Description: The Winfree lab at Rutgers University (winfreelab.rutgers.edu) has two (2) research positions open for summer 2014 to study restoration ecology of native bees and honey bees. Both positions will involve travelling throughout New Jersey to observe and collect bees and plants.
One position, crew leader, is a six (6) month field/lab position. This position will start in early to mid-May. Pay is $12-14 per hour depending on experience. Qualifications: Entomology fieldwork (experience with native bees highly preferred); plant identification, valid drivers license, personal vehicle (mileage will be reimbursed), data entry and data management. Experience managing projects and/or a field crew is highly preferred. The second position, field technician, is a field/lab poisiton lasting for 10 weeks at $10 per hour. This position would start in mid-May or early June. Qualifications: Entomology fieldwork (experience with native bees preferred), plant identification, valid drivers license and data entry. Personal vehicle (mileage will be reimbursed) is preferred. For both positions, approximately half of time will be fieldwork and will take place throughout New Jersey. The other half of the time will involve the curating insect and plant specimens and entering data and managing a database. Our lab is located at Rutgers University Cook Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (See http://winfreelab.rutgers.edu/people) To Apply and For Questions: Send a cover letter, resume, names and contact information of three references to: Dan Cariveau ([email protected]). Please include “Bee Field Tech in the subject line. Also, state whether you would be interested in either or both positions (crew leader or field technician) Review of applications will begin February 24th and will remain open until filled
