Chicago Botanic Garden

General Info

Internship Opportunities 2009

The Chicago Botanic Garden is 385 acres of natural beauty with 23 gardens and three native habitat areas. The second most visited public garden in the United States, it has more than 1.9 million plants of 8,800 taxa, the largest collection in the Upper Midwest. The Garden, which is a recognized center of education, research and conservation, has a respected internship program.

Interns gain hands-on experience in the areas of education, horticulture or research, and in addition, as part of their training are required to attend educational programming to broaden their general exposure to public horticulture and research. The educational component consists of lectures, field trips and workshops offered through the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Most interns work between 37.5 and 40 hours per week at $9.00 per hour. Housing is not provided. Assistance, however, in finding local accommodations is given. Interns are ultimately responsible for finding housing. International students are accepted.

President John H. Stroger, Jr. Internships
The President John H. Stroger, Jr. Internship Program offers eight-week paid internships to 18- to 21-year-old residents of Cook County.  Six internships are available in the summer of 2009.  These internships are designed to introduce early career or college students to professional experiences in the not-for-profit sector.  The size and complexity of the Chicago Botanic Garden affords opportunities in a wide variety of fields including education, visitor services and sustainable operations.  All internships will take place from June 8 through July 31, 2009.

Center for Teaching and Learning

Spring Science Sleuths Internship

School Programs Winter Internship

Community Gardening

Community Gardening Intern

Horticulture

Intern, Greenhouses

Intern, Display Gardens

Intern, Production Greenhouse and Nursery

Intern, Propagation


Plant Science and Conservation Program

Research Assistant, Rare Plant Monitoring

Research Assistant, Plants of Concern

Horticultural Therapy

Horticultural Therapy Services Internship

Media Relations

Media Relations Internship