Chicago Botanic Garden in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management is looking for a botanist to intern at the BLM Lakewood Field Office, in Lakewood, Colorado. Lakewood is located just outside of Denver, Colorado. Internship begins mid to late June and lasts for 5 months. Compensation is $750 each two weeks. We are looking for a recent graduate with strong plant id skills, GIS experience and technical writing abilities. Candidates should understand the NEPA process and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. The intern will work with the Seeds of Success program from the CO State Office and participate in the on-going rare plant monitoring and inventory program in Colorado. S/he will have the opportunity to work with graduate students and other interns as part of a team both in the field and at the CO State Office. The SOS program operates through the Plant Conservation Alliance, an interagency program in which BLM and CBG participates. The SOS program serves two purposes. SOS is the United States contribution to the Royal Botanic Garden KEW (England) Millennium Seed Bank project under which seed from approximately 10% of the worlds flora are to be collected for long-term germplasm storage and conservation research. Secondly, approximately half of the seed collected by BLM is returned for storage in the U.S. to support development of plant materials for land restoration purposes by BLM and other entities. The internships are 5 months in length but opportunities exist to continue work overseas (Australia and/or UK) in seed biology or other botany related field. Opportunities also exist to initiate a Masters program in Plant Biology and Conservation with Northwestern University. Requirements: · Recent graduate with a BS or BA in Plant Biology or Ecology with a botanical focus · US citizen or current visa to work in US · Valid drivers license · Vehicle needed for personal use, work vehicle is provided To Apply: Send a Letter of Interest and Resume to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ask 2 referees to direct a Letter of Recommendation to the same email Email an unofficial academic transcript to the same email Send an official, sealed academic transcript to: Chicago Botanic Garden Kristen Kordecki 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022
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