What you need to know

• Hourly Pay Rate:  $16.00
• Shift/Hours: 20-40 hours per week
• Internship, Temporary Assignment (10-weeks)
• Located in Mesa
• Benefits Available – Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life, Short-Term Disability 

What you’ll be doing:

This is a ten-week standard length of assignment performing a variety of activities to assist with the day-to day operations of the museum.  You will learn new skills relevant to your academic and employment pursuits.

What you will be responsible for:

You will be performing a variety of routine activities to assist the professional staff within the Research and Collections Department. Duties involve tasks that can be readily learned by on-the-job training, and which require some judgment in their execution. You will gain valuable experience in cataloguing, documenting, and cleaning fossils, record-keeping, maintaining databases, field work, data entry, scanning, using a variety of technology, as well as science demonstrations in a public setting and via live streaming and may work independently on routine recurring assignments. Duties also include supporting and attending partner meetings, public presentations, and networking events.

Distinguishing Features: You will learn new skills relevant to their academic and employment pursuits. The intern works under the general direction of the Chief Curator of Research and Collections who will appoint an appropriate staff member to train and supervise the intern. This person will serve as mentor for the intern and as a liaison with the intern’s academic institution if applicable. You may also receive direction from staff or volunteers they are assisting. Training consists of observation, discussion, demonstration, and review of work.

What skills & experience you will bring to us:

Education and Experience: Must be a driven, diligent individual with a deep interest in and demonstrated knowledge of paleontology, geology and biology. GIS, 3-D scanning, and Photogrammetry experience are highly desirable.

Special Requirements: This position requires a background check.

Want to apply? Get in touch today!

Please submit your resume for immediate consideration of this position.

Any job offer is contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment criminal background check and fingerprinting. All qualified candidates for this position must be eligible to work in the United States.

Marathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer