Latvian Fund for Nature offers two internship positions for natural sciences Bachelor students interested in working with grassland habitats and plant identification, inventories and monitoring, management and restoration activities in the field, and work with databases. You will have an opportunity to participate in the project GrassLIFE, which is a nation-wide grassland restoration project, dealing with EU priority grassland habitats.
Interns will be provided with the initial training in plat identification and management/restoration assessment upon starting the internship and afterwards tasked with independent work under a supervision of an experienced grassland habitat expert. The work will involve extensive field work, sometimes camping in the field, working outdoors in various weather conditions and participation in practical management and restoration activities in the field (collection of seeds, monitoring works, etc.). We will provide interns with means of transport and will cover the transport and accommodation costs while working in the field (if those costs would not be covered by Erasmus or other scholarship).
We offer a unique opportunity to participate in the hands-on plant identification work, inventory, management and restoration work, and become a part of a grassland restoration and management team. You will acquire practical skills in identification and monitoring of grassland plant species, as well as habitat management planning and monitoring.
Duration: 3-4 months
Period: 1 May to 31 July (or 31 August)
Deadline to apply: 31 January 2021
Field of studies = natural sciences / agricultural sciences / geography or geology
Commitment: 4 days per week
Years of experience required: Yes
Level of studies: Bachelor
Skills required:
Drivers licence (EU category B).
Experience with plant identification and inventories, preferably in the grassland ecosystems.
We expect our interns to be independent, proactive and good team players.
Excellent English skills are required, and a working knowledge of Latin for species identification would be an advantage.
Familiarity in working with GIS tools would be an advantage.
Additional information:
The internship is UNPAID, priority will be given to applicants who are part or are planning to apply for Erasmus Plus or other scholarship.
Legal eligibility to work in the EU is a must.
Foreign students should be covered by the health and travel insurance from their home country.
How to apply:
Option 1: apply via Erasmus internship portal www.erasmusintern.org, the direct link to the announcement here: https://erasmusintern.org/traineeship/internship-latvian-fund-nature-%E2...
Option 2: apply by sending an e-mail with Motivation Letter and your CV to Latvian Fund for Nature at ldf@ldf.lv
Blaumana st. 32-8
Phone: +371 67830999
E-mail: ldf@ldf.lv