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Internship at Ashfall

Update: This internship is available again for 2021. Runs from August 1 to October 10, 36-38 hour workweek.

One internship available Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Site in Nebraska.

Teleoceros skeletons at Ashfall. Source: Ammodramus [CC0]

A single internship will be offered for late summer/early autumn for field studies in vertebrate paleontology.  With preference to geology or biology students, the position is open to college students with a genuine interest in, and knowledge of vertebrate paleontology, especially those aspiring to further their experience outside of the classroom.  Duties include excavation, sorting of micro-vertebrate fossils, prep lab tasks, interpretive duties and other park support tasks.

*  30-34 hour workweek.  $11.50 per hour.

*  E-mail: rick.otto@UNL.EDU  for details and application form.

*  Find out more about the Ashfall site at www.ashfall.unl.edu 

*  Deadline:  Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

Paid Paleontology Internship at a Miocene Mammal Mecca

Source: Ammodramus-own work. CC0, commons.wikimedia.org.

Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park in Nebraska has paid internships available. Ashfall preserves the articulated skeletons of 12-million year old rhinoceros, horses, camels, and deer who died after a volcanic eruption.

Several summer internships are available for field studies in vertebrate paleontology. With preference to geology or biology students, the positions are open to all students with a genuine interest in, and knowledge of vertebrate paleontology, especially those aspiring to further their experience outside of the classroom. Duties include excavation, sorting of micro-vertebrate fossils, prep lab tasks, interpretive duties and other park support tasks.

36-38 hour workweek. $11.50 per hour.

* Three internships will be offered for May 24 to August 10.
* Two internships will be offered for June 20 to September 15.
* One internship will be offered for September 3 to October 20.

Deadline: Applications will be accepted until all positions have been filled, but no later than April 1st. Therefore, advantage to early applicants. Contact the Superintendent at Ashfall for more information.