Bard Arboretum Summer Internship- Bard Campus
Organization: Bard College Arboretum
Position Title: Summer Intern
Location: Bard College
Hours and Compensation: $10 per hour, at 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, for a 10-12 week period.
Application Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2014
Description
The Landscape and Arboretum Program at Bard would like to offer a hands-on training opportunity in professional horticulture and arboretum curatorial work for a selected college undergraduate/graduate student. The internship would involve working directly with Bard’s historic landscape and its growing collection of trees and shrubs. One student will be selected for a 10-12 week summer appointment. The student would work with Bard’s Horticulture Department and Landscape and Arboretum Program.
The selected intern is expected to participate in the work-life of the institution with maturity, punctuality, curiosity, and commitment to learning. Preference will be given to candidates who have at least some of the following qualifications.
Qualifications
- One or more years of education in horticulture, environmental studies, botany, landscape design, Latin, museum studies, public education, or other plant-related field at a college, university, or technical high school
- Work experience in a nursery, greenhouse, garden center, park, arboretum, or botanical garden.
- Career aspirations in horticulture, botany, or another plant-related field.
- Excellent physical health and stamina–Interns are expected to work in all weather conditions (heat, humidity, and rain) and maintain a high level of productivity.
- Maturity and self-motivation.
How to Apply
Application- email Amy Parrella to ask for the pdf application
Amy Parrella: Horticulture Supervisor; Arboretum Director
Bard College: 30 Campus Road PO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
Office: 845-758-7179 Fax: 845-758-9654 [email protected]
