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Internships
The
Toledo Zoo offers a wide variety of unpaid internship opportunities.
Animal Care positions are designated for Juniors and Seniors. Other
limitations may apply. For additional information contact Bill Davis,
Volunteer Coordinator, at the Toledo Zoo: 419-385-5721, ext. 2045,
or bill.davis@toledozoo.org.
Please
contact the volunteer office, as these positions may no longer be
available or may have been filled.
Title:
Animal Behavior Intern
Schedule: 40 hours per week in the summer.
Hours must be completed during regular business hours (8:00—5:00).
Student objectives: The Animal Behavior Intern
will work with our Animal Behavior Manager, developing behavioral
studies. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
• Developing ethograms
• Observing and monitoring animal behavior
• Entering data based on the observations (spreadsheet
applications)
• Developing conclusions based upon that data
• Investigating ways to use those conclusions to enhance
behavior modification or achieve some other goal |
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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
• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby
or other cleaning and miscellaneous maintenance
• 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 (8:00—5:00),
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
• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby
or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance
• Assist keepers with special projects as needed
• 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
• Make recommendations, as needed, to improve the nutritional
intake of individual birds/species within the collection
• 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
• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby
or other cleaning and miscellaneous maintenance
• Assist keepers with special projects, including research
and exhibit construction |
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Title:
Herpetology Curatorial Intern
Schedule: 15 hours per week minimum. Hours
are generally completed during regular business hours (8:00—5:00),
Monday—Friday
Student objectives: The Herpetology Curatorial Intern will:
• Perform office management duties, including filing and
data entry
• Support research initiatives as necessary
• Provide care for the animals, including cleaning, feeding,
and enrichment
• 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
(8:00—5:00), 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
• May perform behavioral observations and make behavioral
enrichment
• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby
or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance
• 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 (8:00-5:00).
Student objectives: The Wildlife Management
Intern will work with the Zoo Registrar to:
• Enter data related to medical and behavioral records
• File records related to the Zoo’s animal collection |
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Title:
Youth Program Development Intern
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, 8:00—5:00.
Student objectives: The Youth Program Development Intern will
work with the Volunteer Program Staff to:
• Develop and implement new programs for ZOOTeen volunteers
• Coordinate team-building activities and social/educational
outings
• 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
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Application
Requirements
Prospective
Intern Applicants must meet the following requirements:
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Complete and submit the Volunteer Application.
• Submit a resume.
• 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.
• Attend an informal interview
at the Toledo Zoo (unless distance precludes a face-to-face interview,
in which case, a phone interview may suffice).
| Internship
Period |
Postmark
Application Deadline
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| • Spring |
November
1st
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| • Summer |
March
1st
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| • Fall |
July
1st
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Final
Notes
Please be aware that the number of available openings varies from
season to season and from year to year. If you are not accepted
into the Internship Program at this time, you are encouraged to
check in the future for possible openings.
Thank
you again for your interest in the Toledo Zoo's Internship Program.
If you have any questions about our internship opportunities, please
feel free to contact Bill Davis at 419-385-5721, ext. 2045, or at
bill.davis@toledozoo.org.
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