The Everglades BioCorps Internship Program is looking for a museum collections intern (for 1-year) to help evaluate, maintain, and organize scientific collections of freshwater fish and invertebrate samples collected from the Everglades Ecosystem. This is a great post-undergrad position for someone familiar with working with museum specimens and can identify freshwater organisms. The position is located in Everglades National Park, near Homestead Florida. We will start reviewing applications on August 1, 2026, and hope to fill the position as soon as possible.
Freshwater Fish Collections Intern – Everglades National Park, Florida
Title: Freshwater Fish Collections Intern – Everglades National Park, Florida
Agency: University of Florida and National Park Service
Location: Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, Fl 33034
Job Category: Temporary/Seasonal Internship
Salary: $15/hr
Application Deadline: Open until filled. Application review will begin on August 1, 2026.
Starting Date: ASAP
Ending Date: 06/30/2027
Hours per Week: 40
Education Required: Bachelors preferred
Experience: Interest and experience in laboratory work and/or with museum collections preferred
Description: Everglades National Park is seeking one full-time Everglades BioCorps intern interested in evaluating, maintaining, and organizing scientific collections of freshwater fish and invertebrate samples from the Everglades ecosystem. The intern will prioritize, clean, preserve, and properly label specimens and containers, and compare samples to records of collections. They will also work closely with NPS natural resources scientists to recommend options for long-term archiving and storage.
The Everglades BioCorps Internship Program supports biological management, monitoring, and research within the Florida Everglades and is supported through a collaboration between the National Park Service and The University of Florida. Upon completion of this internship, interns may be eligible to receive a Public Lands Corps benefit, which confers competitive hiring status for federal land management agencies up to two years after internship completion.
https://www.nps.gov/ever/getinvolved/biocorps-internship-program.htm
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a relevant bachelor’s degree, proven work ethic, and demonstrated ability to collect accurate data. Applicants should be comfortable working alone in a laboratory setting with minimal oversight. The ideal candidate will have the ability to identify aquatic freshwater animal species in South Florida, strong attention to detail, and organizational skills.
Interns must be U.S. citizens and possess a valid driver’s license issued in the United States along with a clean driving record. Prior to hiring, a federal background check will be necessary.
TO APPLY: Send a cover letter (no more than 1 page) and a resume or CV that includes contact information for 3 references to: ever_biocorps@nps.gov and wecinternships@ifas.ufl.edu. The subject line of the e-mail should read “Everglades BioCorps Internship Application Fish Specimens”. Please attach applications as a single PDF using the file name format
Lastname_ FishBioCorps _DDMMMYY [e.g., Darwin_FishBioCorps_ 01Aug26.pdf].
Contact
Everglades BioCorps Internship Coordinator
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