Job Opportunity: Summer Field Botany Crew
We are looking for a skilled vegetation field
worker for our National Park Service on the
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Fire Effects Monitoring Crew.
Our primary field season runs from late May/early
June to September. The schedule negotiated for
for qualified student applicants.
Our office is based in Porter, Indiana 46304.
The ideal candidate would possess the following skills:
· Detailed knowledge of the flora of the
Indiana Dunes and Midwestern Unites State and excellent botanical skills.
· Ability to identify non flowering
herbaceous specimens and woody seedlings.
· Experience with collecting vegetation
and ecological data in the field.
· Attention to detail, organization and record keeping skills.
· Experience with Microsoft Office
software including Access or specialized databases.
· Familiarity with GPS units and digital cameras.
· Ability to work effectively with people
from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds
The job announcement has just posted on
USAjobs.gov. Job Announcement
Number:MWE-14-OC-INDU-030. It closes on
2/27/2014. Further information and application
process can be found on USAjob.gov search the
announcement number or follow this link
:<https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/361824200?share=email>https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/361824200?share=email.
Mary Fisher-Dunham
Fire Effects Program
Fire Management
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, Indiana 46304
219-395-8414
<http://www.nps.gov/indu/parkmgmt/firemanagement.htm>http://www.nps.gov/indu/parkmgmt/firemanagement.htm
http://www.nps.gov/indu/parkmgmt/upload/Fire%20Managment%20Plan.pdf
