Portland Insectarium Internship Program
We now have a very limited internship program available for minors (ages 8-16).
Animal husbandry: feeding, terrarium design, cleaning and maintenance, heat and humidity, substrate mixing.
General work skills (depending on age): people skills, cash handling, Square POS, social media, marketing.
Invertebrate zoology education: arthropod taxonomy, anatomy, identification, behavior, evolution. Field work, pinning, scientific illustration.
Community and friendship: meet other bug-lovers, make connections, network.
Museum curation: exhibit design, terrarium design, infographics.
Inspiration and mentorship: meet and learn from diverse scientists, artists, and business owners.
General work skills (depending on age): people skills, cash handling, Square POS, social media, marketing.
Invertebrate zoology education: arthropod taxonomy, anatomy, identification, behavior, evolution. Field work, pinning, scientific illustration.
Community and friendship: meet other bug-lovers, make connections, network.
Museum curation: exhibit design, terrarium design, infographics.
Inspiration and mentorship: meet and learn from diverse scientists, artists, and business owners.
Pricing
We charge $21 per hour and the internship is a maximum total of 36 hours (you can do less). This is based on doing 3 hours a week for 12 weeks. If you cannot do 3 hours a week, we can make some adjustments but cannot go longer than 5 months. We currently do not have weekend availability. We offer a 15% discount if you pay half up front (18 hours = $378 - 15% = 321.30) and a 20% discount if you pay all 36 hours up front ($756 - 20% = $604.80) with the understanding that there are no refunds for missed days.
Pricing is based on Portland's average cost of child care ($22.61/hr) and the cost of other after school and summer camp programs.