Internships
Internships are intended to provide off-campus opportunities for students in their field of study. We encourage our students to "try on" their career options by entering the workforce through internships. The broad relevance of most biological topics makes many internship possibilities available for our majors.
We regularly post new internship opportunities on our Facebook page. The best recommendation is to visit our Facebook page frequently. We also post internship and summer training fellowship announcements outside the biology office - Trafton South 247.
Students interested in receiving credit for internships should speak with their advisor to get permission to register for enrollment in BIOL 497 or BIOL 498.
Below are few examples of companies or agencies that routinely provide opportunities. Some employers also list their internships through the Career Development Center on campus. Those positions may be listed on our Potential Employers page.
Links to internship opportunities listed according to biological sub-disciples.
Biomedical Sciences
Biotechnology
Cytotechnology
Ecology
- American Rivers
- Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve
- College and Internship Jobs in Wisconsin
- Ecolog
- Environmental Education in Wisconsin
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Minnesota Corn Growers
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- National Council for Science and Environment
- National Resources Defense Council
- NOAA Student Opportunities
- Society for Conservation Biology
- State of Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- The Student Conservation Association
- The Wildlife Society
- USAJobs.gov-various federal internships
- U. S. Department of Agriculture
- U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Environmental Science
Food Science Technology
Note: Larger companies tend to have formal internship application processes, which are often online. Smaller ones often do not; in which case, you should send a cover letter and résumé introducing yourself and describing your interest in an internship to their Human Resources department.
- Smithfield Foods
- Davisco Foods International
- GNP Company
- Hormel
- Jennie-O Turkey, Inc.
- Mayo Clinic
- Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories
- Newport Labs
- R and D Systems
- Rembrandt Foods
- Schwan's Food
- Tony Downs Foods
General Biology
Life Science Teaching
Medical Lab Sciences
Microbiology
Note: Larger companies tend to have formal internship application processes, which are often online. Smaller ones often do not; in which case, you should send a cover letter and résumé introducing yourself and describing your interest in an internship to their Human Resources department.
- Smithfield Foods
- Davisco Foods International
- GNP Company
- Hormel
- Jennie-O Turkey, Inc.
- Mayo Clinic
- Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories
- Newport Labs
- R and D Systems
- Rembrandt Foods
- Schwan's Food
- Tony Downs Foods
Plant Sciences
Toxicology
Zoology
- American Rivers
- Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve
- College and Internship Jobs in Wisconsin
- Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
- Ecolog
- Environmental Education in Wisconsin
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History
- Institute of Marine Mammals
- Minnesota Corn Growers
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Minnesota Zoo
- National Park Service
- National Resources Defense Council
- NOAA Student Opportunities
- Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo - Byron, MN
- Reptile & Amphibian Discovery Zoo
- SeaWorld
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park
- Society for Conservation Biology
- State of Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- The Student Conservation Association
- The Wildlife Society
- USGS National Wildlife Health Center
- USAJobs.gov-Various Federal Internships
- U. S. Department of Agriculture
- U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
