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We have 2 open positions: a <b>Botany Internship</b> and a <b>paid Botany Biotechnician as well!</b></div>
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<i>Come gain valuable experience with vegetation surveys and identification, field navigation, and become familiar with a gorgeous and diverse National Park System unit: the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area!</i><br>
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Both of these positions can start in late January or early-mid February and end at the conclusion of May, with the possibility (depending on workload) to extend into July, 2022.</div>
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The duties, etc. of the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/samo/getinvolved/supportyourpark/vegetation-inventory-and-monitoring-internship.htm" style="margin:0px; border-width:0px 0px 2px; border-bottom-style:dotted; border-bottom-color:rgb(135,167,190); font-weight:bold; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0,89,153); letter-spacing:-0.25px">Vegetation
Inventory and Monitoring Intern</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important"> apply not only to the internship but to the biotech position as well; please read the information at that website thoroughly if you are considering
applying.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">The differences would be that
<b><i>biotech candidates should</i></b>:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">- have a strong foundation with the native and non-native plants of southern California (if not the Santa Monica Mtn's and Simi Hills)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">- have strong GPS & map navigational skills</span></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">- be comfortable leading a team of themself + an intern to remote vegetation monitoring plots</span></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">- have 2-4 days per week available for 10-hour field days, based out of Thousand Oaks, CA</span></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">The Biotech will be supervised by me, but hired by our partner the Resources Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, and will be compensated at an hourly rate of $15 - $20,
depending on experience.</span></div>
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Selections will only be made of COVID-19 fully vaccinated individuals, according to our federal workplace policies.</div>
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Biotech applicants should email me directly their 1) resume, 2) three reference contacts, 3)
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">unofficial transcript, and 4) </span>available dates.</div>
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Internship applicants should follow the instructions at the bottom of the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/samo/getinvolved/supportyourpark/vegetation-inventory-and-monitoring-internship.htm" id="LPlnk276846" style="margin:0px; border-width:0px 0px 2px; border-bottom-style:dotted; border-bottom-color:rgb(135,167,190); font-weight:bold; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0,89,153); letter-spacing:-0.25px">Vegetation
Inventory and Monitoring Intern</a> post. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">We can provide dorm housing for the selected intern<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">, if they are coming
from out of the area.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(50,49,48); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">National Park Service</span><br style="color:rgb(50,49,48); font-size:14.6667px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(50,49,48); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">ph: 805-370-2360</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(50,49,48); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"></span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(50,49,48); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">I work a Maxi-flex schedule: in summer & fall 2021, Tue-Thu 7am-4:30pm, occasionally Mon-Wed instead,
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