[Plsugs] Upcoming Internships, Externships & Research

Thu Jan 23 09:05:42 MST 2020

Smithsonian Gardens Intern Program
The Smithsonian Gardens provides an exceptionally well-rounded array of experiences in its intern program thanks to the wide diversity of services it offers to the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum complex. Interns will learn skills in a broad range of horticultural endeavors from SI's expert professional staff and can provide a strong practical background to emerging professionals hoping to enter the public gardening world.

We accept current and recently graduated undergraduate and graduate students studying horticulture, landscape architecture, museum studies, or other related fields.  Selection is based on both an evaluation of the applicant's application and available positions.

Opportunities include:
Available internships include:

  *   Archives of American Gardens Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/archives-of-american-gardens-internship/>
  *   Education and Outreach Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/education-and-outreach/>
  *   Enid A. Haupt Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/enid-a-haupt-internship/> (year-long internship)
  *   Greenhouse and Interior Plant Production Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/greenhouse-and-interior-plants/>
  *   Horticulture Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/horticulture-internship/> (available in summer and fall only)
  *   Landscape Architecture Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/landscape-architecture-internship/>
  *   Orchid Collection Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/orchid-collection-internship/> (available summer of even years)
  *   Orchid Exhibit Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/orchid-exhibit-internship/> (available in winter of odd years)
  *   Plant Health Specialist Internship<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/plant-health-internship/>
Applications for internships should be received no later than the dates listed below.

  *   Summer Internships: February 1
  *   Fall Internships: July 1
  *   Winter/Spring Internships: December 1
Requirements for applying to the Smithsonian Garden intern program:
Submit an on-line application
Two letters of recommendation
College transcript(s) (unofficial)
Essay describing background, interest in field, career goals and chosen project.
To apply for an internship, applicants must create an account and submit an application online to the Smithsonian Online Academic Application System (SOLAA) at https://solaa.si.edu .

Further details about the internship and how to apply can be found on our website at https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships<https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/> .

Externs 2020
This is a request for Summer 2020 "Externships in Sustainability" Project Proposals. This year, the Green Fund was able to support 12 extern positions in 6 counties working on a variety of projects. We've been funded by the UA Green Fund through August of 2020 and our budget will allow for up to 12 externs working no more than 35 hours/week for a maximum of 10 weeks (350 hours per extern).

The overall purpose of the Externship Program is to create opportunities for University of Arizona students to bring their experience, skills and enthusiasm to their communities through innovative sustainability projects, by working directly with Extension agents throughout the state. At the same time, those students and Arizona's communities become more aware of Cooperative Extension's leadership role in applied research and innovation as it relates to sustainability.

Project area ideas include but are not limited to:
   1.     Rainwater Harvesting
   2.     Recycling
   3.     Composting
   4.     Community/School Gardens
   5.     Farmers' Market Start-up or Management
   6.     Small-scale renewable energy installation
   7.     Energy efficiency retrofits

This is your opportunity to submit a sustainability project idea to the Team for your county that would employ a UA student as an extern for the project. The timeframe for extern projects runs from mid-May to August 30.

If you are interested in an extern to implement a county sustainability project starting in the Summer of 2020:
   1.     Include your capacity to supervise a student as well as provide logistical support such as a
           desk, phone and computer
   2.     Describe your sustainability project idea.
   3.     Identify the community or facility in your area that would benefit from such a project.
   4.     Proposals should include a projected measurable impact of the extern's activities based on
           project time-frame and project scope.
   5.     Proposals should be no more than 1000 words.

Interns are given a minimum wage stipend. A small pool of funds is available for project-related materials. Projects given preference for the 2020 cycle will be based on:
   1.       A county's ability to recruit and support a UA student, preferably from their own community.
   2.       If applicable, past Externship performance and compliance with reporting/evaluation
             requests and deadlines.
   3.       A project meeting the principles of sustainability, i.e. positive impacts on environmental,
             social AND economic systems.

Please submit your project/extern ideas to Elizabeth Sparks, esparks at cals.arizona.edu<mailto:esparks at cals.arizona.edu> no later than Friday January 31st.

UBRP

Are you interested in doing biologically-related research in Summer 2020?  Apply to UBRP!

UA's Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) provides opportunities for UA students to participate in a paid, mentored, summer research program involving inquiry, design, investigation, research, scholarship, discovery, and the presentation of experimental results.  UBRP students select a faculty mentor and work full time (35 hours/week) for a minimum of 12 weeks during the summer, participate in professional development meetings on Wednesday afternoons, and network with other UBRP students through educational field trips and activities.  UBRP's programs include:

  *   UBRP - For students from any major, class standing, and career goal interested in conducting biologically-related research (broadly defined) in any area.
  *   ASPET SURF - For students interested in pharmacology research.
  *   NACP - For Native American students interested in biomedical research and in exploring careers related to reducing cancer health disparities among Native populations.

To learn more UBRP's programs and to apply, please visit https://ubrp.arizona.edu/programs/.  Applications are due on February 1, 2020 at 5:00pm.

Want to see what UBRP students really do?  Come to the 31st Annual UBRP Conference and talk to students about their research!

The 31st Annual UBRP Conference <https://ubrp.arizona.edu/conferences/31st-annual-conference/> will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10:00am - 3:00pm at the Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building (1064 E. Lowell Street) on the UA campus. This event is free and open to the public and free parking will be available in the Sixth Street Garage... we hope to see you there!

The UBRP Conference agenda is as follows:

  *   10:00am to 11:00am - Keynote talk by UBRP alumnus Oscar Serrano, an abdominal transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon at Hartford Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Hartford, Connecticut.
  *   11:00am to 2:00pm - Student poster sessions, Symbiosis art exhibit, hands-on science activities, and refreshments
  *   2:00pm to 3:00pm - Awards and closing remarks

Regards,

Jennifer Cubeta

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SUMMER HORTICULTURAL COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Please see attached flier.

"This college internship program is designed to offer hands-on experience at Naumkeag and Berkshire Botanical Garden for college students aspiring to a career in horticulture, public gardening, and landscape architecture or design. Interns will work with horticulture staff and volunteers in all phases of public garden maintenance and development. This includes planting, weeding, watering, mulching, pruning, and interacting with visitors. Students may also become involved in special projects such as accession records, garden inventories, confirming collections, plant signage, or photography. An ongoing program of intern training sessions, public education programs, and staff field trips are offered to help broaden the students' horticultural horizon. A list of the 2019 offerings is listed below."
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