Minimum Requirements: How to Apply: Internship Schedule

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The Agricultural Sciences team, part of Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment, offers Professional Internships 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 Epcot®.

Responsibilities: Minimum Requirements:

In addition to maintaining the show quality of our • College student or recent graduate (must apply growing areas, aquaculture systems and within six months of graduation) with background biotechnology lab, interns will spend a significant and/or major in agriculture, plant science, amount of time leading informative and interactive horticulture, biology, biotechnology, entomology, guest tours through our facilities, along with aquaculture, education, or related field. promoting and selling these tours. Additional training • Team player with demonstrated verbal sessions, classes and meetings will be scheduled communication skills and the ability to interact throughout the semester. Other duties vary by positively with both Walt Disney World® Guests and discipline: fellow Cast Members. • Demonstrated work ethic, reliable transportation, Aquaculture and willingness to work on a flexible schedule. Operate a recirculating freshwater aquaculture • Willingness and ability to adhere to the facility. Monitor filtration systems and water quality, Walt Disney World® personal appearance assist in diagnosis and control of disease, and raise standards. fish to marketable size for Walt Disney World® • Completed online application.

restaurants. How to Apply: Biotechnology Maintain a tissue culture production facility. Prepare Go to http://disneyinterns.com/science. Search for media and culture a wide variety of plants. Then, Agricultural Sciences. Select the internship(s) you are collect, package and deliver the tissue-cultured interested in applying for, and fill out the application(s). plants to Epcot® merchandise locations.

Entomology On your application, please upload your resume, Become an integral part of The Land’s Integrated cover letter and current transcripts (including your Pest Management program. Rear and maintain name, cumulative GPA, and any courses you are insect colonies, release beneficial insects into currently taking). greenhouse crops, and maintain entomology- related shows. Call or email us with any questions.

Plant Science Telephone: (407) 560-7256 Maintain a high-quality show of hydroponically- Email: [email protected] grown food crops from around the globe. Seed, transplant, irrigate and prune plants; harvest produce for Epcot® restaurants; rake, sweep, and

provide general cleanup of greenhouses.

Internship Schedule

Summer/Fall 2020: Winter/Spring 2021: Summer/Fall 2021:

June 2020 - January 2021 January 2021 - June 2021 June 2021 - January 2022