A vegetation/insect sampling technician position is available to assist on a University of Wyoming study evaluating the response of sage-grouse to bentonite mining in the eastern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming (Big Horn County).
This position will last for 2 months and start on approximately May 27th. Responsibilities will include sampling vegetation (Daubenmire quadrats, Robel pole, line intercept, clipping forbs) and insects (vacuum sampling) in microhabitat plots at sage-grouse nest and brood locations; data entry and proofing; and operating 4x4 trucks and ATVs. Work will require sharing apartments with other technicians, extensive hiking, long hours (>40/wk), and a willingness to endure potentially adverse environmental conditions. It is essential that applicants are able to work well with others and also work independently. Technicians will gain valuable vegetation/insect monitoring experience. Opportunities to contribute to monitoring (radio-telemetry and trapping) sage-grouse will be available. Those who have earned degrees or are juniors and seniors in wildlife ecology/science, rangeland ecology/science, botany, zoology, biology, ecology or related fields are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have the desire and ability to: -Legibly record field data and enter it into Excel spreadsheets -Navigate using maps and GPS equipment -Work and live side-by-side with co-workers -Work under harsh weather conditions -Sample and identify plants (sagebrush steppe experience preferred but not required) -Safely operate 4WD pickups and ATVs -Work long days with variable work schedules Please apply by sending a 1 page letter of interest and your resume (with 3 references) as a single attached file (with just your name as the filename) via email to Aaron Pratt. Applicants are encouraged to apply ASAP because first suitable candidate will be hired. Salary = $1,900/mo. + housing Contact: Aaron Pratt [email protected] 361-960-0946
