Job Announcement, Disease Ecology, Spring-Fall 2006 Full-time, temporary (approximately mid May to mid November), paid, Project Assistants needed for research on the ecology of Lyme disease in New York's Hudson River Valley. Research in the laboratory of Richard S. Ostfeld focuses on the relationships among mammalian and avian communities, ticks, bacteria, and Lyme disease risk. Duties include live-trapping small mammals, point-count estimates of songbird abundance, sampling abundance of ticks, and laboratory assays of tick infection with the Lyme-disease bacterium. Work is conducted in small teams within forested sites in Dutchess County, NY. Field research involves early morning and late afternoon hours and moderately strenuous activities. Prior field experience with small mammals is highly desirable. On-site housing is available. EOE/AAD/Min/Fem/Vet/Disab. Consideration of applications will begin on March 1st. Please submit via email a letter of application, a resume, and the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references to:
Manager of Human Resources Institute of Ecosystem Studies Job Ref# 06009 P.O. Box AB Millbrook, NY 12545 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Be sure to cite Job Number 06009 Richard S. Ostfeld, Ph.D. Senior Scientist Institute of Ecosystem Studies Millbrook, NY 12545 USA phone: + 845 677-7600, ext 136 fax: + 845 677-5976 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ecostudies.org/people_sci_ostfeld.html
