Volunteer field assistant needed for pollination biology study in Dominican Republic May 2007
Field assistant is needed to help graduate student with her pollination biology studies in Dominican Republic. Work will involve conducting experiments to evaluate the degree to which seed set in two plant species is limited by the effectiveness of their animal pollinators, and to evaluate the contribution of self pollination to reproduction. Specifically, work consists of tagging plants and flowers, bagging flowers, and conducting hand pollinations. Additionally, we will conduct pollinator observations using video cameras. Some of the pollinators are nocturnal, therefore part of this work will be conducted at night. The field sites are beautiful remote mountain regions, where there are no hotels and no restaurants; therefore we will be camping much of the time. If you plan to apply for this position it is important that you are willing to live at a camp site for the duration of the study, you should be genuinely interested in a field experience and you should enjoy learning about plants and animals. If you do not enjoy nature, camping and hiking this experience is not right for you. The study is planned to start May 5th and will probably go on until early June, however an earlier return is possible. I will cover all expenses while in the D.R., but you will have to cover your own airfare and travel insurance. Knowledge of basic conversational Spanish is required. If you are interested in this position, send your resume and letter of introduction to Silvana Marten-Rodriguez, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
