Date: 23 December 2008 Department of Natural Resources Cornell University
Position: FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANT Description: Help perform an NSF-funded field experiment designed to examine differential oyster adaptation to warm-temperate and subtropical estuaries in eastern Florida. Field work is based out of Fort Pierce, Florida and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. Duties: The successful applicant will gain experience conducting field and laboratory research. Major field objectives will be to measure oyster growth, health, disease resistance, and reproductive development. Specifically, the assistant will help with oyster spawning and larval culture, photograph juvenile oysters over a time series at multiple field sites, help deploy, monitor and retrieve field equipment, sample water for phytoplankton and oyster tissue for DNA analyses, and retrieve data from remote data loggers. Requirements: The ideal applicant will be available to work in Florida from Mid-March through August 2009. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Extensive driving will be necessary a clean driving record is desirable and the candidate must have held a U.S. drivers license for at least three years. Some field and/or laboratory experience is desired. Please note that fieldwork can be strenuous and that much of the outdoor work will be performed in hot and sometimes rainy conditions. No scuba diving is required but regular entry into shallow water is necessary. This is a paid position and costs for travel to Florida and housing (but not food) will be provided. Instructions: Please submit an application through the Cornell Human Resources site at http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/jobs/. Under Staff (non-academic)and Librarian positions search for job 10261. Applications will be accepted at least until January 10 and then until the position is filled. Informal inquires can be made with Martha Burford ([email protected]) Payment: $9/hour for 40hours/week for 22 weeks. Background information on the project: http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/HareLab/harelab.html#divzoo
