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Herbarium Intern

#44128
Biology/College of Natural Sciences

Details:

  • Category: On-Campus
  • Position Type: Student Hourly
  • Posted on: October 17, 2023
  • Open until: Fri, November 17, 2023 expired
  • Work Hours: 20 hours per week
  • Wage: $10/hr for undergraduate students, $12/hr for graduate students
  • Location: Cedar City, UT

Description:

The herbarium intern will assist with all aspects of specimen management and curation of the Bowns Herbarium at SUU. It is intended to provide relevant work experience for students interested in botany, especially those with an emphasis on taxonomy and working with natural history collections.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage herbarium database, accurately entering specimen label data.
  • Handle dried plant specimens, including mounting specimens on herbarium sheets.
  • Taking digital photos of specimens to be uploaded to the online database.

Qualifications:

  • Have taken at least General Biology 2.
  • Have an interest in plants.
  • Have an interest in curation /specimen management.

This internship is part of the Professional Internship Program, which is designed to help you develop career readiness skills. For more information about the program, please visit the SUU Career Center website: https://www.suu.edu/careercenter/pip/

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