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Conservation Outreach & Education Assistant

PRINCIPAL FUNCTION: The Conservation Outreach & Education Assistant is responsible for coordinating undergraduate and post-baccalaureate mentorship programs for the Conservation & Research Department at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The ideal candidate will help to organize and facilitate the Department’s mentorship programs. The Conservation Outreach & Education Assistant must be creative and enjoy working on an active team that is mission-driven, results-driven, and scientifically focused. Strong organizational skills, project management experience, and experience organizing intern or mentee programs are highly desired. This position has funding for 4 years through the NSF-funded RaMP: Understanding Plant Species Rarity: Causes and Consequences from Genes to Ecosystems grant, and it will directly support that project.

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2018 ASPT Engagement and Excellence in Plant Systematics Education Award

Oregon State University’s Dr. Melanie Link-Pérez has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Engagement and Excellence in Plant Systematics Education Award (EEPSEA) from the America Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT). The EEPSEA award was established in 2013 in order to recognize educators who have implemented and developed innovative methods for engaging students in the study of plant systematics in the classroom, laboratory or during outreach activities.

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