Seasonal Project Assistants “Mouse-mast Project” and "Moth Defoliation
Project" (up to 4):

Research the dynamics of mammalian communities and the relationships between
mammals, ticks, oak trees, and Lyme disease.  Location is the Cary
Institute of
Ecosystem Studies in New York’s Hudson River Valley.

Job Description: Duties include live-trapping small mammals, reliably
recording
trapping data, sampling abundance of ticks, wildlife camera deployment,
tree seed
collection, and creating soil core tick enclosures within eastern deciduous
forest plots.
Early morning and late afternoon hours are required.

Qualifications: Meticulous attention to detail and experience in field
ecology is
required. Prior experience handling small mammals is highly desirable.

Employment can begin April 21 (Moth project) or May 12 (Mouse Mast
project), with an end date of July 31 (Moth project) or mid-November (Mouse
Mast project)
2025.  Position reports to Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld and Dr. Shannon LaDeau
and is full
time, 35 hours/week. This is an hourly, non-exempt, non-benefited position
paying
$20/hour. The final candidate will be required to complete a post-offer,
pre-employment driving background check successfully. On-site housing is
available. Review of applications will begin on January 27, 2025.

Please submit job application via
https://www.caryinstitute.org/about/careers-cary.
Under “Resume” on the application page, click the “Upload Resume” link to
upload a
single PDF file consisting of a letter of application, a resume, and the
names, phone
numbers, and email addresses of three professional references. Please
contact Human Resources at 845-677-7600 x200 with any questions about
applying.

The Cary Institute is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative
Action
(AA) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment
opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
familial status, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic
information.
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