INTERNSHIP POSITION IN SEED BANKING/PLANT CONSERVATION

Do you enjoy fieldwork? Are you detail oriented? Are you interested in being part of a global plant conservation initiative? Do you work well by yourself as well as with a group of volunteers? A six-month paid internship is available for an individual with a Bachelor's degree in biology, botany, ecology, or a related major and a commitment to conservation and restoration of native plants. Candidates should have skills in plant identification and herbarium techniques, and exposure to plant research, field ecology, and conservation biology. Computer skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team are essential. Must have valid driver's license.
Applications will be reviewed starting March 15, 2005. The salary is $8.16 per hour. Start date is negotiable between May 31 and June 30 2005.
For further information and application materials please visit: <http://www.chicagobotanic.org/internship/index.html>
Also see the Chicago Botanic Garden website: <http://www.chicagobotanic.org/>
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Conservation Science Intern - Millennium Seed Bank Project
PURPOSE: To assist with our tallgrass prairie seed banking project. To gain experience in applied research on the biology, ecology, and evolution of threatened native habitats. To learn a variety of field, greenhouse, and laboratory techniques.
DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES: Field work, including seed collection, herbarium specimen collection, and plant population assessment.
Laboratory work, including seed cleaning and processing, seed germination, chromosome counting, plant measurements, and microscopy.
Data entry and analysis, permit applications, report writing, literature searches and reviews.
Participation in a variety of activities outdoors and indoors, attending seminars, participating in meetings, and interacting closely with botanists, researchers, and conservation scientists.
DEPARTMENT: Conservation Science
REPORTS TO: Seed Bank Coordinator
SUPERVISE: Volunteers
COOPERATIVE
RELATIONSHIPS: Botanic Garden Staff, particularly in the Science departments; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Rachel Cook, Ph.D.
Seed Bank Coordinator
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
Phone: 847-835-6957
Fax: 847-835-5484
rcook@chicagobotanic.org