Flowering dogwoods, cerulean warblers and spring ephemerals... are these organisms that interest and excite you? Well, come spend your spring in the Missouri Ozarks! The University of Missouri in collaboration with Missouri Department of Conservation is accepting applications to fill two (2) research field technician positions working on various assignments within the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP) and other associated projects. Study sites are located in southeast Missouri in Reynolds, Shannon and Carter Counties. Work will include vegetation plot re-establishment, ground flora surveys, and woodland bird point counts. Work is scheduled to begin April 3, 2017 and conclude June 1, 2017; with the possibility of extending till mid-June pending funding approval. Applicants should be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions ranging from cold/wet to hot/humid, often in rugged terrain. Map reading and orienteering skills are highly desired. Prior experience identifying eastern birds by sight and sound or ground flora identification is desired but not necessary. Application deadline is March 24, 2017. Please submit a resume with references and a cover letter describing your worst day in the field to: Shannon Ehlers (Project Supervisor) [email protected]. Please use MOFEP Research Technician in subject line.
