[PCA] JOBS: Full-time Temporary Field Assistant Positions (Davis, CA)

[Olivia Kwong]

FROM CLAIRE KREMEN:
Dear colleagues,
We have several exciting field assistant opportunities opening up related 
to pollination and pest control services.
Please post widely.
Thanks,
Claire Kremen


THREE field assistant positions available in the Kremen Lab

1. Full time temporary field assistant needed, April 2008 - August 2008, 
Davis CA (pollination/restoration ecology)
PROJECT: The Kremen Lab is field testing restoration protocols designed to 
restore floral and nesting resources needed by native bees on farms in 
Yolo County, CA. Due to the collaborative nature of this project, this 
position is an ideal opportunity for a highly motivated individual who is 
interested in applied research, habitat restoration, pollinator ecology, 
and/or botany. Responsibilities will include field monitoring of native 
bees (including specimen collection and curation), data management, plant 
care (watering), seed harvesting and counting, GPS data collection, 
vegetation surveys, plant specimen collection and curation for voucher 
specimens, and working with citizen scientists to test simplified 
monitoring protocols. This position may be extended with the possibility 
of promotion after August.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY: visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu and enter 
JOB NUMBER 008046.

2. Full time temporary field assistant needed, March 2008 - July 2008, 
Davis CA (pollination ecology/agroecology)
PROJECT: The Kremen Lab will be assessing the costs and benefits to 
growers of maintaining or establishing semi-natural land in agricultural 
landscapes. This includes: (1) measuring pollination services provided by 
restored native bee habitat and (2) assessing natural biological pest 
control and pollination benefits from established hedgerows. 
Responsibilities will include plant propagation and care, data management, 
and seed harvesting and counting. Additional responsibilities will 
includes field site set up, field monitoring of insects (including 
specimen collection and curation) and maintaining insect populations in 
the lab.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY: visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu and enter 
JOB NUMBER 008034.

3. Full time temporary field assistant needed, April 2008 - August 2008, 
Davis CA (agroecology/pollination ecology)
PROJECT: Assessing costs and benefits to growers of maintaining or 
establishing semi-natural land in agricultural landscapes including 
measuring natural biological pest control and pollination benefits from 
established hedgerows in Yolo County, CA. Responsibilities will include 
setting up collection sites, field collections of insects and maintaining 
insect populations in the lab. While training will be provided, the 
successful candidate will be required to work in the field and lab without 
direct supervision and on their own some of the time. Previous field work 
experience required for this position. An undergraduate or masters degree 
in biology is an asset but not required.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY: contact Dr. Lora Morandin at 
lora_morandin at berkeley.edu This position will soon be posted at 
http://jobs.berkeley.edu.