{"id":41,"date":"2014-04-10T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T14:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/plantpopulation\/?p=41"},"modified":"2014-04-10T14:59:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T14:59:08","slug":"invasive-plant-ecology-field-technician-in-st-louis-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/2014\/04\/10\/invasive-plant-ecology-field-technician-in-st-louis-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasive Plant Ecology Field Technician in St. Louis, Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre id=\"nonprop\">Job Description:  We are hiring a field technician for our experimental research on the population \ndynamics of invasive plant species based out of the Washington University Department of Biology \nand Tyson Research Center.  Our research strives to understand why some plant species are \nnoxious invaders while others are benign members of the community.  We examine the interactive \nroles of plant evolutionary history, plant responses to disturbances (in particular, fire), and plant-\nanimal interactions.  The research involves collecting demographic data on native and exotic plants \nin different treatments and then projecting plant population dynamics.  The hiree will work closely \nwith Tiffany Knight performing tasks related to data collection, data analysis, and project \nmaintenance.\n\nLocation:  Washington University\u2019s Tyson Research Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyson.wustl.edu\/\">http:\/\/www.tyson.wustl.edu\/<\/a>) is located \nnear St. Louis Missouri.  Glades, prairies, and oak-hickory forests comprise the 2, 000 acre \nresearch area.  It is home to more than 550 plant species as well as hundreds of insect species. \n\nEducation:  Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher.\n\nPreferred experience:  Applicants should have experience collecting field ecological data, \nmanaging databases (including proficiency with Microsoft Excel), identifying plants and insects, \nand collecting plant demographic data.  Experience programming in R is useful but not required.\n\nOther critical skills:  Applicants should be capable of working in inclement weather and rough \nterrain, carrying heavy equipment, walking long distances, following directions and working \nindependently, solving problems in the field, and leading a diverse crew of undergraduate and high \nschool students.\n\nGeneral Information:  Start date is negotiable, but preference will be given to individuals who can \nstart on or before May 1, 2014.  This is a full-time 1 year position with potential to be renewed for \nup to three years based on performance evaluations.  Please submit a current resume\/CV, names \nof three references, and a cover letter outlining your background and interests, including any \nbotanical experience or training.  Application materials are due March 15, 2014.   To view the \ncomplete job description and to apply, please visit the Washington University employment website \nat https:\/\/jobs.wustl.edu and search for job title \"Research\/Lab Technician II\u201d or job id \u201c27573\u201d in \nthe keyword search.  \n\nIf you have any questions about the position, please contact Tiffany Knight.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description: We are hiring a field technician for our experimental research on the population dynamics of invasive plant species based out of the Washington University Department of Biology and Tyson Research Center. Our research strives to understand why some plant species are noxious invaders while others are benign members of the community. We examine the interactive roles of plant&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/earlycareer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}