Mystic Aquarium

Please join us for the 2013  Ridgway Research Seminar Series

Mystic Aquarium’s internship program reflects our mission, “to inspire people to care for and protect our ocean planet through education, research and exploration.”  Internships are available fall, spring and summer in most departments throughout our institution, allowing students of all academic majors to experience the unique character of the Aquarium and enhance their personal and professional development. See the "Get Involved/Internships" section for a full list of internship opportunities.

Our research team conducts research in many aspects of marine animal health, husbandry, and ecology. This is accomplished through detailed analysis of behavior, specimens, data records and a combination of field, in-house, and laboratory-based research projects that focus on animal behavior, ecology, infectious disease, neuro-immunology, and physiology.  Research interns are a core component to the research team, and pursue these sciences by accomplishing many of the activities listed below.

With the assistance of both external and in-house funding, the Department of Animal Care of Mystic Aquarium, a division of Sea Research Foundation, is sponsoring a one-year Veterinary Internship in Aquatic Animal Medicine and Research. Applicants for the internship should be graduates of an AVMA accredited veterinary college or ECFVG certified. All applicants should have successfully passed the NAVLE. Preference will be given to applicants with graduate degrees and/or postgraduate clinical experience in a practice or internship setting. Entry level familiarity with ultrasound, radiology, and endoscopy systems is expected. The stipend for the position is expected to be $30,000 per annum plus benefits.

Since its inception in the mid 1970's, the veterinary externship program offered by the Department of Research and Veterinary Services (RAVS) at Mystic Aquarium has welcomed scores of veterinary students and veterinarians from institutions worldwide. Our current veterinary externships are available to qualified veterinary students or graduate veterinarians with an interest in aquatic animal medicine. Veterinary externships are clinically-focused, and externs are required to complete a literature review or research project during the externship, the results of which are presented in lecture format to our staff.