Description: Two temporary (2) field technicians are needed for work on a long term study of native bee diversity in apple orchards in Western New York. The goal of this research is to determine the connection between bee communities and orchard yield. This position is based at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and will entail extensive fieldwork throughout the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario area. Field duties will primarily involve net- collecting bees and assessing fruit set. This position will also include lab work involving mounting, labeling, and sorting field collected specimens, as well as some data processing and entering. The successful applicant(s) will gain valuable experience in field insect collecting and curation techniques, native bee identification, and database management. (See http://www.danforthlab.entomology.cornell.edu/pollination-biology.html)
Required Qualifications: Ecology fieldwork; valid drivers license; desire to work long hours in variable weather conditions. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in entomology field collecting and identification. Dates: Positions will start Mid-April and run through mid-June with the opportunity for one applicant to continue working until the end of August. Salary: $10-13/hr To apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and names and contact information of three references to: EJ Blitzer ([email protected]). Please place Bee Field Tech in the subject line. Review of applications will begin February 10th
