[Plsugs] Disney's Agricultural Sciences Internships are Open!

[Tanya Quist]

Hello from Walt Disney World in Orlando!  The Agricultural Sciences team is
looking for undergraduate college students and recent graduates who have
received their Bachelors degree within 6 months of our internships' start
dates to participate in our fun and challenging six-month hands-on
internship in several different agricultural and science education fields
including Plant Science, Entomology, Biotechnology, Aquaculture.  Feel free
to forward this email along to students and career centers at your
university.  

 

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would appreciate the recommendation!

 

We'd like to ask for your assistance in advertising this internship
opportunity to students at your university by forwarding this email to
students and faculty.  We are currently looking for students to fill
internships for the Fall 2014 term (June 2014 - January 2015).  The deadline
to apply will be in early March, but please encourage students to apply as
soon as possible to get the process started.  

 

Desired majors include but are not limited to:  Ag. Communication, Ag.
Education, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Agronomy, Aquaculture, Aquatic
Biology, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Crop Science, Biological and
Biosystems/Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Environmental Horticulture,
Fisheries, Food Science, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Marine Biology,
Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Ornamental Horticulture, and Plant Science.

 

If you are interested in receiving 4" x 6" cards with internship
opportunities within the Animals, Science and Environment programs at
Disney, please let us know and we'll be happy to send some your way.  Please
include your mailing address in the email.  

 

Below, interested applicants will find information on our internship program
as well as how to apply:

The Agricultural Sciences Professional Internship Program is designed to
provide qualified college students with the opportunity for hands-on work
experience in the unique growing areas that are part of Living with The
Land, an agricultural attraction at EpcotR.

Responsibilities: 

In addition to maintaining the show quality of our growing areas,
aquaculture systems or biotechnology lab, interns will spend a significant
amount of time leading informative and interactive guest tours through our
facilities along with promoting and selling these tours. Additional training
sessions, classes and meetings will be scheduled throughout the semester.
Other duties vary by discipline: 

 

Aquaculture:

Operate a recirculating freshwater aquaculture facility. Monitor filtration
systems and water quality, assist in diagnosis and control of disease, and
raise fish to marketable size for Walt Disney WorldR restaurants. 

 

Biotechnology:

Maintain a tissue culture production facility. Prepare media and culture a
wide variety of plants. Then, collect, package and deliver the
tissue-cultured plants to EpcotR merchandise locations. 

 

Entomology:

Become an integral part of The Land's Integrated Pest Management program.
Rear and maintain insect colonies, release beneficial insects into
greenhouse crops, and maintain entomology-related shows. 

 

Plant Science:

Maintain a high-quality show of hydroponically-grown food crops from around
the globe. Seed, transplant, irrigate and prune plants; harvest produce for
EpcotR restaurants; rake, sweep, and provide general cleanup of greenhouses.


 

Interested students should email a cover letter, resume, school transcript,
and one letter of recommendation to WDW.EPCOT.Science.Internship at disney.com.
Selected students will be interviewed via phone to further discuss the
internship.

 

Please refer interested students to http://www.disneyinterns.com/science.
At the bottom of the page, they can click "Apply Now" to view internship
postings about the Plant Science, Entomology, Biotechnology, and Aquaculture
internship positions along with many other science related internship
openings.  If students have any questions with accessing the site, please
have them email us directly at WDW.EPCOT.Science.Internship at disney.com.

 

Thank you for your assistance in helping us share the news about this
exciting internship opportunity with your students, and don't hesitate to
contact us with any questions.

 

Sincerely,

 


Les Frey 

Laura Kleiss  

Valerie M. Schulthess


Horticulturalist, Student Program Manager     

Horticulturist, Greenhouse Operations

Agricultural Sciences Secretary


(407) 560-4547

(407) 560-2433       

(407) 560-7186 


 

 

 


Agricultural Sciences at Epcot

 

 


Walt Disney Parks & Resort

 

 


2013 N. Avenue of the Stars

 

 


Lake Buena Vista, FL  32830

 

 


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