Date Posted: March 25, 2021
Deadline: March 1, 2021
Organization: Mt. Cuba Center
Location: Other
City: Hockessin, Delaware
Website: View Website
Job Type: Full Time
Wages/Salary: The internship pay is $11/hour for a 40-hour work week, medical benefits included. Interns will be responsible for providing their own housing.
The one year internship is designed for individuals with a degree in horticulture, ecology, environmental studies, forestry, associated plant fields, or museum studies who want to become professionals in public gardens. Through this internship, individuals with limited experience in the horticultural industry will also gain basic employment skills.
Mt. Cuba Center’s one year internships prepare individuals as future leaders in public gardens. Each internship is supervised by a professional with relevant and related background experience and includes a research project that emphasizes the investigative nature of learning while supporting the intern’s career goals. Students will develop a suite of practical and professional skills, learn sustainable gardening practices, and participate in field trips, workshops, conferences, and native plant identification classes. Intern projects will culminate in an in-house presentation of the results.
The Natural Lands Intern expands their knowledge of and experience with land stewardship while gaining the skills required for a position in the natural resources field. The internship focuses primarily on updating and analyzing existing land management and research data using software tools such as ArcGIS. The intern will also use new and innovative techniques in data collection and analysis. Additionally, the intern will summarize the results and write reports for posting on the Conservation and Natural Lands webpage. The intern may also assist other departments in data collection, analysis, and GIS mapping projects. The intern will learn how to establish goals, objectives, and maintenance schedules for ecologically based land management projects. Qualifications include experience with ArcGIS, Microsoft Office suite, data entry and analysis, and attention to detail.
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3120 BARLEY MILL RD,
HOCKESSIN, DE 19707
United States
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