[Pollinator] Field positions open in Kremen lab for pollinator conservationresearch!
Jennifer Tsang
jt at pollinator.org
Wed May 16 11:22:04 PDT 2012
Hello -- I would be grateful if you could post the below job announcements
to the Pollinator List Serve. Thank you!
Claire Kremen
1 permanent lab manager position and 1 temporary research assistant
positions working on pollination services in
agroecosystems are available in the Kremen lab at UC Berkeley.
The permanent lab manager will start as soon as possible. Duties will
include
managing laboratory equipment, organizing lab activities, overseeing
summer field experiments, hiring, training and supervising field and
laboratory assistants, landowner relations, field data collection, specimen
processing, data entry, and database management. Required qualifications
include a bachelors degree in biology or related field, field
data collection experience, experience processing insect specimens,
experience entering data and managing large datasets, ability to supervise
assistants, an interest and experience in conservation and/or restoration
ecology, physically fit, plant identification, ability to work in hot, dry
conditions. Desired additional qualifications include any of: experience
collecting and/or
curation of bee specimens, field project managment, supervisory
experience, restoration ecology experience, GIS, Masters degree in biology
or related field, experience identifying California plants. See full
description below.
The temporary research position also starts immediately and runs until
mid-August 2012.
The reesponsibilities will include:
collecting insects and surveying vegetation using established protocols,
processing insect specimens, seed counting, data entry, working in hot,
dry conditions. Knowledge of spanish is an asset. The projects
is on the effects of native plant hedgerow restoration on pollinator
communities
and pollination services.
TO APPLY
Applicants need to apply through the UC Employment website (please do NOT
reply to this email):
<http://jobs.berkeley.edu/> http://jobs.berkeley.edu. To view the job
descriptions, click link under
"Apply Now!" (External Applicants) and, using Advanced Search, look for
Job Opening ID #13907 (Permanent lab manager;
Laboratory assistant II #13907) OR Job Opening ID #13908 (Summer assistant;
Laboratory assistant I #13908), posted May 7, 2012.
To apply, you must post your application through this website (after you
create an account). We will be screening applications as they come in.
The positions will be based out of Berkeley. See below
for full description of the temporary summer positions.
LABORATORY ASSISTANT II: PERMANENT LABORATORY MANAGER
Departmental Overview
We are assessing how re-diversifying farming landscapes through hedgerow
restoration can bring back pollinator communities and pollination
services into intensively farmed landscapes. We are hiring someone to lead
the field component, specimen processing, data management, and assistant
supervision. After initial training, the successful candidate will lead
field collection in hedgerow restorations and control sites in an
agricultural setting. They will help to locate field sites and will
maintain landowner relations throughout the summer. They will work
independently and help to supervise entry level assistant in field
collection of insects. They will organize the data collection schedule
and be responsible for maintaining high quality field work. They will
organize and process specimens and manage data entry and databases.
During the fall and winter months, the laboratory technician will be
responsible for general laboratory managerial tasks such as taking care
of equipment, organizing the lab space, and preparing the lab for safety
inspections.
Responsibilities
-Collecting and monitoring bees and other insects in hot, dry conditions
during the summer in Yolo County
-Vegetation and habitat surveys in restoration and control sites
-Processing insect and plant specimens in the lab, data entry,
digitization in arcgis
-Locating and driving among field sites, maintaining landowner relations,
supervising entry level assistant, managing field equipment
-Laboratory management duties such as chemical storage and safety
inspections
Required Qualifications
Degree in biology or related field, entomology and/or plant sciences
courses, conservation courses, previous field work experience
Ability to work in hot, dry conditions, physically fit, attention to
detail, experience in conservation biology, knowledge of Microsoft word
and excel, field data collection, previous plant and insect
identification experience, ability to work as a team and independently,
problem solving ability, creative thinker, ability to supervise
assistants.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous lab manager experience, research development and implementation,
arcgis experience.
Salary & Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the
University visit:
<http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/forms_pubs/misc/benefits_of_belonging.pdf>
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/forms_pubs/misc/benefits_of_belonging.pdf
Annual: $30708 - 34548
LABORATORY ASSISTANT I: SUMMER FIELD POSITIONS
Departmental Overview
We are assessing if hedgerow restoration in intense agricultural
landscapes enhances beneficial insect populations and services.
Specifically we are interested in assessing pollinator and natural enemy
insects in restored hedgerow and control sites and pollination and pest
control into adjacent agricultural fields. This is a summer position to
assist with field work and laboratory processing of field-collected
insect specimens.
Responsibilities
Field monitoring and collection of pollinators, pests, and natural enemy
insects
Processing insect specimens including separating insects and vegetation
from sweep samples, pinning bees, labeling samples
Data entry into excel spreadsheets
Field pollination experiments
Required Qualifications
Interest in botany, entomology, conservation biology and field ecology
Attention to detail (will be collecting and working with original data)
Highly motivated and able to work independently
Basic computer skills (Word, Excel)
Ability to work in field under hot sunny conditions for long hours
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience with pollinators, especially native bees and/or
monitoring other insect populations
An interest in, or experience with, habitat restoration
Previous field or lab experience or coursework related to botany and/or
entomology, experience in California highly desirable
Salary & Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the
University visit:
<http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/forms_pubs/misc/benefits_of_belonging.pdf>
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/forms_pubs/misc/benefits_of_belonging.pdf
Hourly: 13.15 - 15.24
Monthly: 2288 - 2651
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Claire Kremen
Associate Professor and Chair, Graduate Program Committee
Environmental Sciences Policy and Management
130 Mulford Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114
510-643-6339
Fax 510-643-5438
http://nature.berkeley.edu/kremenlab/
http://www.stockholmresilience.org/seminarandevents/seminarandeventvideos/po
llinationservicesandagroecosystems.5.7f0b194e12b15a0bce78000508.html
http://sciencenotes.ucsc.edu/2011/pages/bees/bees.html
http://www.baycitizen.org/wildlife/story/native-bees-worth-billions-dollars-
year/
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=91423>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/12/MNU710263B.DTL
http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/434
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/10_madagascar.shtml
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Claire Kremen
Associate Professor and Chair, Graduate Program Committee
Environmental Sciences Policy and Management
130 Mulford Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114
510-643-6339
Fax 510-643-5438
http://nature.berkeley.edu/kremenlab/
http://www.stockholmresilience.org/seminarandevents/seminarandeventvideos/po
llinationservicesandagroecosystems.5.7f0b194e12b15a0bce78000508.html
http://sciencenotes.ucsc.edu/2011/pages/bees/bees.html
http://www.baycitizen.org/wildlife/story/native-bees-worth-billions-dollars-
year/
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=91423>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/12/MNU710263B.DTL
http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/434
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/10_madagascar.shtml
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