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Biologist and Intern in
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Internships at Berry
Our internships provide you with experience you can't get anywhere
else in Oregon. Our Conservation program provides
a wide range of learning opportunities. Currently we are not offering
any internships in Horticulture.
Feel free to mail us if you have questions.
 CONTACTS
for internship programs
Summer Conservation Internship: 2010
This internship provides experience to people who are interested
in rare plant conservation and have completed at least one year
of college coursework, including relevant science classes. Priority
will be given to current life science undergraduate students, recent
college graduates and individuals considering a career change into
the field of conservation biology. Interns work with the conservation
staff on a variety of projects involving Pacific Northwest native
plants, with a focus on rare plants. Work includes germination trials,
computer work, the many tasks required for running our Seed Bank
for Rare and Endangered Plants, seed collection from wild populations
and field research. The internship includes working outdoors on
some days, sometimes in difficult weather or in remote areas. Conservation
interns and staff work long days when field research or seed collection
are performed and when travel is required to get to the research
site. The conservation intern will work up to 400 hours over 10-12
weeks and be paid the Oregon minimum hourly wage, $8.40 per hour.
The start date is flexible and is determined by BBG staff and the
intern.
2010 projects will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Germination research
Join us for studies to determine germination requirements of many of our
region's rarest plants.
Seed collection and storage
Learn about collection techniques and help us add to Berry's Frozen Garden:
the Seed Bank for Rare and Endangered Plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Rare plant reintroductions
Gain hands-on experience in one or more experimental reintroductions.
We will be working with Pale larkspur (Delphinium leucophaeum), Kincaid's lupine
(Lupinus sulphureus var kincaidii), MacFarlane's four-o'clock
(Mirabilis
macfarlanei), and Western lily (Lilium
occidentale) in 2010.
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Lilium occidentale |
Application Procedure
To apply, please send us the following items:
1) completed 2010 Summer Internship Application (download
a Word or text file from the left sidebar), 2) your resume,
3) a cover letter stating your interest in an internship at
The Berry Botanic Garden, 4) contact information for two references
and 5) official copies of your transcript(s).
You can email the first four items or send them via standard
snail mail. You must send your transcripts via standard mail
- we accept only official copies, not electronic (scanned)
copies.
Our mailing address is:
The Berry Botanic Garden
11505 SW Summerville Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97219-8309
Please send completed application and supporting materials
for the Conservation Internship to Erin Riggs.
When sending your application and supporting materials via
email (other than official transcripts), please send them
using one of the following options: as part of the body of
your email message or as an attachment in either Word.doc
format or rich text format. Please label attachments with
your name and what each document contains (do not label your
file generically as "resume.doc," for instance).
The deadline for receipt of completed applications and all
other requested materials is March 19, 2010.
If you have difficulty retrieving the application form or
need additional information, please contact:
Erin Riggs, 503-636-4112 ext. 104, 
erin.riggs@berrybot.org
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Contacts for unpaid internships and program
information
(503) 636-4112
Conservation ~ Saving Plants
Erin Riggs, Conservation Biologist
503-636-4112 ext. 104,
erin.riggs@berrybot.org
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