BOTANY INTERN
About The Position
The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) is offering a part-time, temporary Botany Intern position through the Jacob’s Center of Science and Conservation (JCSC) DeBeer STEM Internship Program. This immersive program provides hands-on training and mentorship in the curation, imaging, databasing, and research of natural history collections. Interns will gain vital skills that support future career pathways in biological research, academia, and environmental consulting. The intern will learn the steps from acquiring herbarium specimens through filing them into the collection, including mounting/preparing, accessioning, databasing, imaging, and filing scientific specimens. Skills in pest management, taxonomic curation, and herbarium good practices will also be gained. Depending on experience, the Curator may conduct specific collections-based research work with the intern. Interns will receive daily instruction, guidance, and follow-up for all assigned tasks.
Requirements
- Interest in botany, natural history, and specimen collections research
- Strong communication skills with attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Technology skills
- Eligibility: Biology/Botany/Museum-studies students or professionals, especially those looking to learn or build skills in collection management and curation.
Responsibilities
- Acquire herbarium specimens.
- Mount and prepare scientific specimens.
- Accession scientific specimens.
- Database scientific specimens.
- Image scientific specimens.
- File scientific specimens into the herbarium collection.
- Learn pest management techniques.
- Engage in taxonomic curation.
- Adhere to herbarium good practices.
- Potentially conduct collections-based research work.
Benefits
- Free admission into all of Balboa Park’s museums
- Free admission to the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
