Summer Research Assistant: Experimental Landscape Ecology and Plant-Animal Interactions Savannah River Site, South Carolina Job Description: Research assistant needed from late May to August to help with field research examining they ways in which habitat corridors affect interspecific interactions and population dynamics of longleaf pine savanna plants. Duties will include daily field work such as transplantation of plants, plant care, morphological measurements, conducting plant surveys and insect trapping, as well as data management. Qualifications: Applicants should be undergraduates or recent college graduates, preferably with field experience and coursework in ecology, botany and/or entomology. Applicants should also be detail oriented and familiar with spreadsheet software (MS Excel). In addition, applicants must be willing to endure rigorous field conditions and long days outdoors, often in hot and humid weather. Enthusiastic individuals in good health are encouraged to apply. Because the Savannah River Site is a highly secure area run by the U.S. Department of Energy, non-United States citizens may have difficulty gaining clearance to work there.
Opportunities for an independent project are available, as well as the possibility of collaborations on projects with graduate students and PIs from around the country. Pay will be $10/hour. To apply: Please email a CV and cover letter describing past experience, why you are a strong candidate for this position, dates of availability, and contact information with email addresses for three references to Melissa Simon at [email protected] by May 6, 2009.
