[PCA] JOBS: Seasonal Botanist Positions, winter Mojave Desert

[Olivia Kwong]

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From:        Scott Abella <scott.abella at UNLV.EDU>
Subject:        Seasonal Botanist Positions, winter Mojave Desert

The School of Environmental and Public Affairs at the University of Nevada
Las Vegas seeks 2 seasonal botanists for an ongoing vegetation project
taking place in the Grand Cliffs area and four national parks within the
Mojave Desert.  The position is an hourly position available for three or
more months during the fall/winter in the Mojave Desert.  The position is
available approximately September 15 and is based at offices with the
National Park Service in Boulder City, Nevada.  Work over the next several
weeks and months will involve daily trips in Lake Mead National Recreation
Area, and 4- to 8-day trips to the Grand Cliffs area in Arizona, Mojave
National Preserve, and Death Valley.  Data on full plant community
composition will be collected on 0.1-ha plots.  Travel time from Boulder
City to the field sites is paid, but we cannot pay for commutes to Boulder
City not on project time.  The pay rate is highly competitive at approx.
$18/hr.  The botanist will work with a team of five other botanists and 
our current set up is three teams of two that work closely together in the 
same areas.

Qualifications: Completed undergraduate degree in botany, ecology, or a
closely related field is required.  Coursework in botany is desirable.
Documented fieldwork experience in plant community sampling is essential.
Experience in the desert Southwest is preferred.  U.S. citizenship and the
ability to obtain a Nevada driver’s license are required.  The ability to
use a GPS, walk over uneven terrain to access sample plots, and conduct
fieldwork in a desert environment is required, including the ability to
hike up to several miles to access research plots.  The ability to work
with, and coordinate activities with, the university PI (Abella), other
UNLV staff including other botanists, and National Park Service staff is
required.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume by email only to Sharon
Altman (sharon.altman at unlv.edu).  Cover letters can be addressed to: Dr.
Scott Abella, School of Environmental and Public Affairs, University of
Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4030.  In
the cover letter, please document botanical experience through coursework
or fieldwork, as well as describe plant community/botany fieldwork
experience.  With your resume, please include the names, email addresses,
and phone numbers of three references, as well as academic transcripts
(unofficial copies are ok).  Again, please do not mail hard copies;
applications will be reviewed via email only.  Information on our research
group is available from: http://faculty.unlv.edu/abellas2/