Are you botanically, ecologically or ornithologicaly inclined? Do you know what that last one means (p.s. it’s the study of birds)?
If you answered yes to any part(s) of the above questions, then you really need to check out these 4 Animal-and-Plant-related internships below. There is a short description with each internship, but for the full listing and to apply, you need to head over to MOJO.
1. Avian Field Asistant
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
We are looking for a highly motivated volunteer field assistant to help with a study on multimodal communication in the dark-eyed junco.Duties will include behavioral observation, nest searching, identification of color-banded birds, capturing and sampling birds using mist-nets and walk-in traps, song recording, video recording, and assisting with radiotelemetry.Potential for designing an independent research project not pertaining to the main project goals is negotiable. Housing and food provided.
Dates: June 1 – July 24, 2011
Deadline: Feb 28, 2011
2. Botanical Garden Assistant
Highlands Botanical Garden; Highlands, North Carolina
Botanical Garden Assistants maintain gardens, trails, boardwalks, and bridges throughout the Station, and helps to identify, label, and maintain native plant species. This position may include working with the public to interpret the natural history of local plants and assisting with identification of native plant species. Paid with housing provided.
Dates: TBD
Deadline: Mar 30, 2011
3. Odum Internship in Field Ecology
The Huyck Preserve; Rensselaerville, New York
Projects can be in the fields of ecology, conservation biology, environmental science and evolutionary biology. Students will also have the opportunity to work on projects with visiting scientists whose research is supported by the station. Examples of the projects conducted at the Huyck Preserve recently include studies examining:
- Slave-making ants
- Forest disturbance and soils
- Aquatic macrophytes
- Streamside invasive earthworms
- Invasive vines
- Forest succession
Housing and equipment is provided.
Dates: 8 weeks from June 13 thru August 5, 2011
Deadline: Mar 07, 2011
4. Seasonal Field Technician
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON); Boulder, Colorado
Under the direction of the Field Operations Manager-Domain 10, Seasonal Field Technicians will assist with field observation, sample collection and handling, sample processing and sample shipment of a variety of taxa including:
• Small Mammals
• Birds
• Beetles
• Mosquitoes
• Plants
• Soil Microbes
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Assists with plot establishment; locates plots with GPS units, measures and marks plots, places and sets traps
• Performs and assists with sample collection; records data, checks and resets traps, handles samples in field according to NEON protocols
• Performs and assists with sample processing and preparation; records data, sorts samples, utilizes laboratory equipment such as soil sieves, Wiley Mill, drying ovens, scales, ultra-low freezers
Dates: Starting in May 2011
Deadline: Mar 15, 2011