RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
The Positions: • Research assistants for lab work and field work may be available with the riparian plant ecology, pinyon-juniper ecology, invasive species, and fire ecology studies of the Great Basin Ecosystem Management Project. • Work includes collecting field data and laboratory processing of collected materials and data entry. You may be eligible for academic credit—talk to your advisor. • Hours: Full time (40 hrs/wk) from mid/late May until classes resume at the end of August. Part time after this period. • Pay: $10.50 - $15.50/hr depending on education and experience. Qualifications: • Ability to do strenuous activity outdoors under all weather conditions • Interest in working with plants and soils. • Familiarity with plant and soil lab processing techniques (training provided). • Computer skills, especially MS Excel. • Send Cover letter, Resume, Contact information for three references and transcripts (Unofficial-OK) to David Board Contact: David Board, Ecologist [email protected] Forest Service, RMRS 920 Valley Rd., Rm. 5 Reno, NV 89512 775.784.5329 Jane Van Gunst, UNR Grad Research Assistant [email protected] Meagan Hynes, UNR Post-doctoral Researcher 775-784-1887 [email protected]
