Clark Lab Field Crew Position: Forest Ecology The Clark Lab is looking for a new field crew member, to start as early as May 13, 2013. This is a full-time, temporary position with no benefits. Wages are $10/hr. The end date is August 31, 2013. Occasional travel (estimated 2-4 weeks total) is required. Duties include the following:
* Perform basic tree measurements on long-term forest monitoring plots. * Download data from and maintain infrastructure of a network of environmental sensors and data loggers. * Census seedlings growing in artificially heated chambers and in plots located in the Duke Forest and elsewhere. * Take pre-dawn hemispherical canopy photographs during the growing season. * Identify and count seeds collected from seed rain traps. * Enter data into spreadsheets using Excel. 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 forest plant demography and phenology, plant-fungal pathogen interactions, and responses to disturbance and climate change. Our research sites are located in the Duke Forest, at various locations in western NC, and at the Harvard Forest in central Massachusetts. 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 NC tree species is desirable, as is experience with GIS. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina. Successful applicants will need to secure housing in the Durham/Research Triangle area. (Food and lodging are provided for any work trips.) Please submit application materials (resume, a one-page cover letter, and two references) via e-mail to Becky Roper ([email protected]). Cordially, Becky Roper Technician for Dr. James S. Clark Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University [email protected] Clark Lab website: http://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/clarklab/
