FIELD ASSISTANT Marine Community Ecology University of Chicago / New Zealand South Island
Volunteer research assistant(s) needed Jan 25th to March 7th and/or between May 1st and August 30th (specific dates are negotiable) in the investigation of omnivorous food web interactions in the New Zealand marine intertidal. The assistant will participate in feeding and quadrat- based abundance surveys at field sites on both east and west coasts of the South Island, and will aid in the monitoring of laboratory-based experiments at the Edward Percival Field Station in Kaikoura. (For more information see http://home.uchicago.edu/~mnovak/) Applicants must be flexible and comfortable working under adverse field conditions (i.e. in the wet and cold of both day and night-time low-tide periods). Previous research experience preferred, but not required. Room and board and travel within New Zealand will be provided. While it will not be possible to provide international travel, motivated individuals will be assisted in writing their own grant applications with which to cover this expense. (The opportunity for small independent projects exists.) Please send a cover letter, resume, and contact info for two references to Mark Novak via email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (preferred), or to 1101 E. 57th St., Dept. of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637.
