Position: Aquatic Research Technician, TX
Organization: Texas Tech University Cooperative Research Unit Dates: Need to fill the position as soon as possible. Field work begins January 2, 2006 and ends March 31, 2006 Salary: 40 hrs per week at $6.50 per hr. Housing will be provided (camper trailer) if needed. Study Site: Mouth of the Rio Grande and 30 river miles inland. Near Brownsville and South Padre Island, Texas. Project Description: We will be collecting common snook and limnological data from the Rio Grande as part of a juvenile habitat study. We will also be removing gonads from certain fish to be processed later to determine the pattern of sexual differentiation and maturity of snook in the Rio Grande. We will be using bottom trawls, boat electrofishing and castnets to collect fish and there may also be opportunities to sample the Lower Laguna Madre and the Gulf of Mexico. Contact: Caleb Huber (806)-544-9514 cell (806)-742-0841 work [EMAIL PROTECTED]
