From dgalbraith@rbg.ca Wed Sep 15 15:13:48 1999 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.08) with ESMTP id PAA56830 for ; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:13:46 -0700 Received: from exchserver.rbg.ca (rbg.ca [207.236.61.195]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.08) with ESMTP id PAA19280 for ; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:13:45 -0700 Received: by rbg.ca with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <3850N7QP>; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 18:02:35 -0400 Message-ID: <81FB4B521FCED011B2730080C85AE225475ED4@rbg.ca> From: David Galbraith To: "'CONSBIO List'" Subject: Plant Biodiversity and Conservation Internship in Canada Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 18:02:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please circulate or post: Royal Botanical Gardens (Hamilton/Burlington, ON, Canada) and the = Canadian Botanical Conservation Network are pleased to announce the = following employment opportunity: Plant Biodiversity and Conservation Internship The Plant Biodiversity and Conservation Intern will assist existing = programs at RBG in the identification, study and conservation of rare = and endangered plants, both on and off RBG properties, including = terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the watershed of Cootes Paradise, a = Class 1 Great Lakes Coastal Wetland. Duties include working with RBG's = field botanist to collect, process and catalogue plant specimens in the = herbarium, and collecting, processing and cataloguing seed samples, and = testing protocols for germination and seed storage for use with rare = and endangered plants. Qualifications: This position is funded in part by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Science = & Technology Youth Internships Program. Eligible candidates must = therefore: =B7 be a Canadian citizen or legally entitled to work in Canada =B7 be under the age of 32 =B7 not have been previously accepted or paid under any internship = program funded by the Youth Employment Strategy of the federal = government Skills and qualifications necessary for this internship: =B7 recent university graduate in Botany, Environmental Conservation or = a related discipline =B7 basic computer literacy is essential =B7 database management skills are a definite asset =B7 plant taxonomy skills and experience are desirable Term: 52 Weeks Hours of Work: 35 hours per week; some weekend work may be required Location: Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario, Canada Address Applications To: Susan Ingram, Director of Human Resources Royal Botanical Gardens P.O. Box 399 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3H8 FAX: (905) 577-0375 Or by email to: cbcn@rbg.ca =20 Please include your Curriculum Vitae and the names and addresses of = three references. Deadline: 1 October, 1999 NOTICE TO APPLICANTS: Please do not respond to this notice via the = CONSBIO list server. Direct all email to cbcn@rbg.ca = only. Posted by: David Galbraith Coordinator, Canadian Botanical Conservation Network dgalbraith@rbg.ca =20 .