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Idaho State University

Curator/Assistant Professor, Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences (3756) Pocatello - Main NOT eligible for remote work, on-campus position Priority Date: October 30, 2026 Institution ...

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What does a Natural History Museum Intern do?

A Natural History Museum Intern assists with various tasks that support the museum’s operations, research, and educational programs. Duties often include cataloging specimens, helping prepare exhibits, assisting with public programs, and supporting conservation or research projects. Interns may also have opportunities to work alongside curators, educators, and scientists, gaining hands-on experience in museum practices and natural history. The specific responsibilities can vary depending on the museum’s size and focus, as well as the intern's area of interest.

What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as a Natural History Museum Intern?

To thrive as a Natural History Museum Intern, you generally need a background in biology, geology, anthropology, or a related field, often supported by enrollment in or completion of relevant undergraduate coursework. Familiarity with collection management systems, database software, and research tools is typically required. Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and enthusiasm for public engagement make a candidate stand out. These skills and qualities are essential for supporting research, preserving collections, and enhancing educational outreach within the museum environment.

What types of projects and responsibilities can a Natural History Museum Intern expect?

As a Natural History Museum Intern, you can expect to assist with a variety of projects such as cataloging specimens, supporting educational programs, and helping to develop exhibit materials. Interns often work closely with curators, educators, and collections managers, gaining hands-on experience with both scientific collections and public engagement initiatives. You may also be involved in research support, data entry, and behind-the-scenes conservation work. This role provides valuable exposure to museum operations and offers opportunities to build professional skills in both science and museum education.
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Paleontology Intern | San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego, CA • On-site

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$20/hr

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Paleontology Intern | San Diego Natural History Museum

Love nature?Then you're going to love The Nat.

The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) was founded by local naturalists in 1874 and has played a major role over the years in regional conversation efforts. The Museum recently celebrated its 150th anniversary and completed a strategicplan focused on encouraging a love for nature, leveraging science and collections for conservation, and using our own voice to behere for nature.

Jacobs Center for Science and Conservation Internship Program:

The Nat's Jacobs Center for Science and Conservation offers several externally funded internships that provide training and mentoring in curation, imaging, databasing protocols, and collections- based research to students, to prepare them for continued advancement in the natural sciences, which can translate to career pathways in academia and research, as well as environmental consulting. Within the Center, the Paleontology Department has an opening for a part-time, temporaryPaleontology Intern.

About the Department of Paleontology:

The Department of Paleontology specializes in the growth, management, and research use of the Museum's fossil collection and its supporting documentation. The department also provides information about the paleontology and geology of the southern California and Baja California region to all interested parties, including Museum members, citizen scientists, members of the media, and the general public. For more information about the Department of Paleontology, please visitwww.sdnhm.org/science/paleontology .

Paleontology Internship Opportunity:

Applications are invited for several paid undergraduate student internship positions in the Department of Paleontology. This is the sixth year of this immersive internship program aimed at providing undergraduate students with Museum-based experience in fossil identification, curation, and collection management.

Examples of curation tasks to be taught as part of the internship include: microscopic "picking" of wet-screened sediment concentrate for micro-invertebrate and micro-vertebrate fossils; general sorting and taxonomic identification of invertebrate and vertebrate fossils; organizing sorted fossils into individual species lots and placing in archival specimen unit trays, plastic vials, glass vials, and/or gel capsules; entering or updating collection locality and specimen identification information into the SDNHM Paleontology Collection Database; writing locality and specimen tracking numbers on catalogued fossils; placing organized, trayed, catalogued, and numbered fossils into steel drawers and storage cabinets; photographing specimens for curation and research purposes; and participating in a general inventory and reorganization of the SDNHM Paleontology Collection.

Examples of fossil specimen projects to be worked on as part of the internship include: late Pleistocene terrestrial and marine microvertebrate fossils from coastal southern California; early Pleistocene terrestrial macrovertebrate fossils from inland southern California; late Pliocene and late Miocene marine invertebrate and vertebrate fossils from coastal and inland southern California; middle Eocene terrestrial vertebrate fossils from coastal southern California; late Cretaceous marine invertebrate fossils from coastal and inland southern California.

Qualifications:

  • Interest in natural history, paleontology, and/or geology
  • Technology skills

Eligibility:Applicants must…

  • Be a student in the final 2 (two) years of an earth science and/or evolutionary biology undergraduate degree program or a very recent graduate of such a program.
  • Live in San Diego County or be willing to commute.
  • A special emphasis is placed on recruiting students in San Diego County who are members of groups underrepresented in STEM careers.

Time Commitment:

  • The internship program will involve up to 14 hours of work per weekover a period of approximately 24 (twenty-four) weeks

Pay: $20/hour.

Employees enjoy free admission into all of Balboa Park's museums as well as free admission to the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park. Learn more about the Museum's benefitshere .

Deadline to apply is September 30, 2026.

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