Department of Biological Sciences
Biology Internships
Internships, part-time jobs, cooperative education, volunteer positions
during the college career are often key to getting post-graduate
positions and career opportunities. Below are a few web sites to look for internship opportunities. Further current opportunities can
be seen on bulletin boards in the biology department. Planning early is key to
gaining positions. Many applications need to be in by February or
March. Some such as Students International positions should be in by
mid fall term.
Departmental Internship Requirements
Note: these only apply if you are taking the internship for credit. Some internships do require registration for college credit as a criteria. Many do not.
Biology
Environmental Studies
Examples of Past Student Internships
Local Internship Opportunities
General Internships and Volunteer Positions
General and Biological sciences
Bethel University Career Services Internship site - has links to a wide variety of biology related internships - http://www.bethel.edu/career-services/internships/postings/science
U.S Government jobs and internships - includes listings for all federal government jobs including USGS, USFWS, Park Service, and many others. http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/
Michigan State University internship database - searchable by discipline and region- accessible by anyone and includes nationally available internships - http://www.ns.msu.edu/acrc/intern_research/internships.asp
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) - great possibilities for research experience, database searchable by topic and state - http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm
Biology jobs- searchable - http://www.biologyjobs.com
Science careers - searchable by region and discipline - http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org
University of Minnesota LSSURP - undergraduate research in the sciences - http://www.cbs.umn.edu/main/summer_research/index.html
MN BCA Forensic Lab Internships - Epstein-Rhoads internship program through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in MN - http://www.dps.state.mn.us/bca/lab/documents/Page-03.html
Howard Hughes Medical Institute - premed and health professions internships - http://www.hhmi.org/grants/reports/scienceopp/main
Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - biomedical summer research fellowships - http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.html
Scripps Research Institute Summer Internship Program in Immunology - competitive research opportunities for undergraduates interested in immunology - http://www.scripps.edu/imm/internship/
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program (URP) - research at Cold Harbor Lab facilities in NY, programs in cancer biology, neuroscience, genetics, bioinformatics and other areas of biology- http://www.cshl.edu/URP/
Marine Biological Laboratory - internships in marine biology research, in Woods Hole, MA - http://www.mbl.edu/mrc/outreach/interns.html
R & D systems - biotechnology research company that hires 10 or so interns each year. See bulletin board on 1st floor for contact information.
Ecology, animal behavior, and the environment
SEEK- Minnesota directory for environmental internships - http://www.seek.state.mn.us/internships.cfm
Underwater Adventures- Mall of America aquarium - http://www.underwateradventures.cc/jobs.html
Minnesota Zoo - http://www.mnzoo.com/global/Internships/marketing.asp
Como Zoo - has environmental education and zookeeping internships - click for an internship application packet - http://www.comozooconservatory.org/vol/volunteer.shtml
Great Lakes Aquarium - Freshwater aquarium in Duluth - http://www.glaquarium.org/visiting/internships.html
Gypsy moth internship- Minnesota Department of Agriculture- https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/bd45e6f603de354655f046bc539d86fb/View
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources- Contact information for internships- http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/jobs/internships.html. Also look at the searchable jobs and internships directory at https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting
Point Reyes Bird Observatory - multiple internships focused on the ecology of birds and environmental education - http://www.prbo.org/cms/index.php?mid=405&module=browse
International Wolf Center - internships at Ely wolf center - http://www.wolf.org/wolves/aboutus/intern.asp
National Zoo, Washington, D.C. - wide variety of internships through the Smithsonian Institution and National Zoo - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/UndergradInternships/
John G. Shedd Aquarium - Chicago - http://www.sheddaquarium.org/internship_listings.html
Cedar Creek Natural History Area, University of Minnesota - internships in ecology research - http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/interns/index.html
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute - summer internships at Woods Hole in Massachussetts - http://www.whoi.edu/education/undergraduate/summer.html
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge - internships at MVNWR in Bloomington - http://www.nairegions.org/5/MN%20Valley2007%20Conservation%20Biology%20Internships.doc
Environmental Career Organization Internships - searchable database of environmental internships - http://www.eco.org/site/c.dnJLKPNnFkG/b.795025/k.AA86/The_Environmental_Careers_Organization.htm
SeaCamp- residential marine sciences camp- summer positions available - http://www.seacamp.org/
School of Forestry and Natural Resources, http://jobs.forestry.uga.edu/showme/forestry
ESA Physiological Ecology http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson/ecophys/undergrad.htm
Botanical Society of America, http://botany.org/newsite/employment/index.asp
Society of American Foresters - Career Center, http://www.safnet.org/
American Society for Horticultural Science, http://www.ashs.org/hortopport/joblist.html
Earthworks (Jobs in Botany, Geology, Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences) - http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/
Ecological Society of America, http://www.esa.org/careers_certification/employment.php
Positions in Primate research - jobs and internships hosted by National Primate Research Center at UW-Madison - http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/list/avail