Reintroduction Assistant (Seasonal)

Our Reintroduction Assistants help to advance Tennessee Aquarium’s freshwater conservation mission by providing daily husbandry needs of reintroduction programs for southeastern aquatic animals. Daily duties include overall husbandry of aquatic animals, primarily fishes, in recirculating systems under human care. This may take place at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI), Tennessee Aquarium facilities open to the public such as River Journey and Ocean Journey, or Tennessee Aquarium Animal Care Facility (ACF).

Occasionally assists in fieldwork for conservation programs. Additionally, they visually monitor animals for health and behavioral abnormalities, aid in the maintenance and occasional improvement of the life support facilities and help with other tasks as needed.