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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon (ASA), a non-profit organization working in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, is seeking interns to assist its
international team of biologists and conservationists with various projects spanning biological research and monitoring and sustainable tropical agriculture. Interns are based at Finca Las Piedras, the ASA’s field site in Peru’s Madre de Dios Department.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">LENGTH OF STAY: 4, 8 or 12 weeks</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">DATES: Starting June 19, 2017</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">FEES: Starting at $1,300</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">WEBSITE:
</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sustainableamazon.org&d=CwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=ILnwQTfzdubq1DmvWeuhU77BB4FR3bVywDgPMClnRvQ&s=Nil1leuXzNoIXYhsAReHh7rxPf3gfjiOBGt5DC1FdSk&e=" id="LPlnk646936" previewremoved="true">www.sustainableamazon.org</a>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">THREE OPPORTUNITIES:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">1. INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY INTERNSHIP (4 weeks - $1,300)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">This 4-week program offers participants a broad introduction to biological research and conservation in the tropics. Our teaching and learning approach
is both academic and hands-on. Interns will participate directly in scientific research and applied conservation projects that span the Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon’s two focal areas: biological research and monitoring and sustainable tropical agriculture.
With the help of academic faculty, interns will also navigate tropical biology and conservation science through lectures and weekly reading discussions covering articles drawn from the primary scientific literature. This is an excellent opportunity to explore
an exciting variety of potential career paths in biology and conservation under the guidance of experts in those fields.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">2. ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY INTERNSHIP (8 weeks - $2,200)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">This 8-week program offers participants a more in-depth survey of biological research and conservation in the tropics. Interns will learn by participating
directly in scientific research and applied conservation projects that span the Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon’s two focal areas: biological research and monitoring and sustainable tropical agriculture. With the guidance of academic faculty, interns will
also navigate tropical biology and conservation science through lectures and weekly reading discussions covering articles drawn from the primary scientific literature.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Independent Research Project</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">: As well as the activities listed above, participants in the Advanced
Sustainability Internship Program will have the added opportunity to develop an Independent Research Project on a topic of their choosing, under the supervision of our academic faculty.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">3. ACADEMIC QUARTER INTERNSHIP (12 weeks - $3,000)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">This 12-week program offers participants the most thorough exploration of biological research and conservation in the tropics. Interns will learn
by participating directly in scientific research and applied conservation projects that span our two focal areas: biological research and monitoring and sustainable tropical agriculture. Under the guidance of our academic faculty, interns will also explore
topics tropical biology and conservation science through lectures and weekly reading discussions covering articles drawn from the primary scientific literature. All interns maintain a field journal, including daily entries that aim to synthesize their learning
experiences and sharpen their observational skills. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Independent Research Project</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">: As well as the activities listed above, participants in the Academic
Quarter Internship Program will have the added opportunity to develop an Independent Research Project on a topic of their choosing, under the supervision of our academic faculty. This will allow interns to build upon what they have learned at the beginning
of the program and apply it to a project in an area that is novel or interesting to them. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">MORE INFORMATION & HOW TO APPLY:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">For more details about our Internship Programs in the Peruvian Amazon please visit our website
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sustainableamazon.org_&d=CwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=ILnwQTfzdubq1DmvWeuhU77BB4FR3bVywDgPMClnRvQ&s=Gp3mDU9_luEZA6mzYYOko3OxL4EHaLBzJG1ZlcYtcR0&e="><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.sustainableamazon.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">. For general inquiries please contact us at
</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">info@sustainableamazon.org</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">We look forward to meeting you in Peru!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Geoff Gallice, Ph.D.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">President</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon</span></p>
<span style="vertical-align: baseline;">A U.S. 501(c)3 charity</span></span><br>
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