Sent on behalf of Andrew Hipp: Dear Colleagues,
The Morton Arboretum is recruiting a fixed-term, full-time Prairie Restoration Research Assistant to assist in planning and implementing a prairie restoration experiment at The Morton Arboretum. This position is funded under a National Science Foundation Grant, Testing the effects of phylogenetic diversity on restoration outcomes in tallgrass prairie (http://tinyurl.com/NSFprairie), and the position has an expected duration of 24 months. The Research Assistant will work closely with staff and researchers at The Morton Arboretum and collaborators at Chicago Botanic Garden to: * Refine species lists for experimental plantings; * Coordinate seed collecting and propagation for experimental planting; * Establish and maintain the experiment through its first seasons; and * Collect and organize data in the first full season. Applicants should have strong experience in plant identification and / or propagation, strong field experience, and an interest in prairie ecology. Please feel free to contact me (Andrew Hipp: [email protected]) with any questions about the position. Please also feel free to distribute the attached flier to any you believe might be interested. Applications should be submitted to [email protected] by May 10 for full consideration. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Andrew Hipp
