[PCA] Job Opportunity: Plant Conservation Internship, California Botanic Garden

[Cheryl Birker]

California Botanic Garden is hiring four summer interns. This is a great
opportunity for current students and recent graduates to get hands-on
experience in different areas of plant conservation. Please pass along to
anyone who might be interested!

*Job Title: *Plant Conservation Intern
*Status: *Full-Time (10 weeks), starting mid-June
*Application Deadline: *May 20th 2024
*Position Overview: *The internship program in Applied Plant Conservation
at California Botanic Garden (CalBG) provides an opportunity for students
and recent graduates to gain exposure in five areas of our plant
conservation program: field studies, herbarium, seed conservation,
restoration nursery, and laboratory studies. Interns will rotate through
these five programs and will gain an understanding in plant conservation,
through hands-on experiential learning. An emphasis will be placed on rare
plant conservation. This is a seasonal position (400 hours total).
*Educational Workshops Include:*

   - California Plant Diversity and Climate Change
   - Rare Plant Surveys
   - Ex-situ Plant Conservation
   - Conservation Genetics
   - Plant Pathogens and Nursery Best Practices
   - Fundamentals of Georeferencing: Tools, Methods, and Best Practices
   - Career Panel

I've attached a pdf of the job description for more information, and here
is a link to CalBG's employment page: https://www.calbg.org/employment

-- 
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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