Facility
The Texas Zoo
Closing Date
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Description
The Texas Zoo is a zoological institution located in Victoria, Texas and serves the surrounding community as a leader in conservation education. This internship is designed for undergraduate, recently graduated students or graduate students pursuing careers in animal care, conservation, animal health, welfare education or related disciplines. Applicants must have reliable transportation and are responsible for their own housing, however zoo staff can help applicants find housing and there is the potential for housing available at $400 -$500/month. If college credits are desired, it is solely the student’s responsibility to coordinate through their academic institution to receive credits. Students requesting to conduct a special project during the internship must submit a proposal to be considered for approval.
Internships offered are:
Animal Care
Animal Health and Welfare
Zoo Education/Animal Care
Responsibilities:
Intern duties will include but are not limited to:
• Assisting in the husbandry and handling of the animal collection. Including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.
• Diet Preparation
• Record keeping
• Facility hygiene
• Interacting in a positive and educational way to all Zoo Guests on the daily basis.
• Enrichment
• Behavioral Conditioning
Learning Outcomes:
• Experience working with and caring for animals in a zoological setting.
• Animal enrichment
• Animal Husbandry
• Behavior modification
• Experience with animal record keeping.
• Experience in public speaking
Work Environment
The schedule for this internship may include week-ends, evenings and holidays. This position includes routine exposure to extreme heat, cold, or inclement weather. This position includes a high degree of public interaction with zoo guests of all ages. Applicant must exhibit strong professionalism and communication skills
Education and Pre-requisites
Qualifications/Experience
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to commit to a minimum of 20/hrs a week, but prefer 40 hrs/week
• Internships run 8-12 weeks or more if requested
• Must be a current student (undergraduate or graduate), or recent graduate
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
Compensation and benefits
The Texas Zoo internships are unpaid but offer extensive hands on, gainful experience.
Application instructions
Interested applicants may send Cover Letter, Resume and 3 references to ljensen@texaszoo.org Please be sure to put the kind of internship/s you are applying for in the subject line of the email. All materials are due no later than July 31, 2018