Oferta de trabajo: Field Botanist/Ecologist

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 3 OR 4
(Field Botanist/Ecologist)
Department of Biological Sciences

Dr. Lowell Urbatsch and Dr. Kyle Harms of the Department of Biological
Sciences at LSU (http://www.biology.lsu.edu/) seek a field botanist or field
ecologist to ground-truth GIS-generated maps of Jean Lafitte National Park,
Louisiana.

Required Qualifications:
(Research Associate 3): Master's degree in plant ecology, botany, or a
related field, and at least one year experience in field-based plant ecology.
(Research Associate 4): Ph.D. degree in plant ecology, botany, or a related
field, and at least one year experience in field-based plant ecology.

Desired Qualifications (Research Associate 3 or Research Associate 4):
Field- and herbarium-based plant identification skills for plants of the
Gulf Coastal Plain of the southeastern U.S. Experience implementing
transect-based vegetation sampling; experience ground-truthing aerial or
satellite images; and experience using GIS software and GPS hardware.

Responsibilities
To sample vegetation along transects within Jean Lafitte National Park,
Louisiana, and to use the sampling data to ground-truth GIS-generated maps
of the park.

An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment
background check. Application deadline is April 20, 2007, or until
candidate is selected. Submit letter of application and CV (including email
address and telephone number), as well as two letters of recommendation to:
Ms. Charyl Thompson, Dept. of Biological Sciences, 202 Life Sciences Bldg.,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Ref: log #0931, Baton
Rouge, LA 70803. E-mail: cthomps@lsu.edu.

LSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER