Internships at the Seattle Aquarium

The internship program at the Seattle Aquarium is designed to provide participants with practical learning experience and knowledge in the Zoo and Aquarium field.  These are unpaid opportunities requiring a minimum time commitment of 400 hours to be completed in at least ten weeks and no more than twenty weeks. Positions are available four times per year in both the life science and education departments, as follows:

Winter internship:      Begins in January 2010

                                      Applications accepted until 9/25/09

                                      Interviews – October 20-22, 2009

                                      Decision – October 30, 2009

Spring internship:      Begins in March 2010

                                      Applications accepted until 1/5/10

                                      Interviews – January 26-28, 2010

                                      Decision – February 5, 2010

Summer internship:  Begins in June 2010

                                       Applications accepted until 3/12/10

                                       Interviews – March 30-April 1, 2010

                                       Decision – April 9, 2010

Fall internship:          Begins in September 2010

                                     Applications accepted until 6/25/10

                                     Interviews – July 20-22, 2010

                                     Decision – July 30, 2010

For an application packet, click here.  For more information please contact:

Email:  Katrina Bettis 
Or call: (206) 386-4342

Volunteer Office
Seattle Aquarium
1483 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98101