Location: USFS Bend Seed Extractory, Bend OR Duration: 7 Months Start date: July 6th, 2010 Application Deadline: May 15, 2010 Noon CST Position description: Seeds of Success, is the national native seed collection program, coordinated by the Bureau of Land Management with a variety of other Federal Agencies, botanic gardens, arboretum, and other conservation organizations. Seeds of Success (SOS) is a network of collecting teams across the country working towards the collection of wildland native seed from species needed in ecological restoration. The US Forest Service Bend Seed Extractory (BSE) is the seed processing facility for the majority of seed collected from wildland native plant populations by SOS seed collection teams, in accordance to the Seeds of Success Technical Protocol. SOS seed technician will work side by side with other crewmembers at the BSE. Duties of the seed technician can include any or all of the following: 1) seedlot check in, bag ID tagging, & temporary storage; 2) seedlot processing on various pieces of equipment; 3) stereoscope exams & digital x-ray operations; 4) seed testing & packaging after processing; 5) removal of sample weights for OSU (Oregon State University Seed Laboratory) certified seed exams; 6) data entry into agency seed database; 7) packaging for shipment to project sites and/or Western Regional Plant Introduction Station, etc. Seed technician will receive proper training & safety alerts for each machine used to complete a seedlot. Depending on a seedlots incoming condition, technician could use as many as 6 different pieces of equipment. After training, technician will have daily quotas to ensure seedlots are returned to project sites or into proper storage in a timely manner. Seeking applicants with the following experience and work skills: ability to key plants out to the species level using a dichotomous key, seed collecting herbarium voucher collection, operating various lab equipment, proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel & database familiarity, team player, ability to perform routine and repetitive duties, as well as thorough documentation of jobs performed. If interested, please apply at <http://clminternship.org/php/intern_app/2010app.php> http://clminternship.org/php/intern_app/2010app.php by Friday, May 15th at Noon CST. Indicate in your cover letter that you are applying for the Botany internship position in Bend, Oregon and include contact information (email address & phone number) for 3 references in your resume.
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