1 April 2025 – 31 March 2027

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 any of the following fields at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Newlands, Cape Town:

Field Minimum qualification Horticulture - Fragrance Garden development & maintenance and collection development and curation BTech / Advanced Diploma Horticulture Horticulture - Database management / Plant recording Advanced Diploma Horticulture or

BSc Botany

Plant taxonomy Honours Botany Response to illegal succulent trade BSc Botany / Biodiversity Conservation Biological invasions / Ecological restoration Honours / Masters Ecology Animal Red Listing Masters Biology / GIS Knowledge Management (Records Administration), Information & Computer Sciences; Information & Library Science; Information Systems; Information Systems & Technology BSc Honours / Masters Environmental Science or related Research and Development Management Honours / Postgraduate Diploma / Masters Environmental Management / Environmental Science / Biological Science / Nature Conservation Conservation / Species Assessment (Genetic Diversity Indicators),  Bioinformatics (Data analysis), Molecular Laboratory work Masters Botany / Zoology Environmental Education BTech / Advanced Diploma or

BSc / BA Environmental / Conservation fields or Bachelors Education with Environmental Education as a specialisation

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. 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

Internship monthly stipend values:

Bachelors completed (or equivalent to NQF 7): R8 349 Honours completed (or equivalent to NQF 8): R9 876 Masters completed (or equivalent to NQF 9): R11 385

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.

Application cover sheet

Closing date: Friday, 18 October 2024 (successful candidates will be notified by 20 December 2024)