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What does it take to become an Intern at ATREE?
ATREE provides internship opportunities to interested individuals who may participate in a wide variety of capacities and projects, depending on their skills and interests. Various options of fieldwork and project work are available. Forest field research is discouraged if the interns do not possess a permit .
Eligibility- Academic Background
Undergraduate, Graduate or Post Graduate students with interest in areas such as sustainable development, community forestry, agronomy, ecology, biology, environmental education, rural development, conservation, ecological economics , environmental sociology etc. - Skills and Experience
Willingness to work with a flexible profile is a key requirement for this internship. ATREE is involved in various projects and programs in the field of conservation and livelihoods. These are subject to change with little notice. ATREE would certainly facilitate in matchmaking of interests of the intern with the current projects, however it seeks an intern with varied interests, so that they could adapt better to the job profile. Other required skills include: organizational skills, writing and communication skills, computer skills, field experience relating to intern's academic interests (e.g. scientific, research, GIS, education), ability to work independently - Language Requirements
The candidate should be able to speak, read and write English
Requirements- Resume
- Application
- Letter of Purpose
- Reference Letter
Fellows and their areas of work- Conservation Genetics: species-specific research, genetic diversity maps of flora and fauna, evaluation of the socio-economic causes and consequences of genetic resource loss on the livelihoods of forest communities (more...)
- Conservation Planning: remote sensing (RS) and geographical information system (GIS) analysis of the spatial distribution of biodiversity, land-use, forest cover and watersheds, natural resource planning and management, ecological economics. Interns are required who have knowledge of Web GIS application and programming. (more...)
- Conservation and Livelihoods: forest-based community enterprises, women's self-help groups and micro-enterprises, participatory resource management, initiation and development of sustainable agroforestry systems (more...)
- Conservation Ecology and Management: research projects looking at regeneration and dynamics in tropical dry forest ecosystems, especially the effects of anthropogenic fires, and of invasive species (e.g., mechanisms of invasive species success and barriers to restoration of native species) (more...)
- Urban Environmental Education: summer education programs and camps, school-year field trips and presentations, curriculum development for hands-on conservation studies, teacher manuals (more...)
- Rural Environmental Education: linking urban and rural schools, setting up school-yard living laboratories, such as a butterfly and medicinal plant gardens, useful and endangered tree gardens, etc., and developing educational modules to use this resource, teacher training, village biodiversity surveys, curriculum development for hands-on conservation studies (more...)
Contacts:For all necessary information Please mail to: internship@atree.org
Other information:Useful information for foreign interns...
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