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Field Research Assistants (8
positions total)
Natural Resources Research Institute
Duluth, Minnesota (field work in MN, WI, MI):
Field
Research Assistants (4 positions) are needed, late-May to mid-July,
to complete surveys of breeding birds in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Daily duties include conducting point counts, marking survey locations,
data entry, and vegetation sampling. Qualified applicants must be
able to identify Midwestern birds by sound and sight and have excellent
hearing. Applicants must pass a standardized bird song test and a
hearing test. Other requirements include: the physical ability and
desire to work long hours alone in the field, a high tolerance for
biting bugs (mosquitoes, black flies, and ticks), orienteering and
GPS experience, and a driver's license. Sites are located in rugged,
remote, and sometimes unpleasant wet spots. $2,000/mo.+ per diem;
housing, transportation, equipment, and training provided. Send letter
of interest, resume, and names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail
addresses of three references to JIM LIND, Natural Resources Research
Institute, 5013 Miller Trunk Hwy., Duluth, MN 55811 or e- mail to
jlind@nrri.umn.edu. Open until
filled.
Field
Research Assistants (4) are needed, mid-May to late-July, to complete
surveys of wetland and upland birds in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan. Daily duties include conducting bird point counts and
amphibian surveys, marking survey locations, data entry, and vegetation
sampling. Qualified applicants must be able to identify Midwestern
birds by sound and sight and have excellent hearing. Experience with
amphibian sampling and identification helpful, but not required. Applicants
must pass a standardized bird song test and a hearing test. Other
requirements include: the physical ability and desire to work long
hours alone in the field, a high tolerance for biting bugs (mosquitoes,
black flies, and ticks), orienteering and GPS experience, and a driver's
license. Sites are located in rugged, remote, and sometimes unpleasant
wet spots. $2,000/mo.+ per diem; housing, transportation, equipment,
and training provided. Send letter of interest, resume, and names,
addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references
to Jim Lind, Natural Resources Research Institute, 5013 Miller Trunk
Hwy., Duluth, MN 55811 or e- mail to jlind@nrri.umn.edu.
Open until filled.
posted
4 Jan 02
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