Interns in the Marine Biology Internship Program (MBIP) participate in research projects conducted by The River Project and its partners and are assigned to a variety of projects depending on their interests and skill level. Interns help catch and maintain the organisms housed in the 3,500-gallon flow-through aquarium system and learn a variety of skills including water quality testing, organism identification, behavioral observations, and other important lab and field skills. Interns will also participate in environmental education, teaching what they have learned. Interns plan and host a Wetlab Look-in centered on a Hudson River Estuary topic of their choice.

A more lab-based internship is offered to experienced undergraduate students with an interest in environmental science and water quality. They help with the Citizen’s Water Quality Testing Program and learn how to take water samples for bacterial assessment and learn lab techniques for bacterial culturing using the industry-standard kit and protocol from IDEXX. This program runs for 20 weeks from May to October. Interns must be available Thursdays and Fridays for sample processing and analysis.

For inquiries, please send your résumé/CV and cover letter to Siddhartha Hayes at siddhartha@riverprojectnyc.org.

For details, visit: https://www.riverprojectnyc.org/internship-opportunities