Employment and Internship Opportunities | Cedar Point Biological Station

Cedar Point employs three year-round staff members to run the station. During the in-season (mid-May to October), we employ between 10 and 15 students to help run our kitchen, manage our equipment/supplies, and to improve/maintain the grounds.

Important information for all internships:

Design your internship to fit your goals
Have the chance to take a class during the summer (online or in-person)
Flexible May start date and flexible August end date
35 - 40 hours per week
$14 - $17 per hour dependent on internship and level
FREE FOOD and HOUSING!!

We accept applications year round for the in-season. If you are interesting in any of our summer positions, PLEASE APPLY.

First and Last Name Required

Please use the name which is logged with the university. This is generally your legal name.

Preferred Name

If different from your legal name, please put the name you are most comfortable with.

Student ID Number Required

Email Required

Put in the email you check most often. This will be our main way of communicating with you.

Opportunity of Choice Required

Please select the goal for the summer. If it changes, let us know. It helps us plan for individual goals and priorities.

Planned time-off

Please list any and all time off you already have on your calendars including travel time to and from the CPBS campus from mid-May to mid-August. Any time you will NOT be able to work. This helps us plan and gives you priority during scheduling.

Resume or CV Required

One file only.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.

Letter of interest Required

This is a short letter on why you would like to work with us, such as, what you expect to gain from us and what we can expect to gain from hiring you.

Recommender and/or faculty advisor Required

Name a mentor that can attest to the belief in your success while at this immersive, experiential campus. The recommendation should only be 3-5 sentences in length and emailed to cpbs@unl.edu.

Recommender's contact information Required

Please the email and phone number of your recommender.