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| Title: Aquarium and Marine Biology
Internship |
| Schedule: 100
hours per semester/quarter |
| Student Objectives:
Aquarium and Marine Biology Interns
will work with Zoo staff to: |
- Provide daily care of the animals, including cleaning
and food preparation
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- Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including
lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous maintenance
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- Assist keepers with special projects, including
research and exhibit construction
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| Title: Avian Care Internship |
| Schedule:
8 hours per week minimum. Hours are generally completed
during regular business hours (8
a.m. - 5 p.m.), any day of the week |
| Student
Objectives: The Avian Care Intern will
work with Zoo staff to: |
- Provide daily care of the animals, including cleaning,
feeding, and behavioral enrichment
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- Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including
lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance
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- Assist keepers with special projects as needed
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- Support office projects, including filing and updating
records
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| Title: Avian Nutritional and
Behavior Internship |
| Schedule:
16 hours per week minimum. Hours need to be completed
on weekday mornings, preferably Monday—Thursday |
| Student
Objectives: The Avian Nutritional and
Behavior Intern will work with Zoo staff to: |
- Develop a baseline of data to determine the nutritional
intake of the birds in our mixed species environments
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- Make recommendations, as needed, to improve the
nutritional intake of individual birds/species within
the collection
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- Evaluate those recommendations, as needed, to maximize
the health and welfare of the birds in the Zoo’s
collection
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| Title: Entomology Internship |
| Schedule:
4 hours/week minimum. (Sunday - Thursday). |
| Student
Objectives: Entomology Interns will work
with Zoo staff to: |
- Provide daily care of the animals, including cleaning
and food preparation
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- Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including
lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous maintenance
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- Assist keepers with special projects, including
research and exhibit construction
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| Title: Herpetology Curatorial
Internship |
| Schedule:
15 hours per week minimum. Hours are generally completed
during regular business hours (8
a.m. - 5 p.m.), Monday - Friday |
| Student
Objectives: The Herpetology Curatorial
Intern will: |
- Perform office management duties, including filing
and data entry
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- Support research initiatives as necessary
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- Provide care for the animals, including cleaning,
feeding and enrichment
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- Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including
lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance
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| Title: Mammal Department Animal
Care Internship |
| Schedule:
16 hours per week minimum during the school year. 24 hours
per week minimum during the summer. Hours are generally
completed during regular business hours (8
a.m. - 5 p.m.), any day of the week. |
| Student
Objectives: Mammal Department Animal Care
Interns will work with Zoo staff to: |
- Provide care of the animals, including cleaning
and food preparation
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- May perform behavioral observations and make behavioral
enrichment
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- Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including
lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance
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- Should be prepared to do informal public presentations
before the end of internship experience
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| Title: Wildlife Management |
| Schedule:
6 hours per week minimum. Hours are generally
completed Monday - Friday during regular business hours
(8 a.m. - 5 p.m.). |
| Student
Objectives: The Wildlife Management Intern
will work with the Zoo Registrar to: |
- Enter data related to medical and behavioral records
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- File records related to the Zoo’s animal collection
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| Title: Youth Program Development
Internship |
| Schedule:
10 hours per week minimum. Internship is weekend-focused
during the school year, but very flexible during the summer.
Hours are predominately served during Zoo business hours(8
a.m. - 5 p.m.). |
Student
Objectives: The Youth Program Development
Intern will work with the Volunteer Program Staff to: |
- Develop and implement new programs for ZOOTeen volunteers
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- Coordinate team-building activities and social/educational
outings
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- Provide on-grounds and off-grounds supervision of
ZOOTeen activities
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| Title: Zoo Snoozin' Program
Intern |
| Schedule:
2 - 4 hours per week minimum (average). This is a school-year
based program with a heavy weekend emphasis. Hours are
predominately served during the evening from 7:00 - 11:00
p.m. |
| Student
Objectives: The Zoo Snoozin’ Program
Intern will provide animal demonstrations to program attendees.
Interns should be comfortable public speakers and enjoy
working with children. |
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| Application Requirements: |
| Prospective Intern Applicants must
meet the following requirements: |
- Complete and submit the Volunteer Application.
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- Submit a cover letter highlighting any relevant
past experience that you have (both practical and
classroom), future goals, and how an internship at
The Toledo Zoo will help you reach your educational
and/or career goals.
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- Attend an informal interview at The Toledo Zoo (unless
distance precludes a face-to-face interview, in which
case, a phone interview may suffice).
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Thank you again for your interest in the
Toledo Zoo's Internship Program. If you have any questions
or for more information about our internship opportunities,
please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 419-385-5721,
ext. 2045, or email us at volunteer@toledozoo.org.
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