Joan Wrench Kirstenbosch Scholarship Fund

The Joan Wrench Kirstenbosch Scholarship Fund was established in 2018 to recognise academic achievement of young professionals and to provide financial support to pursue practical training or postgraduate studies in relevant biodiversity fields.

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for internships in the following research fields at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Newlands, Cape Town:

Research field	Minimum qualification	Monthly stipend
Response to illegal succulent trade	Bachelor’s Botany / Biodiversity Conservation	R8 349
Biological invasions / Ecological restoration	Honours / Masters Ecology	R9 876 (Honours)  R11 385 (Masters)
Conservation / Species Assessment (Genetic Diversity Indicators),  Bioinformatics (Data analysis), Molecular Laboratory work	Master’s Botany / Zoology	R11 385

Requirements:

Candidates must be enthusiastic and have a keen interest in the conservation of biodiversity. 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 (field work). These internships are only available to South African citizens and will be awarded in line with national equity targets.

 Conditions:

• Applicants must be South African citizens
• Applicants must not be enrolled for higher degrees for the duration of the internship
• Applicants can only apply for one of the positions

Application procedure:

Each application is to be accompanied by a standard application cover sheet 

Applications are to include

• a letter of interest;
• full CV;
• certified copies of academic record/transcript and highest qualification;
• certified copy of ID;
• letter of academic reference.

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.