The Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking up to 2 Technicians to work with Survey botanists to survey and classify vegetative communities and assist a seed dispersal study at Illinois Beach State Park (IBSP).  These surveys are part of a project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study hydrology and plant ecology in relation to restoration efforts at IBSP. 

The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking an undergraduate student to participate in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are seeking an undergraduate student to join an ongoing research project focused on the detection and characterization of phytoplasmas, a group of bacteria associated with insects (vectors, primarily Hemiptera) and plants (hosts) and implicated in plant disease.

The Stream Ecology lab at the Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking up to four research technicians to support research projects evaluating how private land conservation programs impact wadeable stream communities in Illinois.

The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking multiple (up to 5) field technicians to conduct applied research in aquatic ecology and large river systems throughout the state of Illinois. Technicians will assist large river ecologists in the collection of standardized long-term river monitoring data with additional targeted data collection. This position will be 40 hours per week and will be located in Havana, Illinois.