Woody and herbaceouse vegetation sampling
Summer 2015 (Monday, May 11 – Friday, August 14)
Location: 3 positions in State College, PA and 3 positions in
Coudersport, PA
Pay: 40 hrs/week at $11/hr and housing assistance provided.
Duties: Find and monument permanent forest inventory plots using GPS and
other tools; identify and quantify the size and abundance of overstory
and understory plants on permanent plots; and collect, record and
archive data.
Key qualifications: At least two years toward a natural resources
baccalaureate degree; demonstrated plant identification skills (as
evidenced by a course in plant id, such as dendrology, and/or field
experience collecting vegetation data); ability to work independently
and reliably without direct supervision in challenging field conditions;
and possession of a valid driver’s license.
Questions: contact Danielle Begley-Miller at dfb5...@psu.edu
Application deadline: Applications reviewed as received.
To apply: Send a letter, résumé, transcripts, and contact information
for three references via email. At least one reference should be able to
comment on your plant identification skills:
Email applications to:
Bobbi Jo Scovern, Administrative Support Assistant
Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
419 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: b...@psu.edu
Phone: 814-865-4511
