SCIENTIST IN RESIDENCE (seasonal) E.N. Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station, Rensselaerville, NY
Period: Approx. 50 days (flexible), spring through fall 2009. DESCRIPTION: The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve seeks to recruit an experienced scientist to occupy a seasonal position as Scientist in Residence for its Biological Research Station. The selected candidate will conduct on-site independent research appropriate to the Preserve’s mission and its history of field studies in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, population dynamics, and animal behavior. Responsibilities will include assistance with mentoring graduate students and undergraduate interns; consulting with the Executive Director on scientific and educational activities; participation in some of our public outreach and educational events; and leading an annual summer science symposium. QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in a natural science, with a record of peer- reviewed publications and funded research. Experience and interest in scientific field studies, and an interest in outdoor education. TERMS: $10,000 stipend plus housing (extended or periodic) and access to all research facilities. FACILITIES AND RESOURCES: The 800-ha preserve supports a newly-renovated research laboratory with a wireless Internet network that communicates with remote instruments. Together with an adjacent state game preserve, it encompasses the full northern watershed of Ten Mile Creek, a pristine tributary of the Hudson River. Within its mosaic of old-growth, secondary and plantation forests are two impounded water bodies and numerous wetlands, all available for research. In addition to an Executive Director, the Preserve has a full-time research and education coordinator, a full-time maintenance manager, and numerous volunteers from our membership and from nearby educational institutions. APPLICATIONS: Submit a curriculum vitae, names and contact information for two professional references, and a statement of research interests that includes a brief description of how this position will contribute to the candidate’s research program. The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station is a non- profit corporation dedicated to preservation, education, research, and recreation, located southwest of Albany, N.Y., in the historic Village of Rensselaerville. The Preserve is one of the oldest biological field stations in the United States, and has supported research continuously since 1938. Further information on the Preserve can be found at: http://www.huyckpreserve.org/ THE PRESERVE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER, MARITAL STATUS, AGE, DISABILITY OR VETERANS STATUS.
