[Nhcoll-l] International Science Intern

[Zimkus, Breda Marie]

Colleagues,



Please see information below for a remote and volunteer internship organized by The Nagoya Procotol Learning Portal (https://learnnagoya.com/). Details are below. Review of applications will begin June 21. Please submit a resume and a 1-page cover letter of interest to learnnagoyaprotocol at gmail.com<mailto:learnnagoyaprotocol at gmail.com>. Please distribute to those who might be interested.



Many thanks,

Breda Zimkus
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Breda M. Zimkus, Ph.D.
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; Tel: 617-496-4656
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 Internship (Remote, volunteer): Looking for 2-3 part time interns interested in international research and policy across fields of biology, medicine, and agriculture (10 weeks/ 8 hours per week)

Title: International Science Intern



Job Description: We’re looking for a few aspiring scientists and science professionals to help gather examples of international collaborative research for the Nagoya Protocol Learning Portal. This includes structured examples

from scientists who have been successful at conducting international research that follows the Nagoya regulations in the country or countries they conducted research in called use cases; and informal exemplary stories of international collaboration among researchers and people all over the world.



What is the Nagoya Protocol and the Nagoya Learning Portal?

The Nagoya Protocol is an international treaty that sets up the legal framework for utilizing genetic resources without exploiting the countries they originate from. A genetic resource is a physical object of biological origin and the intellectual information associated with it such as traditional knowledge. These resources have actual or potential value and contain functional units of heredity that can be explored through research and exploited in development. Each country who is party to the Nagoya Protocol has its own regulations in place. While the United States is not a party to the Nagoya Protocol, American researchers still must adhere to Nagoya regulations in the country they’re doing research in.

The Nagoya Protocol Learning Portal is a space where students, curators, teachers, or research faculty can come to for the resources they need to effectively and efficiently navigate the Nagoya Protocol and the associated forums. We do this through guides on general workflow and terminology and acronyms, through use cases and stories of collaboration, and through a community forum where people can ask questions and receive answers from experienced researchers.



Job Duties Include:

• Contacting researchers from fields of biology, medicine, and agriculture who have done international research to develop use cases

• Writing blog style stories about international collaboration in science

• Input on website improvement for Nagoya Protocol Learning Portal

• Searching through Nagoya Protocol-related materials and meeting in groups online to discuss and understand this policy

• Working with the USA Nagoya Protocol Education Action Group that includes different scientific societies, with the US government, and with international biodiversity networks



What we’re looking for in our interns:

• An interest in international research, law, and policy

• Comfort and professionalism in contacting researchers and curators from different disciplines

• Willingness to learn and able to work independently

• Basic Wordpress skills are a plus



How to Apply:

Please submit a resume and a 1-page cover letter of interest to learnnagoyaprotocol at gmail.com

The positions are open until filled. Review of applications will begin June 21.
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