Call for Biodiversity Internships

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for internships in the following placement areas:

Placement area	Minimum qualification required	Location
Botany, Conservation Biology	BSc Botany / Conservation Biology	Kirstenbosch, Cape Town
	MSc Botany / Conservation Biology	Kirstenbosch, Cape Town
Ex situ conservation	BTech / Advanced Diploma Horticulture	Pretoria
Threatened species/ Plant redlisting/ Plant Production Nursery	BTech / Advanced Diploma Horticulture	Worcester, Cape Town
Plant taxonomy	BSc Botany / Natural Sciences	Compton Herbarium, Cape Town National Herbarium, Pretoria
	BSc Honours Botany / Conservation Biology	Compton Herbarium, Cape Town
Biobanking	BSc Botany / Natural Sciences	National Herbarium, Pretoria
Sustainable Use, Biodiversity Economy	BSc Honours Conservation Biology / Wildlife Trade	Pretoria
	MSc Conservation Biology / Biodiversity Economy	Pretoria
Seed Conservation - Millennium Seed Bank Programme	BSc or Honours Botany / Natural Sciences BTech / Advanced Diploma Horticulture BTech / Advanced Diploma Nature Conservation	Kirstenbosch, Cape Town

Requirements:

Candidates must be enthusiastic and have a keen interest in the conservation of biodiversity with a focus on succulent plants. No prior working experience is required but a strong academic record at university will be an advantage. A driving license with at least one year’s driving experience will be an added advantage. These internships are only available to South African citizens and will be awarded in line with national equity targets.

Conditions:

• Applicants must be youth (35 and younger)
• Applicants must not be enrolled for higher degrees for the duration of the programme
• Applicants can only apply for one of the positions

Stipend values:

• Diploma completed: R5 689/month
• Bachelor / BTech / Advanced Diploma completed: R6 884/month
• Honours completed: R8 136/month
• Masters completed: R9 387/month

Application procedure:

Each application is to be accompanied by a standard application cover sheet – click here.

Applications are to include a letter of interest; full CV; certified copies of academic record/transcript and highest qualification; as well as ID and driver’s license and a letter of academic reference. Send all documents to students.sanbi@gmail.com with “Biodiversity internships” in the subject line.

Contact details:

• Dr Ferozah Conrad (f.conrad@sanbi.org.za)
• Ms René du Toit (r.dutoit@sanbi.org.za)

SANBI reserves the right not to fill these internships. If no response has been received within 60 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.