California Academy of Sciences
INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION
2008
The California Academy of Sciences announces an internship in biological illustration. The internship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students interested in developing illustration techniques related to biological specimens. The intern will work with one or more Academy scientists to develop illustrations that may be used in scientific publications. The internship is integrated with the activities of the Summer Systematics Institute, and the successful applicant will be encouraged to participate in all SSI activities, including lectures, seminars, presentations, and social activities.
The Academy is a comprehensive natural history museum supporting research and collection activities in the disciplines of Anthropology, Botany, Diatom Research, Entomology, Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Zoology, Ornithology and Mammalogy.
Duration: Full-time (40 hour/week) for 8 weeks, beginning June 16 through August 8, 2008.
Stipend: $3,500 for the internship period. In addition, some travel costs (up to $450) to San Francisco will be reimbursed and a $1,500 housing allowance is available (some housing may be available). Funding may be subject to Federal and/or State income taxes.
To Apply: As described here, send a letter of interest, internship application form, resume, 5 or 6 samples of your work that best reflect your interests in scientific illustration, two letters of recommendation from faculty members, and an official set of transcripts to:
Biological Illustration Internship
c/o Dr. Rich Mooi
California Academy of Sciences
875 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-3009
Telephone: 415-321-8270 _Fax: 415-321-8615
email: rmooi@calacademy.org
Deadlines: Application materials must be received no later than February 15, 2008. Decisions will be on, or shortly after March 21, 2008. Please include your email address with your application materials.
The samples of work should be in the form of original materials (no larger than 11x14 inches), high-qualify reproductions or prints (no larger than 11x14 inches), or slides. Please do not send images as electronic media (no attachments to emails, compact disks, or floppy disks). Your samples will be returned to you after the applications are reviewed. Large, portfolio-sized submissions are discouraged.
More Information: Questions concerning the Illustration Internship may be directed by telephone: 415-321-8270, Fax: 415-321-8616 or email: rmooi@calacademy.org
This internship is made possible by a generous gift from Robert T. Wallace Endowment for undergraduate research experiences.