Internship - Plant Science / Microbiology - Scion - Careers at Science New Zealand
Core
Summer internship investigating how environmental conditions influence terminal crook disease in radiata pine to support forestry disease management.
Role type
Summer student intern (plant pathology/microbiology)
Builds
Research data and tools for disease management in the forestry sector
Domain
Forestry / Plant Pathology / Microbiology
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Inoculum preparation, disease assessment, data collection, microscopy, pathogen isolation, molecular analysis, data entry, epidemiological model support
Preferred skills
Interest in plant disease epidemiology, forest health, environmental factors
Responsibilities
Assist with controlled inoculation experiments on radiata pine seedlings; Support laboratory and field-based research by collecting and managing disease and environmental data; Assist with trap plant monitoring and sample processing; Contribute to data entry, analysis, and interpretation to support epidemiological model development
Seniority
Intern