Fossil Preparation Internship

Elevation Science Institute’s Fossil Preparation Internship Program creates extensive opportunities for interns to enhance their understanding of techniques and skills associated with fossil preparation. Interns work alongside Elevation Science staff as well as staff and volunteers from Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) in order to prepare fossil specimens collected on Bureau of Land Management land in Montana. As their skills develop, interns will be given greater responsibilities and opportunities in order to grow their knowledge of fossil preparation. Fossil preparation routinely includes following one specimen from start to finish, which in this case means from the opening of a field jacket through being curated in the collection at CMC. As an intern in the Paleo Lab, interns will be expected to assist with the preparation, stabilization, and repair of vertebrate fossils using specialized equipment, tools, consolidants, and adhesives. Additionally, interns will be expected to assist in building archival cradles and documenting finished specimens. 

What Our Fossil Prep Interns Do

Applications are due no later than midnight (ET), March 28, 2025.

**Interviews for top candidates will be held April 29-May 2, 2025.**

Who May Apply

All applicants must be:

• currently enrolled in or recent graduates of undergraduate or graduate studies in a paleontology-related field (biology, geology, etc.) at an accredited college or university.

• U.S. Citizens (Federal laws and regulations simply make the process of hiring non U.S. citizens too difficult and complicated for our small organization to handle.)