These guys wrote the book on range management in the SW.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Ericha Courtright <[email protected]> wrote: > FIELD TECHNICIAN POSITIONS AT THE JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE IN THE > NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT (New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New > Mexico, USA): $9 12/hr commensurate with education and experience. > Temporary, no benefits, no housing provided, 4-6 months with extension > possible, flexible start date. Successful candidate must be a US citizen > with a valid driver’s license and the ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. > Positions will include extensive travel throughout the region, long hours in > the field and camping up to 2 weeks at a time. Collect/record data in the > field for vegetation and soil sampling on monitoring and research projects. > Position will also include laboratory work (primarily for soil physical > properties and some simple soil chemistry), data entry and data > manipulation. Opportunity to work with a diverse group of scientists and > technicians in the northern Chihuahuan Desert on research projects designed > to increase our understanding of desert ecology and our ability to > sustainably manage arid and semi-arid ecosystems throughout the world. For > additional information, visit < > http://usda-ars.nmsu.edu/JER/Monit_Assess/monitoring.php> > http://usda-ars.nmsu.edu/monit_assess/monitoring.php. Send letter of > application, resume and contact information for three references to: Ericha > Courtright, Jornada Experimental Range, Box 30003, MSC 3JER, NMSU, Las > Cruces, NM 88003 or <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. Review of > applications is ongoing. > -- Kylan Frye Candidate, Master's of Environmental Management, 2009 Ecosystem Science and Conservation Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Duke University [email protected]
