Summer Field Technician: Understory vegetation in northern hardwood forests
Position description: The University of Minnesota
Dept. of Forest Resources is seeking an
undergraduate student to assist on a project
examining the response of second-growth northern
hardwood systems to old-growth restoration
treatments within northern Wisconsin. The student
will join a team of collaborators from the UMN,
USFS Northern Research Station, University of
Wisconsin, and Wisconsin DNR to assess the
influence of different levels of overstory
disturbance and herbivory on tree regeneration and understory plants.
Applicant requirements:
Applicants should have a background in forestry,
natural resources, environmental science, ecology
or biology, and should have previous field
experience. A working knowledge of plant
identification in north temperate forests is
strongly desired. Applicants must be willing and
able to work efficiently in remote forested
settings as part of a research team. Applicants
must also be able to hike through varied terrain
to reach study areas and be willing to work long
hours outdoors under various field conditions
(heat, humidity, bugs, rain, etc.).
Responsibilities: Work will involve extensive
field work collecting vegetation data. These
positions begin late May/early June 2012 and end
in late August and will be located in Woodruff,
WI. Housing will be provided in Woodruff, WI.
Hourly wage will vary from $10-$12 depending on work experience.
Interested candidates should contact:
To apply, please send résumé (including a list of
relevant courses taken), short explanation of
interest, and contact information for three
references to Dr. Tony DAmato
(<mailto:dam...@umn.edu>dam...@umn.edu) by April 30, 2012.
