Undergraduate Intern - Recurating the Kew Cyperaceae Herbarium collections Kew Gardens, England
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Undergraduate Intern - Recurating the Kew Cyperaceae Herbarium collections
This internship project will support the work of the Herbarium Curation Team and Accelerated Taxonomy Priority through physical and digital recuration of the Cyperaceae herbarium collections to a new linear sequence.
The curation intern will work alongside the Herbarium Curation Team and Accelerated Taxonomy Priority to help with a variety of curation activities and to gain some experience working with our staff in the herbarium. They will also gain some practical knowledge in plant identification and understand how this relates to the work in the herbarium, plus the chance to interact with specialists in plant taxonomy and conservation and build relationships for the future.
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Training and experience offered during this internship:
- Specialised herbarium curation skills such as handling specimens, preparing specimens to be mounted and digitisation.
- Identification skills including gaining some understanding of taxonomy and certain plant groups.
Education and experience required (specific to this project):
- Undergraduate with at least two years’ university education or equivalent or recent graduate (within 2 years) in biosciences or related subjects.
- Ideally, some experience of working with biological collections (e.g., herbarium specimens).
- A demonstrable passion for plants and their classification, diversity and conservation.
- A working knowledge of descriptive plant terminology.
- Ideally experienced in using / managing a large scientific data set.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.
The salary will be £19,582 per annum (+725 book allowance).
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please.
