Current Opportunities 

Internships and Professional Opportunities

BEEF CATTLE EMPHASIS

• Beef Production & Ranch Management Internships (2 available); Keller Broken Heart Ranch; Feb-May 2024 & May - July 2024; Deadline: Open until filled

• Ranch Internship; Mothershead Farm & Ranch; Year-round opportunities; Deadline: Open until filled

EQUINE EMPHASIS

• Boarding Facility Internship; Quaking Aspen Equestrian Center; Aberdeen, SD; Deadline: April 1, 2024

• Equine Management Internship; Kentucky Equine Management ; Spring/Fall Sessions; Deadline: Variable by session

SWINE EMPHASIS

• Swine Production Intern; Christensen Farms; Sleepy Eye, MN; Seasonal Yearly; Deadline: Open until filled

DAIRY CATTLE EMPHASIS

SHEEP EMPHASIS

EXOTIC ANIMAL EMPHASIS

• Reptile Keeper Intern; Snake Discovery; Maplewood, MN.; June - August, 2023; Deadline: Open until filled

• Zookeeper Intern; Red River Valley Zoo; Fargo, ND.; Year-round Opportunities

• Dakota Zoo; Bismarck, ND., Year-round Opportunities

GENERAL ANIMAL SCIENCE AND MEAT & FOOD SCIENCE EMPHASIS

• Livestock Industry Internships; Genex; Location varies; Summer 2024

• Multiple research & development positions available; Tyson Foods; Location varies; Summer 2024; Deadline: Open until filled

Additional Resources

The NDSU Career and Advising Center offers support to students and alumni via academic advising, career and internship exploration, career supports like resume preparation and mock interviews, and much more!

Are you unsure of how or where to find an internship? Your academic advisor and the internship coordinator can help guide you to an opportunity that is meaningful to you. Check out this resource as you begin the search: "How to Find an Internship".

Find additional internships and professional opportunities at Handshake or get connected with employers at one of the NDSU Fall Career Fairs.

Employers: To have your internship featured, send the position information to the ANSC internship coordinator, Blaine Novak @ blaine.novak@ndsu.edu