Pollinator Partnership Internship Opportunity Field Research Assistant for study of honey bee vigor and floral community assessment on managed timberlands in Southern Mississippi.
The Pollinator Partnership (www.pollinator.org) has two internship positions available for part-time field data collection starting February 2011 through to December 2011. Internship Description: Project interns will make monthly trips to the site to check on the status of honey bee hives and to assess changes in the floral community. An automated honey bee hive data collection program is being installed on timberlands to monitor productivity within different land management techniques. Some overnight stays many be necessary. The internship pays 80 dollars/day plus some expenses. Between 2 to 3 days of work per month will be required. Site location: Hancock County, Mississippi (near Stennis Space Center, aprox 60 miles from New Orleans; 30 miles from Gulfport) A background in biology/botany is required. Training will be provided for project specific activities. Duties will include: Conducting pollination service experiments (bagging studies) Floral landscape assessments Data downloads from automatic data loggers in the field Collection of honey and pollen combs from hives (working with a local beekeeper) Bee foraging data collection Candidates must be able to/comfortable with: Have a valid drivers license, access to a car preferred Work in a forest setting Work near honey bee hives Have botanical and/or biological knowledge Be precise in measurement and protocol Monthly field visits will be timed based on optimum weather conditions. Interested candidates should contact Victoria Wojcik at [email protected] (415) 362-1137 and provide a resume and cover letter outlining: qualifications relevant skills general interested in pollinator ecology geographic location Application Deadline: February 10th, 2011. Successful candidates should be prepared to meet with project partners in early March. The Pollinator Partnership is a nonprofit based in San Francisco, California, with international projects in pollinator conservation spanning habitat development, academic research, corporation and industry best practice development, and policy initiatives.
