Internships

The AZA Reproductive Management Center (RMC) at the Saint Louis Zoo is looking for an Endocrine Lab intern/volunteer for the Fall 2024 semester.

The time commitment is approximately 8-10 hrs/wk over 2 consecutive days for Fall Semester 2024 (at least 4 hrs on Day 1 and at least 3 hrs on Day 2; remaining time is flexible).

If you are interested, please email a brief paragraph mentioning how you heard about this position, your major(s) and year in school, and why you are interested in this position, along with an updated resume or CV to Monica McDonald (mmcdonald@stlzoo.org). Review of applications will begin immediately until an offer is made and accepted. Applicant should be ready to officially begin work in early to mid-September 2024.

This is an unpaid position.

Fall and Spring Internship

Students will conduct research at NGRREC’s state-of-the-art field station in Alton, IL and at local field sites situated at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri rivers. Under the mentorship of NGRREC scientists students will gain experience in project design, field and lab-based research methods, data collection and analysis, present results with a scientific poster and oral presentation, and showcase their project at our NGRREC symposium to increase science communication skills.

Applications are open for Fall 2024. Apply at https://forms.office.com/r/cnBXY9ednz

Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

NGRREC’s REU program, “Wetland Science in a Modern World,” focuses on a modern integrative approach to studying wetlands using recent technological and theoretical developments with a goal of unifying wetland science across scales. Wetland science is a unique discipline that blends chemistry, hydrology, ecology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. Accordingly, research as part of this REU program will be multi-disciplinary in its approach to the student experience. Ultimately, understanding wetlands in the modern world will require a unique and unified approach that applies emerging technologies with questions at the forefront of the physical and biological sciences.

Students will spend 10-weeks at NGRREC in the summer, during which they will work closely with their assigned mentor(s) and other members of their research team on a variety of lab and field-based research projects. An overall goal of this program is to provide students with hands-on experiences in multiple scientific disciplines.

This program is funded by the National Science Foundation. Learn more at https://www.ngrrec.org/REU/.

Questions about undergraduate internships at NGRREC? Contact Program Coordinator, Amy Monroe (ammonroe@lc.edu).

The Endangered Wolf Center (EWC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving endangered wolves and other canid species from extinction by educating people about their importance in the ecosystem and supporting their reintroduction into their native habitat through a combination of managed breeding and research. It is located in southwest St. Louis County at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center.

Animal Keeper Internships provide hands-on experience working directly with the animal care staff. Responsibilities include diet preparation, monitoring the behavior and health of animals, creating and distributing enrichment, observing training sessions, and habitat maintenance.

Education Internships provide practical experience working directly with staff and guests while serving as a part of our education team. Intern responsibilities include leading educational programming, helping to design and implement curriculum, and developing/executing their own educational project. Interns will learn to effectively educate and engage with audiences of all ages, practicing skills like customer service, communication, and collaboration.

Internships are unpaid but can be arranged for college credit.

The Garden offers unpaid internships designed for you to obtain academic credit or credentials to fulfill requirements of an apprenticeship or to experience professional development, perhaps in an area new to your career. There are internship opportunities in a variety of areas: Administration, Customer Service/Hospitality, Education, Horticulture, Human Resources, Information Technology, Retail Services, Science and Conservation.

The Saint Louis Zoo provides college/university students, recent graduates and individuals with prior college coursework an opportunity to learn about the Zoo’s zoological operations while obtaining valuable, hands-on work experience in animal care or education and an understanding of the Saint Louis Zoo’s role in research and conservation.

• Internship descriptions: https://stlzoo.org/employment/internships/internship-opportunities
• Research opportunity descriptions: https://stlzoo.org/conservation/reproductive-sciences/research-internships

A variety of both paid and unpaid internships are available in various animal management and non-animal departments.  Paid internships are available each summer. Check the Zoo’s Internship website in January for details and the application.

World Bird Sanctuary offers a 12 week internship program that prepares aspiring animal caretakers for a career in the animal world. As a WBS intern, you will gain valuable hands-on experience with animal husbandry, behavior training, enclosure maintenance, records keeping, wildlife rehabilitation, and educational programming and outreach.

Internships are currently unpaid positions.

The Danforth Plant Science Center’s REU summer Internship program is held ten weeks each summer and exposes students to a rich research environment. The program gives students experience with all aspects of modern scientific research, from design to experimentation to reporting. Faculty mentors and staff provide insight into the personal qualities that make a good researcher, the process and training involved in becoming a scientist, and the broader impact of scientific discovery. The program is made possible through generous support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Students will be trained in all aspects of research, including project design, background research using library and electronic resources, methods, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results in a poster, public research symposium, and possibly a published paper.

Students will participate in weekly professional enrichment sessions dedicated to a variety of topics, including improving writing skills, ethics in research, intellectual property rights, getting into graduate school, taking the GRE exam, graduate school options, conservation, and sustainable living. Students will also participate in field trips to local natural areas.

HOURS: Full-time (40 hours per week), Monday through Friday, between 8:00AM and 5PM. Total of 10 weeks during the summer.

LOCATION: Activities will be performed in different locations across the extended Missouri Botanical Garden campus facilities. Transportation to and between locations is the responsibility of the student.

Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) is Missouri’s independent, citizens’ environmental organization for clean water, clean air, clean energy, and a healthy environment.  We envision a future where the people of Missouri, regardless of race, income, or geography, live in and demand a clean, safe, and protected environment, now and for generations to come. We work to achieve this vision through our mission of educating, organizing, and advocating in defense of Missouri’s people and their environment.

Our college interns are an important part of the work we are able to undertake at MCE. They perform research, communications, and outreach duties among many other tasks. We hire interns for the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.

Internships are unpaid.

Contact: Iuesha Wright-Crowder

Email:  Iuesha.wright-crowder@mdc.mo.gov

MDC provides a range of rich and rewarding opportunities for students and new graduates.  Students can gain experiences that will contribute to their long-term career goals and build great networks. They can experience opportunities for career growth within MDC.  Our programs operate year-round with fall, winter, spring and summer work terms that range from 3 – 6 months.  Depending on the successful candidates’ skills and interests, the ability to tailor and grow the responsibilities of the position may be available.

Internships are typically posted in January.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Summer Professional Development Program is designed to provide college students or recent graduates with real-life experience working alongside the department’s engineers, scientists, natural resource managers and other professionals. There are paid and unpaid opportunities. Opportunities with the Summer Professional Development Program exist statewide. Candidates can apply to any or all of the following programs with opportunities: Division of Energy, Division of Environmental Quality, Missouri State Parks and Missouri Geological Survey.

Most college majors will be considered, with special consideration given to: Agriculture, Architecture, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Historic Preservation, History, Interpretation, Landscaping, Museum Studies, Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, Public Administration, Tourism, Accounting, Business Administration and Human Resources.

The department typically begins accepting applications in the fall, with placements made in May. Be sure to view MoCareers to find the listing of the department’s internship positions.

The Butterfly House internship program offers a unique hands-on learning opportunity in a beautiful setting. All interns have direct contact with our visitors and have the opportunity to educate in a non-formal environment. While assisting the Butterfly House staff, interns will do a project related to their area that is beneficial to the intern and the Butterfly House.

Internships are available in entomology, horticulture, science and conservation education, social media, and special events.

The Butterfly House is located in Faust Park.  Faust is a St. Louis County Park in Chesterfield, Missouri off Olive Blvd.

All internships are part time and unpaid.

Spend your summer immersed within WashU’s environmental field station community!

During this 10-week program, undergraduate students work elbow-to-elbow with a faculty or staff principal investigator, post-doctoral scientist, or graduate student mentor on current Tyson-based research projects. A weekly colloquium provides professional preparation activities including scientific communication practice, journal article discussion, research poster development, and discussion of environmental justice and diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusivity in STEM. Fellows also attend weekly community events with visiting environmental professionals and presentations from visiting scientists. At the end of the summer field season, all fellows present scientific posters during the Tyson Summer Research Symposium.

WashU students and outstanding students from other universities are eligible to apply. Tyson welcomes people of all racial, cultural, ethnic, and gender identities. Fellows are provided with a stipend and daily transportation. Scholarship support is available for Pell-eligible students.

Applications are typically due in February.