[Plsugs] FW: Smithsonian Gardens Summer Internship Opportunities

[Tanya Quist]

Subject: Smithsonian Gardens Summer Internship Opportunities



Smithsonian Gardens is offering summer internship opportunities for 2012.
The Smithsonian Gardens (SG) designs, manages, and maintains the gardens and
grounds of the many Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., which attract
over twenty million visitors each year.  SG also develops horticulture
displays and exhibitions for exterior and interior museum spaces.  The
Smithsonian gardens and grounds serve as “outdoor museums” designed to
complement the buildings they border and to enhance the overall visitor
experience of learning, appreciation, and enjoyment.

Numerous SG internship opportunities are available throughout the year in
the following disciplines:

● Public gardens maintenance and management

● Greenhouse Production
● Landscape Architecture

● Orchid Collection Management

● Collections Education
● Collections Management (Archives of American Gardens)

Visit http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/intern/intern3.htm for
overview of projects.

Internship Details

● Open to all current undergraduate and graduate students who study
horticulture or a related discipline and wish to further their knowledge
through practical hands-on work experience

● Ten to sixteen week long internships / 40 hours per week

● Opportunities to complete special projects that may relate to the
intern’s special area of interest

・         To learn more about SG internship program visit
http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/intern/intern3.htm

How to apply
To apply, applicants must submit an application on-line at https://solaa.si.
edu.

On SOLAA, you can locate Smithsonian Gardens’ internship application under
the Office/Museum/ Research Center: OFFICE OF FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND
OPERATIONS.

Next, under "Program that you wish to apply for:" select either
"Horticulture Services Division Internship Program" or "Smithsonian Gardens
Internship Program."  You only need to submit one application for full
consideration.

Requirements for applying to the Smithsonian Gardens’ intern program:

*	Submit an on line application
*	Two letters of recommendation or reference
*	Unofficial College transcript(s)
*	Essay describing background, interest in field, career goals and
chosen project

Summer internship applications are due February 1.

For additional information, contact:

Smithsonian Gardens

P.O. Box 37012 | Capital Gallery, Suite 3300, MRC 506

Washington, DC  20013-7012

Telephone: (202) 633-5840 | Fax: (202) 633-5697 | E-mail: gardens at si.edu



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