Plant Pollinator Technician - Illinois Prairie Research Institute: Champaign, IL (due 3/13)
Salary
$13.00/hr, 40 hours a week
Job Description
The Plant-Pollinator Ecology Team is seeking several field technicians for statewide biological monitoring of grasslands, including monarch butterflies and milkweeds. Field technicians will be measuring the abundance of nectar plants, aiding with pollinator surveys, and observing monarch butterfly eggs and larvae. Duties will include; conducting field surveys of flowering grassland plants, planting of milkweed plants in the field, driving and navigating to study sites, data entry in an office setting, assisting with other office and fieldwork as needed, and work and travel in small teams.
Qualifications
Candidates must have field experience in plant or insect biology (candidates that have worked on other taxa will be considered), or undergraduate course work in biology, ecology, botany, entomology, or related fields. A valid driver’s license is required. Applicants must be willing and able to work outside under sometimes difficult field and environmental conditions (summer heat, rain, biting and stinging arthropods, poison ivy, etc.), travel to study sites with overnight stays, and shared driving responsibilities, competently use a computer and other electronic equipment, including light power tools and GPS, show good organizational skills, and work well both independently and in group settings.
Availability
This position will begin during the last week of May 2020. The position will end during the first half of September. Start and end dates are somewhat flexible.
To Apply
Email cover letter explaining your interests, qualifications, and dates of availability, CV/resume, and contact information for three references to Belen Muniz at muniz3@illinois.edu (please include “Summer Field Technician” in the subject line). The deadline for submission is March 13, 2020; however, this position will remain open until filled.
