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The Alaska SeaLife Center is hosting Aquarium internships throughout the year. We are a non-profit organization located in Seward, Alaska about 2.5 hours south of Anchorage. We are the only public aquarium and rehabilitation facility in the state of Alaska.
This position introduces basic animal care and husbandry techniques. Candidate is responsible for assisting in the daily care and maintenance of the Center’s fish and invertebrate collection, life support systems and exhibit development.
Duties Include:
• Assisting in the care of Alaska fishes, invertebrates and algae in exhibit settings and holding tanks.
• Daily diet preparations and feeding diets to marine organisms.
• Routine cleaning of exhibits, food prep room and service areas.
• Assisting aquarium staff in development and installation of new aquatic displays.
• Monitoring system conditions and water quality testing.
• Assisting the aquarium staff in collecting specimens in the field.
• Learning taxonomic identifications of marine specimens of plants and animals.
• Maintaining current and accurate records on animal health and behaviors.
• Providing information to visitor’s in our galleries and on behind the scenes tours.
• Performs other duties relating to the Center’s goals and mission statement as required.
If interested visit the Alaska SeaLife Center website at www.alaskasealife.org and review the full description in the 2009 internship packet.
This position introduces basic animal care and husbandry techniques. Candidate is responsible for assisting in the daily care and maintenance of the Center’s fish and invertebrate collection, life support systems and exhibit development.
Duties Include:
• Assisting in the care of Alaska fishes, invertebrates and algae in exhibit settings and holding tanks.
• Daily diet preparations and feeding diets to marine organisms.
• Routine cleaning of exhibits, food prep room and service areas.
• Assisting aquarium staff in development and installation of new aquatic displays.
• Monitoring system conditions and water quality testing.
• Assisting the aquarium staff in collecting specimens in the field.
• Learning taxonomic identifications of marine specimens of plants and animals.
• Maintaining current and accurate records on animal health and behaviors.
• Providing information to visitor’s in our galleries and on behind the scenes tours.
• Performs other duties relating to the Center’s goals and mission statement as required.
If interested visit the Alaska SeaLife Center website at www.alaskasealife.org and review the full description in the 2009 internship packet.
