Forestry Fellowship

Thank you for your interest in a Forestry fellowship at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga Tennessee! The Aquarium hopes this experience helps guide and empower conservation-minded students to develop solutions to complex conservation challenges in our communities and gain valuable hands-on work experience. Our history of giving high-potential students the opportunity to work at our Aquarium has shown that such professional experience opens new career options for students from all walks of life.

Forestry Fellows are exposed to several biology-related positions working within the Tennessee Aquariums Husbandry Department Forest section. This hands-on opportunity offers an understanding of our reptile and amphibian collection specializing in our turtle environments and also keeping our Delta Country exhibit clean interesting and engaging for our visiting guests.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs animal husbandry duties which may include cleaning exhibits preparing food feeding animals maintaining exhibits monitoring animal behavior and learning appropriate quarantine and disease prevention protocols
• Provides exemplary interpretation and assistance in programs
• Maintains appropriate logs and records
• Interacts with staff volunteers and public in a professional and ethical manner

Qualifications

• College student with science or animal-related major
• Able to commit to the full internship of 120 hours during the designated semester; hour requirements per week may vary based on fellowship activities
• Able to climb ladders lift and carry 50 lbs.; work in hot/cold wet and/or slippery conditions
• Provide a letter of reference from an advisor faculty member or previous employer
• Provide a college transcript with a minimum GPA of 2.5
• Preferences given to students seeking internships for college credit or that are affiliated with an active research project

Seasonal hourly ($15/hour); Fall semester fellowship (Runs through end of semester)

All submissions must be received by August 30 2025.