SUMMER RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Great Basin Ecosystem Management Project
The Positions: · Research assistants for field and lab work with the riparian plant ecology, pinyon-juniper ecology, invasive species, and fire history studies of the Great Basin Ecosystem Management Project. · Work includes sampling vegetation and soils in central Nevada watersheds laboratory processing of the collected materials, and data entry. You may be eligible for academic creditâtalk to your advisor. · Hours: Full time (40 hrs/wk) from mid/late May until classes resume at the end of August. Some part time before and after this period is possible. · Pay: $11.01 - $13.83/hr depending on education and experience. Qualifications: · Interest in working with plants required, knowledge of native Nevada plant species desirable. · Familiarity with field plant and soil data collection techniques and lab processing techniques. · Computer skills, especially MS Excel. · Good physical condition, including ability to work outdoors for extended periods of time in varying weather conditions. This will include hiking long distances in rough terrain with sampling gear and samples. · Availability for extended field work, up to five days (usually Monday-Friday). · Good driving record. Some experience with 4WD vehicles is desirable. · Send Cover letter, Resume, Contact information for three references and transcripts (Unofficial-OK) to David Board Contact:David Board Ecologist [EMAIL PROTECTED] USDA Forest Service, RMRS 920 Valley Rd., Rm. 5 Reno, NV 89512 775.784.5329 Dr. Jeanne Chambers Research Ecologist [EMAIL PROTECTED] USDA Forest Service, RMRS 920 Valley Rd., Rm. 10 Reno, NV 89512 775.784.5329 Dr. Robin Tausch Range Ecologist [EMAIL PROTECTED] USDA Forest Service, RMRS 920 Valley Rd., Rm. 8 Reno, NV 89512 775.784.5329 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The plural of anecdote is not data -Roger Brinner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Board Ecologist (Data Analyst) Forest Science Laboratory- Rocky Mountain Research Station 920 Valley Rd Reno, NV 89512 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (775) 784-5329 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
