apologies for cross-posting Six Month Research Associate Position #8211; New Mexico
Seeking a Research Associate for field work at the Sevilleta LTER, one hour drive south of Albuquerque, NM. The Research Associate will independently collect measurements of soil, foliage, and wood respiration; tree growth data; maintain a soil respiration autochamber system; summarize and synthesize field data; and coordinate research with other projects at the site. The position is with Colorado State University, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship, funded by the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, but will be located in New Mexico. Salary is $42,000/year and travel and field station costs will be compensated. Desired Qualifications are 1) M.S. Degree in Ecology, Natural Resources, Forestry, Biology, or a closely related field; 2) Experience with a wide variety of field data collection; 3) Ability to analyze and manage complex ecological data sets; 4) Knowledge of computer data processing, including one or more of the major statistical software packages (SPSS, SAS, SYSTAT, etc.), and GIS, and 5) Experience with programming and retrieving data from dataloggers and in troubleshooting, analyzing and repairing field and laboratory equipment. Please contact Mike Ryan, Rocky Mountain Research Station to apply and for further details. mgr...@fs.fed.us; office: 970-498-1012; cell: 970-217-5798. _______________________ Michael G. Ryan USDA Forest Service RMRS 240 West Prospect Rd Fort Collins, CO 80526 970.498.1012 mgr...@fs.fed.us http://lamar.colostate.edu/~mryan
