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Environmental Education Internships
Education internships are for people with an interest in environmental or outdoor education, or classroom science education. In this internship, you’ll work inside and outside, with visitors of all ages, on land and mud and water and boats, and with live animals. As a Wetlands Institute education intern, you’ll work hard, never be bored, and develop the skills you need to continue your career in the education/interpretive field.

Education interns have a regular 40 hour/week schedule, usually 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., working five days a week (one weekend day included). Some evenings are required. Some of the jobs our interns will take on include:

• Leading Salt Marsh Safari walks
• Assisting with kayak tours
• Aquarium feeding programs
• Daily Feature Creature talks
• Aquarium sleepovers
• Touch-tank programs at campgrounds
• Programs on the Cape May – Lewes Ferry
• School programs

Each intern will also work on one major project, such as creating a new publication or exhibit, or developing a web page. In 2005, interns helped create the Jersey Island Blueway paddling trail, and developed resource packets for schoolteachers. Education interns often find time to work with research interns in such projects as the horseshoe crab census, shore bird banding, and turtle patrols.

Length of Internship:  Interns work from the end of May to the middle of August.  Specific dates are somewhat flexible to suit varying schedules.

Stipend:  $150/week. Housing may be available.

Application Process: Please send cover letter and resume to Phil Broder, Director of Education, Wetlands Institute, 1075 Stone Harbor Blvd., Stone Harbor NJ 08247. Click here to download the complete information. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required.)

Deadline: All applications must be received by February 15, 2010.