Summer Research Fellowship – Plant Conservation at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

[Christa Horn]

The Plant Conservation team at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance will be able to take on 3 summer research fellows this year, each focused on a different aspect of plant conservation: seed banking, remote sensing for ecological research, and micropropagation.

https://science.sandiegozoo.org/opportunities/summer-student-fellowships 

Applications for the 2023 Summer Conservation Science Fellowships can be submitted until February 3, 2023. Current undergraduate students must be officially associated with a college or university in order to be eligible for the fellowship program. Undergraduates who are currently enrolled in college meet this criterion, as do graduating seniors who are continuing their education in the fall following graduation. Recent graduates who are not continuing their education in fall of the same year are not eligible to apply.

Summer 2023 Conservation Science Fellowship dates are:

·        Monday, May 15 to Friday, August 4

·        Monday, June 12 to Friday, September 1

Fellowships are 40 hours per week for 12 weeks. Fellows will receive a $7,000 stipend.

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to Holly Davis at hodavis@sdzwa.org.

·        Plant Conservation researches the restoration and management of rare plant populations both ex-situ and in situ. This team is seeking three research fellows: one to join the Torrey pines restoration and management project; one to join our Native Plant Gene Bank on seed banking, testing, and propagation; and one to work on micropropagation (specialized horticultural technique) of rare oaks. Independent projects are developed with mentors to meet program and conservation needs and aligned with the skill sets and interests of the selected applicants. For the Torrey pines project, we would like a fellow to examine the timeline of bark beetle infestation-related deaths through aerial and satellite imagery analysis (remote sensing). The Native Plant Gene Bank fellow’s independent project would look at factors influencing the germination of rare plants and/or their propagation. An independent project supporting rare oak micropropagation would likely focus on experiments transitioning plants from in vitro to soil environments. In addition to independent projects, selected fellows will round out their fellowship with work on all facets of Plant Conservation programs.

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