Save the Elephants works to secure a future for elephants in Africa. Specializing in elephant research, STE provides scientific insights into elephant behaviour, intelligence, and long-distance movements and applies them to the challenges of elephant survival. Through our education and outreach programmes, we reach out to hearts and minds and help local people be the custodians of their own rich heritage. Our human-elephant conflict mitigation projects, especially beehive fences, have reduced the number of crop-raiding incidents, and provide farmers with elephant-friendly alternative sources of income. To battle the current surge in ivory poaching, our Elephant Crisis Fund is identifying and supporting the most effective partners in Africa and in the ivory consuming nations to stop poaching, thwart traffickers, end demand for ivory and ensure elephants are no longer under threat.
Internships – Samburu Research Centre
Each year, we accept a small number of interns to Save the Elephants in Kenya. These internships comprise 1.5 month professional placements with one of our research projects in Kenya, designed for university graduates pursuing a career in conservation, with skills in scientific data collection and analysis. Structured around our three pillars, these internships harness the skills of interns while involving them directly with projects. Interns contribute to our Long Term Monitoring work, behavioural studies, human-elephant conflict or conservation education.Internships at our Samburu camp are highly competitive (we typically accept only three interns per year), so potential candidates should carefully read the “frequently asked questions” section below before applying. For internships at STE Samburu project please email your CV and cover letter indicating the period applying to us at our head office in Nairobi ([email protected]). Applications should only be sent during the application period, which typically lasts from November 1st to December 31st.
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Internships – Tsavo Research Centre
Each year, we select and accept up to 16 interns for a 4–10-week placement with our team at our Tsavo Coexistence and Research Centre, located in Sagalla Community, bordering Tsavo East National Park. This placement is designed for university graduates pursuing a career in conservation.
Over the last few years, we have had the pleasure of hosting interns from all over the world, including Kenya, the USA, the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Nepal, Brazil, and Germany.
The positions are highly competitive and we therefore encourage you to read the Frequently Asked Questions section below before applying to understand the process and available options. All applications should be sent to our Community Outreach Manager, Esther Serem, via [email protected], attaching a detailed CV and cover letter expressing your interest.
