| Listing for Job Number: 3897 Job: Plant Survey Technician |
Date Submitted: | January 23, 2006 |
Title: | Plant Survey Technician |
Category: | Various |
Name: | University of Georgia |
Term Length: | begin on JUNE 15 (negotiable) and end on AUGUST 10 (negotiable). |
Location: | Southeastern North Carolina |
Degree: | N/A |
Other: | -Must have some working experience with the flora of the southeastern United States (experience w/ plants of North and South Carolina preferred) and experience w/ dichotomous keys.
-Must be highly motivated and be able to work well with others (good sense of humor preferred).
-Must be in great physical condition and be able to tolerate extreme field conditions (long hours, high temperatures w/ humidity, biting insects, and dense vegetation. |
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Type: | Temporary |
Documentation Needed: | -Send CV, Cover letter, and 3 references by email. |
Contact Address: | Doug Hohman |
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Description: | I need technicians to assist with surveying vegetation communities within the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina. The position will begin on JUNE 15 (negotiable) and end on AUGUST 10 (negotiable). Applicants will be identifying and quantifying plants in 5 year old clear-cuts on private property in Brunswick County and Craven County, North Carolina. Researchers will be taking part in a graduate study to investigate the effects of intense loblolly pine management on wildlife and plant communities. Applicants should be familiar with plant species of the southeastern United States and be able to use a dichotomous key to identify any unknown plants. Duties include collecting plant data using quadrats and line transects and entering data into a spreadsheet. |
Salary: | $1000/mo |
Benefits: | housing provided |
Deadline: | April 15, 2006 |
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