SPRING/SUMMER RESEARCH POSITIONS Southern California Sustainability and Exotic Invasion Project University of California Irvine Irvine Ranch Land Reserve, Nature Reserve of OC
I am seeking applicants for field assistant positions (project leader and field crew members) starting this SPRING on a project addressing the sustainability of invasive Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) control efforts in southern California. Work will predominantly be in the field, in coastal sage scrub and grassland near Irvine, and focus on the success of passive restoration and the presence of restoration thresholds following 2-8 years of exotic removal. Work includes plot selection using GIS, field surveys of vegetation, species identification, and data management/analysis, with the goal of providing management recommendations based on the work. Independent projects are possible, and incumbents will be encouraged to participate in the academic environment at UCI (lab meetings, seminars) as well as interact with associated conservation agencies (TNC, NROC). Dates and hours are somewhat flexible, but in general positions will be full time (40 hrs/wk) from early April until June (for field crew) or from April to September (for project leader). Pay will range from $12-16/hr depending on education and experience, plus full benefits and paid vacation. Send cover letter, resume, contact information for two references and any questions you may have to Katharine Suding, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will start considering applications immediately. For additional information about the research in my lab, visit our website at http://sudinglab.bio.uci.edu/. Background about the site can be found at http://www.irvineranchlandreserve.org/. Thank you, Katharine Suding Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California Irvine, CA 92697-25252 (949) 824-7495
