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Training for undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate students in ecological research, environmental education, and land management

Introduction | Internship Opportunities | How to Apply

Types of Internships and Support

Research | Environmental Education | Land Management


History and Successes of the Archbold Internship Program

Impacts and Evaluation of Internship Training

Internship Survey Form


Introduction

Would you like an internship that offers the opportunity for you to be trained in a superb field station setting, to design your own independent project,  and provide you with real world experiences and challenges? We offer internships in:

  • Ecological Research

  • Environmental Education

  • Land Management

Internships and volunteer positions are available for undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate students. Our internship programs train students to develop independent research, education or land management skills, and foster positive professional interactions between Interns and their advisors, staff and visiting scientists, and other Interns.

Internship Opportunities

Internship opportunities and training environment for specific programs can be found by following the links below:

Availability and duration of internships varies among programs. Internship appointments can be tied to a specific field season, or may be available at any time of the year. They range from 3–12 months, and can be made for the summer  or during the academic year.

How to apply:

Research, Environmental Education, and Land Management Internships are offered at Archbold Biological Station.

Research and Land Management (Agricultural Operations) Internships are offered at MAERC.

Send applications or inquiries for specific programs at any time to:

No official application form exists.  Details on applying to specific programs are provided at the links above, but applications generally include:

  • a letter to the program of your choice explaining your interest in that program

  • your general biological background

  • your internship availability period

  • two letters of recommendation

  • a résumé

Interested students are welcome to apply to more than one program, but should  send two separate applications and indicate in both letters of application that you have sent in two separate applications.  We solicit applications at any time of year from qualified individuals, application deadlines vary among programs. Students are encouraged to make arrangements with their home institutions for academic credit.

Travel:
Students must arrange their own travel to and from Archbold or MAERC. Under extreme financial circumstances and with supporting documentation submitted the Station will consider paying travel costs associated with interns getting to/from Archbold/MAERC. Cases will be reviewed on an individual basis.


Lauren Sullivan
Archbold's Post-Baccalaureate Internship program is one of only a few programs in the United States that allows recent graduates to gain research experience before they commit to a graduate program. See "The Postbac: One or two years that make careers," in Science Careers, from the journal Science, (10 Aug. 2007), that features Lauren Sullivan, Archbold Plant Lab intern.
Lyndsey O’Polka, 2007 Education Undergraduate Intern from Clarion University, with Poser
Avian Ecology Lab Graduate Intern Robert Aldredge from Ohio State University (current PhD student at the University of North Carolina) with Post Baccalaureate Intern Kathleen Black from Stetson University at the Heartland Triathlon, 2007.
Zachery Forsburg, Restoration/Herpetology Lab Graduate Intern from Shippensburg University