[Ccb_gsr_listserv] Job opportunity: Seed Conservation Internship (California Botanic Garden)

[Annika Rose-Person]

Hi everyone,

Please see the Seed Conservation job opportunity below- more information is
also available in the attached document. Thanks!

Best,
Annika

On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:21 PM Loralee Larios <loralee at ucr.edu> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Please forward along to any interested parties.
>
> Cheers,
> Loralee
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Naomi Fraga <nfraga at calbg.org>
> *Date:* January 24, 2022 at 6:14:41 PM PST
> *Cc:* Cheryl Birker <cbirker at calbg.org>
> *Subject:* *Job opportunity: Seed Conservation Internship (California
> Botanic Garden)*
>
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> CalBG is hiring a full time *Seed Conservation Intern *to begin work this
> spring (late March/early April). It is a seasonal position, available for 6
> months with the possibility of an extension. This is a great opportunity
> for a recent graduate.
>
> The position description is attached. Please pass this on to any
> interested individuals.  Thank you!
>
> *Seed Conservation Intern: * Assist the Director of Conservation Programs
> and the Seed Conservation Program Manager in execution of field research
> and seed collecting activities for California Botanic Garden’s (CalBG)
> Conservation Program. Project activities will include a diverse program of
> work that includes assisting with: California Plant Rescue (CaPR) rare
> plant seed banking, Seed LA restoration seed collections, the Bureau of
> Land Management’s (BLM) Seeds of Success Program (SOS), rare plant
> monitoring, botanical surveys, and California Seed Bank curatorial duties.
> CaPR is a collaborative project to secure the future of California’s native
> flora by collecting seeds of California native plant species for long term
> preservation in secure regional seed banks (ex-situ conservation), Seed LA
> is a regional effort to make locally appropriate regional native plant
> materials more broadly available in the greater Los Angeles region, and SOS
> is a program coordinated by the BLM to support seed collections from native
> plant populations to conserve and develop native plant materials for
> stabilizing, rehabilitating and restoring lands in the United States.
> Duties include assisting in the field to scout populations, collect seed,
> conduct surveys, collect and process plant specimens, plant identification,
> data collection, preparation of field forms and reports, data entry and
> labeling of field collections, seed processing, seed testing, and
> preparation of seeds for storage.
> _____________________________________________________
> Naomi S. Fraga, Ph.D.
> Director of Conservation Programs, California Botanic Garden
> Research Assistant Professor, Claremont Graduate University
> nfraga at calbg.org
> (626) 674-6746 (cell)
> 1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
> https://www.calbg.org/
>
>

-- 
Annika Rose-Person | she/her/hers
PhD Candidate | Rafferty Lab
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
University of California, Riverside
arose012 at ucr.edu
arosepe at gmail.com
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