If you’ve been paying attention over the past few weeks, you may have noticed that I recently moved to Chicago. I’m trying to make a list of things to do and places to see, and one of the attractions that I’m excited to visit is the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. It’s exactly what you’d expect a nature museum to be – they have butterflies, praying mantises, and water snakes. They have all kinds of exhibitions and special programs that include daily animal feedings. It looks like a wonderful day to visit, and it also looks like a fantastic place to have an internship. And in case you were wondering Peggy Notebaert is the wife of Richard Notebaert, the CEO of Qwest, who donated $5 million to the construction of the museum with the stipulation that it be named after her (we really had to dig to find that).
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is located in the neighborhood of Lincoln Park in the city of Chicago. It may not be the first place that you’d think to go to get closer to nature, but they sure seem to do a good job. A lot of that can be attributed to their staff, many of whom are interns. They offer internships in the summer, fall and winter, and right now they’re recruiting Winter interns who can work from January to May. The deadline for applications is November 14th, so you still have plenty of time to apply (the deadline is April 3rd for Summer internships and July 25th for Fall internships). Their internship offerings are wide ranging, but they are grouped into three categories – Biology and Collections with internships in Invertebrate Care, Butterfly Conservation Genetics, and VPlants Collections; Education and Educational Programs with internships in Early Childhood Programs, Family Programs, Program Planning and Development, and Student Programming; and Exhibits with internships in Exhibit Design and Production and Graphic Design. Internships at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum are typically unpaid, although they do occasionally offer paid internships. If you’re interest is piqued, check out the museum’s internships FAQ and take a look at the internship descriptions that you’ll find on the internship categories page. If you decide to apply, make sure to follow the application instructions carefully, and direct any questions to internship@naturemuseum.org
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