The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, is accepting applications for the following, Seasonal Project Assistant positions reporting to Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld:
Seasonal Project Assistants “Mouse-mast Project” (up to 3): Job Number: 17002-I Research the dynamics of mammalian communities and the relationships between mammals, ticks, oak trees, and Lyme disease. Location is the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York’s Hudson River Valley. Duties include live-trapping small mammals, taking blood, urine, and fecal samples, reliably recording trapping data, sampling abundance of ticks, tree seed collection,and seedling surveys within eastern deciduous forest plots. Early morning and late afternoon hours are required. Prior experience handling small mammals is highly desirable. Employment can begin as early as April 1 or as late as mid May, with an end date of approximately November 14, 2017. Jobs are full time, 35 hours/week. Wage is commensurate with education and experience. The final candidate will be required to complete a post-offer, pre- employment screening and background check successfully. On-site housing is available. Posting is open until February 15, 2017 or until filled. Please submit job application via http://www.caryinstitute.org/who-we- are/jobs and include a single PDF file consisting of a letter of application, a resume, and the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references. Be sure to cite Job Number 17002-I “Mouse- mast Project”. Seasonal Project Assistants “Tick-Climate Project” (up to 6): Job Number: 17003-I Research the effects of weather and climate on the survival and behavior of blacklegged ticks and risk of tick-borne disease. Location is the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York’s Hudson River Valley, with travel to sites between northern New York and North Carolina. Duties include maintaining lab colonies of mice and ticks, establishing and maintaining field plots with ticks, assessing and recording tick survival, and downloading data from dataloggers. Meticulous attention to detail and experience in field ecology is mandatory. Prior experience handling small mammals is highly desirable. Employment to begin between March 15 and May 1, with an end date of approximately September 30, 2017. Jobs are full time, 35 hours/week. Wage is commensurate with education and experience. The final candidate will be required to complete a post-offer, pre- employment screening and background check successfully. On-site or nearby housing is available. Posting is open until February 15, 2017 or until filled. Please submit job application via http http://www.caryinstitute.org/who-we- are/jobs and include a single PDF file consisting of a letter of application, a resume, and the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references. Be sure to cite Job Number 17003-I “Climate- Tick Project”. Seasonal Project Assistants “The Tick Project” (up to 12): Job Reference #17004-I Research the effects of tick management interventions on the survival and behavior of blacklegged ticks and risk of tick-borne disease in people. Location is the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York’s Hudson River Valley, with travel to sites throughout Dutchess County, New York. Duties include sampling and collecting ticks in suburban neighborhoods, live-trapping small mammals, gathering and entering data on tick encounters with local residents and cases of tick-borne disease, deploying and maintaining wildlife cameras. Meticulous attention to detail and experience in field ecology is mandatory. Prior experience handling small mammals is highly desirable. Employment to begin between April 1 and May 15, with an end date of approximately September 30, 2017. Jobs are full time, 35 hours/week. Wage is commensurate with education and experience. The final candidate will be required to complete a post-offer, pre- employment screening and background check successfully. On-site or nearby housing is available. Posting is open until February 15, 2017 or until filled. Please submit job application via http://www.caryinstitute.org/who-we- are/jobs and include a single PDF file consisting of a letter of application, a resume, and the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references. Be sure to cite Job Number 17004-I “The Tick Project”. All Project Assistants will report to Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld. The Cary Institute is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, familial status, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
