The Clark Lab is seeking 2 additional research technicians for the 2010 field season. These are full-time (40h/week) temporary positions, beginning at any time between now and July, and lasting through October, with some possibility of extension. Technicians will assist with a study investigating the influence of disturbance on tree growth. Duties will include coring trees, measuring tree rings, and managing data. In addition to dendrochronology work, the technician will assist with the installation of animal exclosures which will be part of a plant fungal pathogen experiment. Duties may also include the following:
1) Assist with inventories of vegetation within forested study plots 3) Collect, sort and identify seeds 4) Assist with maintenance of long-term experimental plots 5) Collect data on germination, survival and phenology of seedlings in warming chambers 6) Take and analyze hemispherical photographs of forest canopies Our lab is based in the Nicholas School of the Environment and the department of Biology at Duke University, an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We study many aspects of forest community ecology including plant demography, population genetics, plant-insect and plant-fungal interactions, and responses to disturbance and climate change. <http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/clark/>. Our research sites are located in North Carolina, in the Duke Forest and at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in the southern Appalachians. Knowledge of the natural history of eastern forests, prior experience with dendrochronology and experience with Microsoft Excel are beneficial, but not required. Applicants should be willing to work outdoors in a hot, humid environment with abundant insects, ticks and chiggers. The salary is $9 /hour. Successful applicants will need to secure their own housing in the Durham/Research Triangle area. Submit applications ASAP review will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis through June 18. Application materials should include a cover letter of one page or less, CV and a list of 3 references. Please submit these materials through e-mail as a single document to Lauren Nichols ([email protected]). Please make Forest Ecology Technician Position the subject line of your email.
