The Department of Animal Science often has job openings at all levels and in areas as diverse as secretarial work to research. Whether you are looking for full- or part-time work, a faculty, staff, graduate student, or undergraduate student position, there may be an Animal Science job for you!
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Student Employment and Internships
Student Positions in Department of Animal Science
Several part-time student positions for the Department of Animal Science are available through the Federal Work-Study Program or directly through the department. Jobs areas include the animal handling units, ruminant nutrition lab, meats lab, small animal research lab, physiology and genetics labs, clerical office, and several of the units at the Agricultural Research and Development Center (ARDC) located at Mead, NE.
If you are a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student interested in a part-time job in the Department of Animal Science, please fill out and submit our online application below. Additional student positions on campus are advertised on Handshake at the link below.
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If you are an employer that has job or internship opportunities open for our students, please send your information to our CASNR Career Center team so it can be publicized to students throughout the college.
Employer ResourcesInternship Opportunities
- Microbiology Year Round Intern - Siloam Springs, AR at Tyson Foods, Inc.
- Internship/Externship Mentorship Program | 24-Hour Animal Care at PAW Health Network
- Animal Processing Technical Sales Intern at Solenis
- Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory Internships – Summer 2027 at Ohio Department of Agriculture
- Intern Forestry Technician at Roseburg Forest Products
- Customer Success Associate at TruHerd
- Sharks Internship- Winter 2027 at Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- VETERINARIAN-PTB, Job# 1170-1 at Rowan County Government
- Microbiology Laboratory Intern / Laboratory Assistant at AEMTEK, Inc.
- Veterinary Diagnostics Internship at Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Timmerman Feedyard Internship
The Timmerman Feedyard Management Internship is a nationally renowned feedyard management training program, exclusive to University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which has been producing feedyard management and industry leaders since 1988. The internship trains students through comprehensive feedyard management classes and with real world experiences in high caliber feedyards.
This program is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in beef feedyard management or other related agribusiness areas. The purpose of the internship is to train undergraduate students in the area of feedyard management to fill the growing need for trained, responsible individuals who can enter into management positions in feedyards.
Learn More About the InternshipJobs Opportunities
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- Veterinary Receptionist at Brookside Animal Hospital
- Outdoor Education Specialist at Bethel Horizons
- Cabin Counselor at Camp Tecumseh YMCA
- Dairy West Region Supervisor (Food/Dairy Industry Manager 14) at Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
- Food Safety Inspector / WEST Wholesale Food Region - Food Industry Field Scientist 9-P11 at Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
- Credentialed Veterinary Technician/Nurse at Cement Creek Veterinary Hospital, LLC
- Account Executive - Feedlot IQ at Ever.AG
- Veterinary Technician at South Trail Animal Hospital