Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Opportunities
Interning
- Natural History Research Experiences
paid internship, dealine Feb 1. - Research and Collections Internships
paid and volunteer internships for high school and college students, apply anytime. For projects, see: Research Assistance biological, Collection Management biological. Please contact a curator or staff member of interest or Tim Coffer.
Volunteering
- We have many volunteers assisting researchers and collections staff, with tasks that include working in collections, digital imaging, databasing, bibliographic work, GIS, preparing species pages for Encyclopedia of Life, and more.
Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution Fellowships — relevant fellowships are:- Graduate Student Fellowship — 10-week term, deadline Jan 15
- Predoctoral Fellowship — 3–12 months, deadline Jan 15
- Postdoctoral and Senior Fellowship — 1 or 2–year term, deadline Jan 15
- Peter Buck Graduate (1–2 years) and Postdoctoral Fellowships (2–3 years) — deadline Jan 15
- Link Foundation/Smithsonian Graduate Fellowships in Marine Science — 3 months, deadline Jan 15, at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida
- Minority Visiting Students — 10 week term, deadlines Feb 1 and Oct 1
- Molecular Evolution Fellowships — 1 or 2–year term, deadline Jan 15
- Smithsonian Marine Science Network Fellowship — deadline Jan 15
Academic appointments
- See this section for criteria for Adjunct Scientist, Research Associate, Research Collaborator, Research Student, Visiting Scientist, and Emeritus status.
Employment
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