ANNOUNCEMENT
Entomologists: One crew leader and one crew member at Badlands
National Park, SD
We seek two enthusiastic people to work on a new research project
aimed at understanding pollination webs linking rare native species
and invasive species at Badlands National Park. The crew will be
responsible for collecting insect visitors to flowers of target plant
species, deploying bowl traps, properly preparing insect specimens
and pollen slides, and entering data into computer files. The crew
leader will also be responsible for making sure work is completed in
a timely manner and for keeping the principal investigators apprised
of progress and issues in the field. The crew leader should have
completed a 4-year degree in entomology, ecology, or a related field
and have experience with insect collections. The crew member should
have completed coursework in entomology or ecology or a related field
and have a desire to participate in field research involving
insects. Work will begin in mid-May and continue to mid-September,
but we can be somewhat flexible to accommodate schedules of
continuing or recently graduated students, who are especially
encouraged to apply. Field work will be conducted in the north unit
of Badlands National Park. Conditions in the park may range from hot
and windy to cool and windy. Free-ranging bison are common in the
park and venomous snakes may occasionally be encountered. The
positions will involve considerable hiking as well as time spent at
desks and tables sorting and pinning insects, preparing pollen
slides, and entering data. A valid state driver's license is
required. Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2010 or
until the positions are filled.
For more information, or to apply, contact Diane Larson
(<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]) or Sam Droege ([email protected]).
Sam Droege [email protected]
w 301-497-5840 h 301-390-7759 fax 301-497-5624
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
BARC-EAST, BLDG 308, RM 124 10300 Balt. Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705
<Http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/>Http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov
To make a prairie it takes a clover
and one bee,--
One clover, and a bee,
And revery.
The revery alone will do
If bees are few.
-Dickinson
