tendersglobal.net
Title: Botany Support Specialist Intern (1 opening)
Start/End Date: April 1, 2024 – March 7, 2025 (anticipated); open to May start for graduating seniors.
Living Stipend: $580/week
Term: Full-Time, 40 hours/week – 49 weeks
Location: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1024 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur Taos, NM
Status: 1700-hour AmeriCorps Service Term (75% field work and 25% office work)
Benefits: Housing allowance $325/week; $500 travel/training funds; AmeriCorps Education Award up to $6,895 and Public Lands Corps Certificate* that allows for competitive hiring for USA jobs/government jobs – both with successful completion of the internship; eligible for health insurance.
AmeriCorps is the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps provides opportunities for Americans of all backgrounds to serve their country, address the nation’s most pressing challenges, and improve lives and communities. Environmental stewardship programs help conserve natural habitats, improve energy efficiency, protect clean air and water, and help to mitigate the effects of climate change among other environmental efforts.
Conservation Corps New Mexico (CCNM)
Conservation Corps New Mexico, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930’s. CCNM is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service work projects on public lands. CCNM operates programs across New Mexico and western Texas that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation. The CCNM Individual Placement Program is managed from the CCNM office in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Mentorship
These Individual Placement Positions are unique development opportunities. Interns are paired with a local supervisor and gain technical, hands-on experience in the work of these organizations or agencies. Site supervisors commit to facilitate career development; provide an introduction to numerous pathways within the conservation field; and create accessible, meaningful, learning opportunities and experiences for interns.
Position Summary:
The BLM Botany Department provides botanical expertise in rare plant conservation, restoration efforts and plant material development. Primary focuses include but are not limited to landscape-level ecology, native seed collection, special status plant species surveying and monitoring, and consultation for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes. A large portion of the Botany Department is dedicated to surveying for and minimizing impacts to special status plant species (SSPS).
The botany support specialist intern will assist the BLM – Taos field office (TFO) ecologist/botanist with rare plant surveys, monitoring, seed collection, and other duties including data collection and management.
Essential Responsibilities and Functions:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Working Conditions: Applicants must be able to work long days and successfully adapt to various climates and working conditions. This includes focused driving to field locations and strenuous labor in remote settings and all-weather conditions.
Please submit an updated resume and cover letter along with the online application at Botany Support Specialist Intern (Taos, NM) – 1024 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, New Mexico – Conservation Legacy (silkroad.com) Consideration will be given as resumes are received and this position may close at any time. If you have questions, contact CCNM’s Individual Placement Director, Joy Hernández at jhernandez@conservationlegacy.org.
When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.
To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email / cover letter where (tendersglobal.net) you saw this job posting.
Job title: Data Management and Governance Lead Company University of Exeter Job description Full time…
Job title: ERP DELIVERY MANAGER (W/M/X) - MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 & POWER PLATFORM Company Reply…
Job title: Legal Assistant - Criminal Defence Company Browns Recruitment Consultancy Job description LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGALCRIMINAL…
Job title: Tender & Contracting Manager (w/m/d) Company STADA Arzneimittel Job description "Caring for People's…
Job title: Director, Quality Business Partner Company GlaxoSmithKline Job description Director, Quality Business Partner –…
Job title: Process Engineer (m/w/d) Company Fresenius Medical Care Job description Bei Fresenius Medical Care,…
This website uses cookies.