Comment