Facility
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Closing Date
[jobclosingdate]
Description
The internship program at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is designed to provide participants with practical learning experience and knowledge in the field of animal husbandry. The Rocky Shores/Tundra team is dedicated to the care and husbandry of a variety marine mammals and seabirds primarily found in North Pacific regions.
The internship is designed to provide instruction in the following areas:
1. Care of Animal Habitats
2. Nutrition and Diets
3. Environmental Enrichment
4. Public Presentation/Interpretation
5. Water Quality and Filtration
6. Animal Species
7. Animal Training and Husbandry
Education and Pre-requisites
Applicants must:
1. Currently enrolled in, or have recently graduated from, a college or university.
2. Have a minimum of one year of course work in a major field of study to be applied during the internship (e.g. biology, zoology, animal behavior, etc.).
3. Be capable of the physical abilities required to work with animals (e.g. lift 50 pounds, frequent bending and stooping, etc.)
4. Be able to commit to working 40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks.
5. Be flexible with their schedule and have the ability to work weekday, weekends and holidays.
6. Once selected, provide proof of a tetanus vaccination within the past 5 years.
7. Once selected, provide proof of a negative TB test within the last year.
(While it is not required that interns earn academic credit we will do everything possible to accommodate school requirements for those who do.)
Compensation and benefits
Unpaid.
Application instructions
For more information please go to: http://www.pdza.org/internships.
The application deadlines are as follows:
SPRING applications must be received via email or postmarked by Friday January 23, 2015.
SUMMER applications must be received via email or postmarked by Friday February 20, 2015.
You must submit separate applications if you intend to apply for both spring and summer. Applications for a spring position will not be held for a summer position.
Please email OR mail completed application materials to: cathleen.mcconnell@pdza.org
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Internship Program Coordinator
Education Department
5400 North Pearl Street
Tacoma, WA 98407