Clark Lab – Duke University Part-time field technician: Forest Ecology Location: Harvard Forest - Petersham, MA
The Clark Lab is looking for a part-time (~20 hour/week) reliable and motivated field technician for the 2013 field season. This is a temporary position with no benefits, hired by Duke University to work on the Clark Lab sites in Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA. Starting date is May 13 through August 16, 2013. Duties include the following: Census seedlings of various tree species at three sites in the Harvard Forest Area (Simes Tract, Slab City and Warming Experiment) Collection of seed-bags and seedlings at the study sites Seed collection from seed traps Packaging and shipment of samples to Duke Forest Field data entry Stand mapping of a 100 m x 20 m transect The Clark Lab is based in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We study forest community ecology; our current research focuses on the effects of plant-fungal pathogen interactions in forest demography and phenology, and responses to disturbance and climate change. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in ecology and a willingness to work outdoors in hot, humid conditions with abundant insects, ticks, and chiggers. The ability to competently identify MassachusettsÂ’s tree species is desirable. Harvard Forest is located in Petersham, Massachusetts. Successful applicants will need to secure housing in the area. Please submit application materials (a one-page cover letter, resume, and two references) in ONE DOCUMENT via e-mail to Becky Roper ([email protected]] no later than April 26, 2013. Applications will be evaluated in the order that they are received. Cordially, Becky Roper Lab Manager for James S. Clark Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University [email protected] Clark Lab website: http://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/clarklab/
