Research Internships
Volunteer Internships provide qualified college students and adults with professional skills in various areas of museum operations and education. While we are not able to offer a stipend, we feel that our internships are credit-worthy should your school allow you to use it in that way. High school students fulfilling an “internship” for their school should consider job opportunities listed in volunteering.
Botany Department Intern
Internships of variable duration are offered for undergraduate students. Interested individuals will work with staff members to design an internship of appropriate focus given the student's interests and goals. Opportunities are available to gain curatorial knowledge and skills as well as to work with curators on research projects. The Flora of Pennsylvania Internship is a year-long remunerative opportunity available in collaboration with the Morris Arboretum. For more information and application procedures about this Internship, please visit www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/educationinternshipfloraofpa.html. From time to time, paying internships of other sorts may be available at the herbarium. For information about additional paid and unpaid internships contact the Botany Department.
Environmental Biogeochemistry Intern
The Biogeochemistry Section of the Academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Research has an opening for a laboratory intern. This is a part-time, temporary position from approximately May/June to September.
TASKS:
Assist in various aspects of the BioGeochemistry Section projects and laboratory maintenance (i.e., glassware and laboratory cleaning). These include field work in wetland and streams, sediment and plant collection as well as water/sediment quality analysis for various chemical and biological parameters. Literature searches and reference database entry will also be a focus of the work. Compile data/information for reports, spreadsheets and graphic analysis. Dependent on the qualifications of the applicant there is an opportunity to complete an independent research project with direction by the EGS Section Head.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must have junior or senior college level courses in chemistry, geology, and biology in majors such as environmental sciences, natural resources, or related discipline. Training and experience in a chemistry/water quality laboratory are a plus. Excellent oral, written and computer skills necessary. Database management and spreadsheet experience desirable.
Send resume and letter of interest to by April 15th to:
Office Manager
Patrick Center for Environmental Research,
BioGeochem Intern,
Academy of Natural Sciences,
1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1101.
See the Biogeochemistry Program at the Patrick Centers for Environmental Research for more information on our research.
Undergraduate Research Program (REU)
We have developed a series of new opportunities for undergraduates to obtain research experience in preparation for graduate school in the biological sciences. Our Undergraduate Research Program is dedicated to training students in collections-based research with an emphasis on systematics, natural history, and ecology. All research programs involve fieldwork opportunities and are designed to expose students to research careers in organismal biology.
Go to the Undergraduate Research Fellowships (REU) web page for additional information.