Summer Field Biology Positions | Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Summer 2016 (Monday, May 16 ­ Friday, August 19)
Location: 6 positions in State College, PA and 4 positions in
Coudersport, PA

Pay: 40 hrs/week at $11/hr. Field vehicle and housing assistance also
provided.

Duties: Find and monument permanent forest inventory plots using GPS and
other tools; identify and quantify the size and abundance of overstory
and understory plants on permanent plots; and collect, record and
archive data.

Key qualifications: At least two years toward a natural resources
baccalaureate degree; demonstrated plant identification skills (as
evidenced by a course in plant ID, such as dendrology, and/or field
experience collecting vegetation data); ability to work independently
and reliably without direct supervision in challenging field conditions;
and possession of a valid driver¹s license.

Questions: Contact Danielle Begley-Miller at dfb5098@psu.edu.

Application deadline: Applications reviewed as received.

To apply: Send a letter, résumé, transcripts, and contact information
for three references (via email preferred). At least one reference
should be able to comment on your plant identification skills:
Email applications to:
Bobbi Jo Scovern, Administrative Support Assistant
Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
419 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: bys5@psu.edu
Phone: 814-865-4511