The Echinacea Project is looking for enthusiastic graduates or soon-to-be
graduates for paid internships starting in June 2025. We aim to assemble a
team of research interns with diverse skills and interests, and we
encourage individuals with a bachelor 's degree in biology, botany,
entomology, sta
The Echinacea Project is looking for enthusiastic undergraduates for the
2025 summer field season. Our project investigates how small population
size and reduced genetic diversity influence individual fitness, population
demographics, plant-insect interactions and evolution in the purple
coneflower
(undergraduate, graduate students, and high school). Team
Echinacea investigates ecology and evolution in fragmented prairie habitat
in western Minnesota, focusing on a model organism, the purple
coneflower, *Echinacea
angustifolia*. As an NSF-funded RET (Research Experiences for Teachers
