State of NC Internship – Fish Biodiversity Curatorial Assistant
We expect to be able to hire two interns this summer for this full-time 10-week program
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