-- Kevin J Barry
Ph.D. candidateBiology
University of Maryland
I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland looking for an
undergraduate interested in research experience with invasive plant
species and disturbance in plant communities. This is a great
opportunity to spend the summer outdoors and gain valuable research
experience. I am looking for someone who enjoys nature and is willing
and able to work outside in the summer. I typically work at my field
station during the week and return home to DC for the weekend. Room to
live and work, utilities, and most meals are paid for. The position
will involve assisting me in making measurements on native and invasive
plants grown in experimental communities. You will learn to identify
native and invasive plant species, how to design and run a large-scale
field experiment, and will have the opportunity to design and work on
your own (related) project. The field location is near Winchester,
Virginia (approx. 70 miles west of DC) at the Blandy Experimental Farm,
a research station that has a community of both graduate students and
~15 undergraduates working there each summer. The large number of
students provides for a lively community. This is also where the State
Arboretum of Virginia is located, and many popular hiking trails
(including the Allegheny trail) and wineries are nearby. This is a
great chance to work and have fun outdoors in the countryside of the
Shenandoah Valley. This is a volunteer position, and there may be an
option to receive credit, if your program allows it. The position can
last all or part of the summer. E-mail Kevin Barry at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
for more information.
