*Archbold Biological Station*
*Rangeland Data Management Internship*
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*Flexible start dates in January 2017*
*Applications Due:*
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Provides Weekly stipend, Room, and Food stipend.
Archbold Biological Station is active in research, conservation, and
education. Our facilities include a 5000 ha preserve, an outstanding
regional library and a GIS lab. We have a staff of about 50 with many
visiting scientists, an active seminar program, and a relaxed biological
station atmosphere. The intern will also work with staff at MacArthur
Agro-Ecology Research Center (MAERC). MAERC is a division of Archbold
Biological Station with eight permanent staff, located 11 miles away
from the main field station. MAERC is operated as a commercial cattle
ranch which serves as a research platform to investigate ecological and
environmental challenges on working landscapes. Additional information
can be found at our web site: http://www.archbold-station.org/
This internship provides a great opportunity for those with a science
background to learn real time data management skills in their field. You
will be working closely with the data services team (which includes the
GIS-Data Manager and Assistant Data Manager), which works on several
aspects of data management within the biological station as well as
MAERC, including: environmental monitoring, land management, and
conservation services.
Interns receive room, a meal allowance, breakfast and lunch (on
weekdays), and a weekly stipend of $100. The intern will work 20 hours
per week as a data management assistant and the remainder on an
independent research project, guided by the data services team.
Internships generally run for 6-9 months but are flexible in their
starting dates and durations.
*Duties:*
* Day to day responsibilities include monitoring and trouble-shooting
of data flow from raw file entry point of ranch operations data to
relational databases.
* Assisting the operations assistant’s work on cattle and pasture
management databases spreadsheets as well as the quality
assurance/quality check of this data.
·Work with the GIS-Data manager to develop queries for cattle and
pasture databases as needed.
·Enter data when analyses are received and ensure the pasture and soils
data are kept in an organized spreadsheet. Compile and organize existing
historical pasture and soils data.
·Enter and organize land management data such as: animal use days,
fertilization and mowing.
·Data entry and quality assurance/quality check for any data, as needed
to assist with cattle and pasture management at MAERC.
·Other duties as assigned.
*Qualifications: *
·Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Rangeland Science, Ecology,
Biology, or related field.
·Experience with Microsoft Excel, Access and Word.
·Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, graphics,
email and Internet with web search capabilities.
·Good critical thinking skills.
·Excellent oral and written communication skills.
·Ability to interact with a wide range of staff and visitors.
·Ability to work independently, with initiative, and handle multiple tasks.
·Ability to organize and prioritize.
·Ability to work independently on assigned tasks.
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To apply for an internship in data services please provide the
following: a cover letter stating why this position would help your
career/professional goals, a resume or CV and two references with
contact information. Please email applications to Vivienne Sclater
([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>)
and Bekki Waskovich ([email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>) by October 31^st , 2016.
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
[email protected]
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224
