Vascular Plant Technician
Organization: University of Alberta (ACE Lab and ABMI)
Website: http://www.ace-lab.org
The Applied Conservation Ecology (AC
E) Lab at the University of
Alberta and the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) are
seeking 4 summer technicians for work on 3 different vascular plant
projects for summer 2015.
Location: Northeastern Alberta
Position: Vascular Plant Technician
Salary: $2600-2900/month. Travel, food and accommodation in the field
are provided
Duration: Highly flexible start date, late May/June to August 31st, 2015
Description:
Responsibilities include vascular plant inventories and rare plant
meander surveys both on and off oil and gas lease areas as well as
work with translocated rare species. Additional work with animal
recording units (ARU’s) and other projects may be available. Plant
training is provided, however candidates are expected to have previous
vascular plant experience. Applicable safety training will be
provided. A class 5 drivers license or equivalent is required for all
positions.
Ideal candidate attributes will include:
• Experience identifying boreal plant species, particularly rare species
• Experience using basic field equipment such as GPS’, compass, ATV’s
and 4×4 vehicles
• Diligent and accurate data collection abilities
• A positive attitude and desire to learn more about rare and common
plant species!
Please address a cover letter and resume to Jacqueline Dennett at:
dennett@ualberta.ca
Please specifically state your level of vascular plant experience in
your cover letter.