Fall Internship Positions Open
in Waterton Canyon and Boulder!
Thorne's interns and volunteers provide valuable support and service for our various educational programs, activities, special events, and office duties. Intern and volunteer opportunities are available year round at Thorne Ecological Institute in Boulder and Waterton Canyon and we welcome people from all walks of life. Please note we do not have the funding to pay interns.
Interns and volunteers receive real-world experience in an active nonprofit. Other benefits include resume building, professional references, and personal gain and fulfillment
in contributing to a local nonprofit.
Click here for more information about Thorne's Office Assistant Intern position.
Click here for more info on Thorne's Environmental Education Assistant Intern position.
Click here for more info on Thorne's Sombrero Marsh Project Manager Intern position.
Thorne interns and volunteers help with tasks such as:
- Assisting Instructors and working with students in school and field-based programs
- Preparation and follow up work for education programs
- Grantwriting and fundraising
- Special Events planning
- Database management
- Land and habitat restoration projects
- Interpretive displays for Sombrero Marsh
EE Center and programs.
Contact Alyson Duffey if interested in volunteer or internship opportunities at Thorne Ecological Institute!
Sign up NOW for Thorne Natural Science School
volunteer/internship SUMMER TEACHING ASSISTANT
positions in Boulder and Waterton Canyon!
Do you want to have fun outside this summer or need experience in the Environmental Education field? Want to build your resume, earn professional references, gain college credit, or expand your ecological knowledge? Thorne Natural Science School Teaching Assistant's (TA's) are needed for our half and full day summer programs in Boulder and Waterton Canyon. TA's who commit to more than two weeks must have cpr, first aid, and universal precautions training and also submit fingerprints and a background check. Teaching Assistant's are all volunteer or unpaid internship positions. For more information or to sign up call or email Alyson Duffey
303-499-3647 in Boulder and Amanda Czarnecki 720-981-5035 in Waterton Canyon.
Summer TEACHING positions in Boulder and Waterton Canyon
for Thorne Natural Science School 2008 is closed.
Please check back in February for 2009 openings.
Experienced and excited Environmental Educators
needed for Thorne Natural Science School Summer 2008! TNSS Teachers must have 1,000 hours of environmental education in the field with children between the ages of 3-15 documented by past employers, and a college degree in a related field. We are looking for creative, energetic, passionate outdoor educators with experience in teaching children about insects, plants, Colorado ecology, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fly fishing, survival skills, biking, etc. All Teachers must have current CPR, First Aid, Universal Precautions, and Medication Administration Certification and complete our mandatory nine-hour teacher training in May. Background checks and fingerprints are required to be submitted to the State of Colorado.
Teachers are needed to fill eight weeks of TNSS classes in Boulder and seven weeks in Waterton Canyon (between five and ten classes are offered per week). Teachers must sign up for at least four weeks. Teachers are required to be on site starting at 8am and ending at 12:15pm unless signed up for classes with different times. Compensation starts at $15 an hour for first year Teachers to TNSS.
Email Alyson Duffey in Boulder or Amanda Czarnecki in Waterton Canyon with questions and to receive a TNSS catalog that has more program information. Only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.
