Summer Field Research for undergrads or recent graduates

Are you interested in gaining field research experience and learning = about the ecology and evolution of plant-pollinator and plant-herbivore = interactions? We are looking for field assistants (two undergraduates = and one recent grad) for an NSF-funded research project on habitat = fragmentation of the tallgrass prairie. We are investigating how small = plant population sizes influence inbreeding, pollination, and herbivory = in the purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia).
No experience is necessary, but you must be enthusiastic and = hard-working. You will survey natural plant populations, measure fitness = and floral traits in experimental plots, hand-pollinate plants, observe = & collect insects, and assist in all aspects of research. Housing is = included and there is a stipend. There are opportunities for doing an = independent project.
If you want more information or wish to apply, please look here http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~wagenius/jobs/index.html
or contact Stuart Wagenius. Applications due 14 March 2005.
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Stuart Wagenius, Ph.D.
Institute for Plant Conservation
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
phone: 847 835 6978
fax: 847 835 5484
email: swagenius@chicagobotanic.org