Paleontology Intern: Fossil Curation & Research (Part-Time)

Balboa Park; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free admission to Balboa Park museums

Zoo/Safari Park access

Job summary

The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) invites applications for a part-time, temporary Paleontology Intern in the Paleontology Department in San Diego, CA. The internship provides training in fossil identification, curation, and collection management within the Jacobs Center for Science and Conservation.

Qualified students should be in the final two years of an earth science or evolutionary biology program with interest in natural history.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist in fossil curation tasks including sorting and identifying fossils.
• Enter locality and specimen data into the museum database and organize specimens.
• Photograph specimens for curation and research purposes.
• Inventory and reorganize paleontology collections as needed.

Skills

Paleontology

Geology

Tech skills

Job description

The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) invites applications for a part-time, temporary Paleontology Intern in the Paleontology Department in San Diego, CA. The internship provides training in fossil identification, curation, and collection management within the Jacobs Center for Science and Conservation.

Qualified students should be in the final two years of an earth science or evolutionary biology program with interest in natural history.