THREE field assistant positions available with the Kremen Lab (UC Berkeley)
1. Pollination/Restoration Ecology full time temporary field assistant TIME: April 2008 - August 2008 LOCATION: Davis CA PROJECT: The Kremen Lab (UC Berkeley) is field testing restoration protocols designed to restore floral and nesting resources needed by native bees on farms in Yolo County, CA. Due to the collaborative nature of this project, this position is an ideal opportunity for a highly motivated individual who is interested in applied research, habitat restoration, pollinator ecology, and/or botany. Responsibilities will include field monitoring of native bees (including specimen collection and curation), data management, plant care (watering), seed harvesting and counting, GPS data collection, vegetation surveys, plant specimen collection and curation for voucher specimens, and working with citizen scientists to test simplified monitoring protocols. This position may be extended with the possibility of promotion after August. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY: visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu and enter JOB NUMBER 008046. 2. Pollination Ecology/Agroecology full time temporary field assistant TIME: March 2008 - July 2008 LOCATION: Davis CA PROJECT: The Kremen Lab (UC Berkeley) will be assessing the costs and benefits to growers of maintaining or establishing semi-natural land in agricultural landscapes. This includes: (1) measuring pollination services provided by restored native bee habitat and (2) assessing natural biological pest control and pollination benefits from established hedgerows. Responsibilities will include plant propagation and care, data management, and seed harvesting and counting. Additional responsibilities will includes field site set up, field monitoring of insects (including specimen collection and curation) and maintaining insect populations in the lab. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY: visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu and enter JOB NUMBER 008034. 3. Agroecology/Pollination Ecology full time temporary field assistant TIME: April 2008 - August 2008 LOCATION: Davis CA PROJECT: Assessing costs and benefits to growers of maintaining or establishing semi-natural land in agricultural landscapes including measuring natural biological pest control and pollination benefits from established hedgerows in Yolo County, CA. Responsibilities will include setting up collection sites, field collections of insects and maintaining insect populations in the lab. While training will be provided, the successful candidate will be required to work in the field and lab without direct supervision and on their own some of the time. Previous field work experience required for this position. An undergraduate or masters degree in biology is an asset but not required. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY: contact Dr. Lora Morandin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] This position will soon be posted at http://jobs.berkeley.edu. -- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Katharina Ullmann California Pollinator Conservation Coordinator 5265 Putah Creek Rd, Winters, CA 95694 USA Tel: 530-510-0976 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Xerces Society is an international, nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. To join the Society, make a contribution, or read about our work, please visit www.xerces.org.
