[PCA] Job Opportunity: Seed Conservation Intern, California Botanic Garden

[Cheryl Birker]

*Job Title:* Seed Conservation Intern
*Status:* Full-time hourly, seasonal position
*Schedule:* Four 10-hour days/week, starting March 2024

*Position Overview:* Join the Conservation team at the California Botanic
Garden (CalBG) to assist in the execution of field research and seed
collecting activities in support of projects to conserve California native
plants. Project activities will include a diverse program of work
including: rare plant seed banking, restoration seed collections, rare
plant monitoring, botanical surveys, and California Seed Bank curatorial
duties. Duties include assisting in the field to scout populations,
collecting seed, conducting surveys, collecting and processing herbarium
specimens, identifying plants, collecting data, preparing field forms and
reports, entering data, processing seeds, conducting germination tests, and
preparing seeds for storage. This is a six-month internship with the
possibility of an extension/promotion to Seed Conservation Technician
dependent on program funding and job performance. The ratio of field work
to office work will change throughout the season, with a maximum of 75%
field work during the peak season.

Please pass this opportunity along to interested individuals. The
attachment contains additional information.

Thank you!
Cheryl Birker

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Cheryl Birker *(she/her)*
Seed Conservation Program Manager
California Botanic Garden
1500 N College Ave Claremont CA 91711
(909) 625-8767 ext. 259
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