[PCA] Grassland research fellow position

Johnson, Amy E. JohnsonAE at si.edu
Thu May 9 09:05:27 CDT 2019


Smithsonian's Virginia Working Landscapes<http://www.vaworkinglandscapes.org/> (VWL) has an immediate opening for a summer research fellow with knowledge of eastern grassland plant communities to assist with the development of a multi-year project exploring various aspects of wildlife habitat management. In collaboration with Oak Spring Garden Foundation and The Clifton Institute, this project will explore how grassland communities in fallow agricultural fields respond to native plant restoration and management activities. This position will be based out of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, VA, with multiple participating sites within 50 miles of the center. The fellow's primary role will be to conduct vegetation surveys at multiple locations during summer of 2019 to collect baseline information prior to habitat manipulation in late 2019/early 2020. In addition to field surveys, the fellow will conduct analyses on existing plant community datasets to help inform study design, prepare reports to share results, and summarize species accounts for participating sites. Given that VWL has a strong citizen science component, the fellow will also engage in community outreach activities including native plant walks, training courses for citizen scientists and plant ID sessions. Time permitting, this fellowship may provide opportunities to assist with other VWL field projects including soil sampling, forest orchid surveys, and forest sapling surveys as well as projects with partnering organizations.
Please share with anyone who might be interested and have interested applicants contact me at johnsonae at si.edu<mailto:johnsonae at si.edu> for more details.

Amy Johnson, PhD
Program Director, Virginia Working Landscapes
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
1500 Remount Rd, MRC 5537
Front Royal, VA 22630
P: 540.635.0035 | E: JohnsonAE at si.edu<mailto:JohnsonAE at si.edu>
www.VAWorkingLandscapes.org<http://www.vaworkinglandscapes.org/>

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