Plant Ecology Field Assistant (1) needed from ~ May 30th – Aug 15th for a study on tropical pollination and resource use in hummingbirds in the beautiful and remote Andean Choco Cloud-forests of Ecuador. The project is part of a PhD dissertation at Stony Brook University, and will take place at the Maquipicuna <http://www.maqui.org/> and Santa Lucia<http://www.santaluciaecuador.com/>Ecolodges inNorthern, Ecuador<http://goo.gl/maps/uwBIY>. Applicant must be in excellent physical condition due to the high altitude and steep elevation gradient (1300m – 2800m). Responsibilities include measuring nectar volume and concentration of tropical hummingbird pollinated flowers, delineating vegetation quadrats, placing cameras to monitor hummingbird visitation, and changing hummingbird feeder water. Room and board at the world-renown Maquipicuna and Santa Lucia ecolodges provided, but applicant must cover airfare to Quito, Ecuador. Prior experience in monitoring and delineating vegetation quadrats or transects required. Proficiency in Spanish is preferred, but not critical. Field assistant will be asked to work a period of six days on, one day off, with amazing opportunities to explore a worldwide biodiversity hotspot. Please send a cover letter, two references and a cv to bweinste(at)life.bio.sunysb.edu <[email protected]> by May 1st.
-- Ben Weinstein Graduate Student Ecology and Evolution Stony Brook University http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/~bweinste/index.html
