Applications close July 31
Join NSW Department of Primary Industries plant health professionals in Summer 2023 for a 6-week hands-on course in plant health, biosecurity, and diagnostics. Our Biosecurity Summer Internship Program offers real life biosecurity and plant health science experience giving you the chance to work on real projects alongside lead scientists and researchers at NSW DPI.
Our Internship Program is designed to provide valuable hands-on experience within the plant health and biosecurity sector. By undertaking an internship with us, you will:
You will work with our staff and scientists across the biosecurity spectrum gaining experience and training in surveillance, diagnostics, research, and emergency response operations as well as an understanding of policy, market access and stakeholder engagement.
Citrus pathology - Graft stock quarantine processing
Bacteriology - Genome sequencing, diagnostic development
Entomology research - Insecticide resistance, fruit fly management, post-harvest control, disease vector ecology
Plant Health Diagnostic Services - plant pathology practices, isolation, culturing, slide making, morphological identification and higher-level classification, DNA extraction, PCR, Sequence analysis.
Collection management - specimen accessioning, data capture and management, imaging (macro, micro, SEM),
Fungal and bacterial culturing and preservation techniques including freeze drying and cryopreservation. Herbarium practices.
Entomology preservation practices - collection, dissection, slide making, microscopy, morphological identification and higher-level classification, DNA extraction, PCR.
Surveillance and emergency preparedness and response.
This program will be held at two facilities
A $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to successful participants to assist with travel and accommodation.
January 8th - February 16th
To be eligible to apply, you need to be: