Field assistant required who enjoys being outdoors in forested areas to assist with ecological fieldwork. Fieldwork will be conducted regularly from *May - August 2013*. The project involves aspects of plant ecology/reproduction and possible influences logging may have on plant reproduction and abundance/diversity.
Primarily you will be assisting with the collection of field data in the form of vegetation surveys, tree inventories/ measurements, collection of plant samples, and plant/pollinator observations. Other duties may be required as well. The work will be undertaken in the Haliburton region and involve hiking through forested areas. Other considerations include working in conditions of high heat/humidity and the presence of, sometimes, high concentrations of mosquitoes and black flies (for part of the season at least). During sampling periods accommodation will be provided at a field camp (shared with other students and field assistants) located on the edge of a lake. The camp has a main cookhouse/gathering area shared by all and dorms containing individual rooms (sleeping platform, foam mattress). Power is supplied to some buildings by a generator; there may be rudimentary plumbing. Washroom facilities consist of outhouses. Showering facilities may not be present at the field camp but paid showers exist at a nearby forest recreation camp; swimming is allowed in the adjacent lake. If interested in gaining ecological field experience, please contact me to discuss this opportunity. *Note*: This is a paid position. [email protected]
