Job Title: Field Technicians/Botanists (2 positions)
Location: Morgantown, WV
Time Period: Mid-May to the end of August 2014
Duties: The selected persons will assist with three studies. The first study is a large greenhouse, common garden, and growth chamber competition study involving Ailanthus altissima and two native species. The second study involves vegetative sampling of two sites in northern PA. The purpose of the latter study is to test the effects of leaving residual trees after a harvest on understory vegetation. Finally, the selected persons may take part in establishing new study plots within the Potomac Highland Cooperative Weed Management Area in WV.
While botanical and taxonomic skills are not required, a strong interest in understory vegetation and ability to learn to identify these plants is necessary. Good orienteering skills are desired. There will also be a need to tear down, establish, and re-establish some plots which could require carrying relatively heavy equipment in and out of sites on variable terrain. Those selected may also help with data entry and summaries as well as general herbarium tasks.
Application Procedure: This will be a biological sciences position. The vacancy announcement numbers are 14-TEMP112456-015074JLC-DT and 14-TEMP112456-015062JLC-DT. Announcements will be posted at www.usajobs.gov on February 19th and will remain open for 1-2 weeks. Contact Dr. Cynthia Huebner at chuebner@fs.fed.uw with questions.