Chicago Botanic Garden, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, is
looking for a botanist with strong field work skills to intern at the BLM Upper
Snake Field Office in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Idaho Falls is located in southeast
Idaho, approximately 100 miles west of Grand Teton National Park.
Internship begins late June or early July and lasts for 5 months.
Compensation is $750 each two weeks.
We are looking for a recent graduate who has strong plant identification
skills, field work experience and excellent orienteering skills. The ability
to use a GPS unit and GIS software is required.
Intern will need basic navigational skills, knowledge of GPS data collection
and familiarity with manipulation of GPS (Trimble, Garmin, Magellan) data in a
GIS (ArcGIS) database, database (Access) skills for building a databases and
entering of data, photo formatting and editing skills, ability to identify and
key plants (using ­­Flora of the Pacific Northwest & Intermountain
Flora),
ability to operate a 4-wheel drive pick-up and ATV, willingness to work alone
in remote work sites, may work in teams, physical ability to hike rough and
steep terrain in all weather conditions (summer temperatures ranging from 40°F
overnight to 110°F in the day), willingness to camp overnight alone in remote
areas, and perform office duties when required.
Desired Skills:
· Ability to identify intermountain and pacific northwest flora
· Ability to use a dichotomous key
· Ability to collect vegetation data
· Ability to effectively use a GPS unit
· Field and extended camping experience
· Ability to be in the field for long hours
· Map reading and orienteering proficiency
Requirements:
· 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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