Internships at the Chicago Botanic Garden

 Internships at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Interns gain hands-on experience in the areas of education, horticulture, or research. In addition, as part of their training, interns are required to attend educational programming to broaden their general exposure to public horticulture and research. The educational component consists of lectures, field trips, and workshops offered through the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Most interns work between 37.5 and 40 hours per week. Internships are paid internships unless otherwise indicated. Interns are responsible for finding housing. International students are accepted. Check back for more information on additional opportunities.

http://www.chicagobotanic.org/internship

NC Environmental Ed - jobs and internships

http://web.eenorthcarolina.org/core/item/topic.aspx?tid=80300

Internships, and jobs through NC Office of Environmental Education - usually having an outreach/educational and environmental bend but they have a wide range of opportunities for Biology students

Americorps

https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps

"AmeriCorps offers a variety of service opportunities, from the classroom to the outdoors, and everything in between. No matter what you're passionate about, where you're from, or why you choose to serve, AmeriCorps is your chance to be the greater good. Check out this video for a quick rundown, share with your networks, and encourage others to find an AmeriCorps opportunity."

Summer teaching positions with John Hopkins University

An opportunity for summer employment as an Instructor or Teaching Assistant with the Center for Talented Youth (CTY). CTY offers challenging academic programs for highly talented elementary, middle, and high school students from across the country and around the world. We are currently seeking highly motivated and qualified candidates to work in our summer programs. Information regarding employment and our summer programs can be found at cty.jhu.edu/jobs/summer.

Why teach for CTY?

• opportunity to teach motivated and talented students a subject they love
• limited class size (maximum of 18 students) ensures a low student-teacher ratio
• all classes are taught by both an instructor and teaching assistant
• opportunity to work in an environment with colleagues who share similar interests
• competitive salary plus room and board at our east and west coast residential sites
• science instructors are allotted a generous lab budget

We are currently seeking graduate students with teaching experience for instructor openings in Neuroscience or Genetics. Additionally, we are seeking undergraduate students with a strong background in genetics, anatomy and physiology, or general biology for our teaching assistant positions.

For more information about these positions, site locations, program dates, and access to our online employment application, please see our website, cty.jhu.edu/jobs/summer, or contact us via email at ctysummer@jhu.edu or by calling 410-735-6185.

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

Southern Teachers Agency

This agency often has a lot of great opportunities for Biology majors to teach:

http://www.southernteachers.com

From STA: 

"Teaching at a private school can be tremendously rewarding work.  Small classes of college-bound students help create a fertile teaching environment where teachers can make a powerful difference in the lives of students.

Southern Teachers can help new teachers get one of these great jobs.  We work with almost 600 private schools around the South, and they list thousands of jobs with us each year.

In order to place candidates in appropriate positions—jobs where they have the potential to be successful and impactful—we interview every candidate and speak with their references.  Understanding what a candidate can do and wants to do helps us pursue the most suitable opportunities for them.

Candidates should proceed to our website to begin an application.  

Internships at Smithsonian Science Education Center

https://www.ssec.si.edu/smithsonian-science-education-center-internship-program

Science camp counselors and instructors for Duke TIP

The Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) works with academically talented youth across the state of NC. they employ a wide range of people as instructors or camp counselors for their summer programs. 

https://tip.duke.edu/about/seasonal-employment-tip

Internships through State of North Carolina Internship Program

great database of internship possibilities. Deadlines to apply usually in mid-Jan

http://ncadmin.nc.gov/advocacy/youth-advocacy-involvement-office/state_of_north_carolina_internship_program

Teaching Fellows program - Baltimore, MD

tntpteachingfellows.org/baltimore

Baltimore City Teaching Residency recruits college graduates without a background in education to become effective teachers. In Baltimore we have a critical shortage of teachers, and we’ve historically had successful Fellows come from Elon University. We welcome applicants from various academic backgrounds and majors.

Teach Charlotte - opportunities for teacher training (apps due early December)

http://tntpteachingfellows.org/charlotte

Similar in concept to Teach for America however this is centered on Charlotte, NC. Recent grads in Bio can get placed in high need teaching positions to get teacher training on the job.

applications typically are due in early December

Teach for America

Teach For America offers great opportunities for our Biology majors who decide they may want to teach. Students who are accepted into this program are placed in high need public schools around the United States. In addition to pay, the students receive valuable teaching training that they can use to further their teaching careers upon completion of the program

http://www.teachforamerica.org