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Internships – BIOL 293

Departmental Biology Internship Opportunities

Biology 293 – Undergraduate Internship in Biology. 3 credits

Biology majors (primary/secondary) only. The sponsored, off-campus work must involve at least 135 hours. Does not count as a course in the major. Can only be taken once. Permission of the instructor.

Requisites: Prerequisite, BIOL 201, 202, 103, or 104.
Gen Ed: EE-Academic Internship; HI-INTERN
Grading status: Letter grade.

About

The purpose of Biology 293 is to allow students to obtain course credit for experience in biological sciences resulting from off-campus work. The internship can be in a research laboratory, field station or a company that carries out biological research, or it can be in an educational setting such as a museum, national or state park, or forest where the emphasis would be on how to communicate information about biology to the public or students. If appropriate, the student can be paid for the work. In general, the project should involve hands-on work by the student and not simply observation of someone else doing the work.

Internships that do not qualify include shadowing physicians, learning only practical skills (such as phlebotomy or aseptic techniques), or clerical work. For research conducted on UNC campus, consider Biol 395.

Students must identify a place in which to carry out the internship and a local supervisor. The time spent should be documented by the supervisor. At the end of the project the student will write a 10-page report describing the work on the project in a format to be determined by the supervisor and course director. The report will be approved by the supervisor and course director. The course grade will be determined by the course director.

How to apply

To determine your eligibility to apply, consult this document or complete this survey.

Once you have determined your eligibility, you may complete this application.

Questions may be directed to Biol293@bio.unc.edu.

Target dates

Applications will be accepted at any time, but use the following target dates for planning. Applications submitted during summer months may experience longer response times.

  • April 15: Applications for summer internships or Fall semester course credit. Course credit for summer internships can be taken in a summer session or in the Fall.
  • November 10: Applications for Spring semester course credit.

 

Internship Websites

Kalu Yala Spring 2012 Internship

http://www.kaluyala.com/community/interface/

Carolina Tiger Rescue

http://www.carolinatigerrescue.org/education/internships.asp

North Carolina Zoo

http://www.nczoo.org/about/interns/index.html

Environmental Job Internships

http://environment.yale.edu/current/Environmental-Job-Internship-Sites/

Alaska State Parks Volunteer Program

http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/vip/vvi.htm

Ceiba Foundation For Tropical Conservation

http://www.ceiba.org/volunteer.htm or http://www.ceiba.org/research.htm

Internships at Zoos and Aquariums

http://aazk.org/job-listings/internships/

Internships in Field Biology

http://www.birdpop.org/internships.htm

Marine Conservation Biology

http://www.marine-conservation.org/who-we-are/jobs/internship-programs/

Internships in Microbiology

http://people.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/microbiology.htm

Student Conservation Association

http://www.thesca.org/employment

Internships listed with the Society for Conservation Biology

http://www.conbio.org/Jobs/?CFID=24697273&CFTOKEN=82133121

Internships listed with the Society for Ecological Restoration

http://www.ser.org/content/student_intern_positions.asp

Internships through the Nature Conservancy

http://www.nature.org/aboutus/careers/index.htm

National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program for Biomedical Research

http://www.training.nih.gov/student/index.html

National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517&from=fund

National Wildlife Federation Internships

http://www.nwf.org/About/Jobs-at-NWF.aspx

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Research Training Program

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/other_opps/internintro.html

Walt Disney World Animal Programs Advanced Internship Opportunities

http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/internships/wdw/students/roles/animal_programs/animal_programs.html

 

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