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State of NC Internship - Fish Biodiversity Curatorial Assistant
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Job Description
- Req#: 4713733
- An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college, university, law school, community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state.
- Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old by January 1, 2025.
- Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program.
- To qualify for a law internship, applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship, unless other majors are listed.
- Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship. Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment.
Department: Natural and Cultural Resources
Division: Museum of Natural Sciences
Job Duties: North Carolina is home to a very diverse marine and freshwater fish fauna, which is documented in the NCMNS Fish Collection. Interns will work on bringing recently donated historical specimens and associated distributional data to their full state of utility, through proper specimen and data curation. The specimens will be added to the NCMNS collection, and the associated metadata will be published to global repositories. Proper curation of these specimens and supplying global accessibility of the associated data while ensuring its accuracy is critical in providing a more comprehensive picture of the historical biodiversity of our state.
Major Task to be Performed: Working alongside collections experts, the interns will learn all aspects of curation (specimen stabilization, data digitization, and global accessibility). The interns will utilize protocols, workflows, relational databases, and various mapping software programs.
Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: The final products will include fully incorporating recently donated material into the NCMNS Fish Collection and providing globally accessible research ready data on fish biodiversity for use by researchers, educators, conservation managers, and the public. Additionally, the interns will be afforded the ability to share what they learned during their internship via an outreach activity.
Academic Majors Desired: Biology, Marine Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Genetics, Environmental Science, Natural Resources/Conservation, Marine Science, Fisheries and Wildlife, Museum Studies
2025 State of North Carolina Internship Period: Monday, May 19 – Friday, July 25, 2025
No prior curatorial training is required but general computer skills and attention to detail are essential.Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account and click Application Status. It is not necessary to contact the Council for Women & Youth Involvement Office to check the status of an application.
If you are having technical issues submitting your application, please call the NEOGOV Help Line at 855-524-5627. If there are any questions about this posting, other than your application status, please contact the Council Women & Youth Involvement Office.CONTACT INFORMATION
NC Department of Administration
Council for Women & Youth Involvement
Attn: Jean McBride, Internship Coordinator
325 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-1322
Phone: (984) 236-0345
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