The Chicago Botanic Garden, in partnership with the National Park Service, is
offering a 5 month paid internship at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve in Copper Center, Alaska.
Duration: 5/21-10/19 (negotiable)
v A bachelors degree is required, but no other experience is necessary
other than interest in plants and resource management.
v This is an opportunity to work in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve this summer and into the fall, when work could be performed in the
Anchorage Regional Office if desired.
v The focus of the internship is invasive plant management, including
inventory, control, monitoring, native plant seed collection, and education,
with considerable time searching for and mapping plants using a Trimble GPS
unit. In the fall, the focus will shift to data management, and creative
projects will be encouraged.
v The park botanist will serve as a mentor for the intern, and the
invasive plant program manager would serve as mentor in Anchorage.
v Housing will be provided by the park except in Anchorage.
v The intern will be based at park headquarters (Copper Center, near
Glenallen) but will spend most of the summer traveling within the park.
v A three day training will be held in Anchorage from 5/22-24 for all
those working on this issue in Alaskas National Parks.
v A round trip plane ticket or other travel expenses from your home to
Alaska will be provided for by the Chicago Botanic Garden
A personal vehicle is required due to the location of the internship.
US citizens and candidates who currently hold a visa to work in the States
may apply.
Please submit your resume and letter of interest to Kristen Kordecki at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please ask 2 referees to send a letter of recommendation to
the same email Please have your official transcripts sent to:
Chicago Botanic Garden
Kristen Kordecki
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL
60022
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