Chicago Botanic Garden in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management is
looking for a botanist to intern at the BLM Lakewood Field Office, in Lakewood,
Colorado. Lakewood is located just outside of Denver, Colorado.
Internship begins mid to late June and lasts for 5 months.
Compensation is $750 each two weeks.
We are looking for a recent graduate with strong plant id skills, GIS
experience and technical writing abilities. Candidates should understand the
NEPA process and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. The
intern will work with the Seeds of Success program from the CO State Office and
participate in the on-going rare plant monitoring and inventory program in
Colorado. S/he will have the opportunity to work with graduate students and
other interns as part of a team both in the field and at the CO State Office.
The SOS program operates through the Plant Conservation Alliance, an
interagency program in which BLM and CBG participates. The SOS program serves
two purposes. SOS is the United States contribution to the Royal Botanic
Garden KEW (England) Millennium Seed Bank project under which seed from
approximately 10% of the worlds flora are to be collected for long-term
germplasm storage and conservation research. Secondly, approximately half of
the seed collected by BLM is returned for storage in the U.S. to support
development of plant materials for land restoration purposes by BLM and other
entities.
The internships are 5 months in length but opportunities exist to continue
work overseas (Australia and/or UK) in seed biology or other botany related
field. Opportunities also exist to initiate a Masters program in Plant Biology
and Conservation with Northwestern University.
Requirements:
· Recent graduate with a BS or BA in Plant Biology or Ecology with a
botanical focus
· US citizen or current visa to work in US
· Valid drivers license
· Vehicle needed for personal use, work vehicle is provided
To Apply:
Send a Letter of Interest and Resume to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ask 2 referees to direct a Letter of Recommendation to the same email
Email an unofficial academic transcript to the same email
Send an official, sealed academic transcript to:
Chicago Botanic Garden
Kristen Kordecki
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL
60022
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