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Marine Education Intern

18-May-15 03:40 PM
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qM5wuzlyUxQTRoOTJTWF9XX0U/view
Affiliation: non-MATE
Company / Organization: Port Townsend Marine Science Center
City: Port Townsend
State or Country if outside US: Washington
Description:
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center is pleased to offer two unpaid internships for the 2015 season. Marine Education Interns will learn by
 
actively assisting our program staff in a wide variety of programs and tasks including exhibit maintenance and interpretation, volunteer 
 
management, summer camp education, and citizen science. Other aspects of life in a busy non-profit educational organization will be explored 
 
as opportunities arise. Interns are responsible for completing paperwork to receive university credit.
 
Tasks:
 
? Assist in all aspects of running and maintaining Marine and 
 
Natural History Exhibits including maintaining tanks, caring for 
 
animals, and general upkeep of exhibits
 
? Assist the volunteer docent team in interpreting exhibits for the 
 
public including hands-on education programs
 
? Assist educational staff in Marine Science Summer Camps
 
? Support volunteers in our citizen science lab and marine mammal 
 
stranding network
 
? Support volunteers in our gift shop
 
? Receive on-site training in natural history, marine biology, 
 
shoreline ecology, interpretation techniques, and care of cold 
 
water marine invertebrates and fish

Requirements:
Qualifications:
 
? Ability or willingness to work with people of all ages 
 
and diverse backgrounds
 
? Marine science and natural history background
 
? Energetic, self-motivated, and willing to learn
 
? Independent, well organized, and a team worker
 
? Excellent verbal communication skills
 
? CPR and First Aid certification completed before arrival

Point of Contact: Amy Johnson
Attachment: download