seasonal Job openings, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

*The following job openings at the Cary Institute in New York=E2=80=99s Hudson

Valley are now available.*

*1. Seasonal Project Assistants =E2=80=9CMouse-mast Project=E2=80=9D (up to 3):* Job

Reference #07002-I. Research the dynamics of mammalian communities and the

relationships between mammals, ticks, oak trees, and Lyme disease.

Location is the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York=E2=80=99s Hudson

River Valley. Duties include live-trapping small mammals, taking blood,

urine, and fecal samples, reliably recording trapping data, sampling

abundance of ticks, tree seed collection, and seedling surveys within

eastern deciduous forest plots. Early morning and late afternoon hours are

required. Prior experience handling small mammals is highly desirable.

Employment can begin as early as April 1 or as late as mid May, with an end

date of approximately November 14, 2017. Jobs are full time, 35

hours/week. Wage is commensurate with education and experience. The final

candidate will be required to complete a post-offer, pre-employment driving

background check successfully. On-site housing is available. Posting is

open until February 12, 2017 or until filled.

Please submit job application via

http://www.caryinstitute.org/who-we-are/jobs and include a single PDF file

consisting of a letter of application, a resume, and the names, phone

numbers, and email addresses of three professional references.

The Cary Institute is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative

Action (AA) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal

employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to

race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national

origin, age, familial status, protected veteran or disabled status, or

genetic information.

Be sure to cite Job Number 07002-I =E2=80=9CMouse-mast Project=E2=80=9D

*Position reports to Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld*.

*2. Seasonal Project Assistants =E2=80=9CTick-Climate Project=E2=80=9D (up to 6):* Job

Reference #07003-I. Research the effects of weather and climate on the

survival and behavior of blacklegged ticks and risk of tick-borne disease.

Location is the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York=E2=80=99s Hudson

River Valley, with travel to sites between northern New York and North

Carolina. Duties include maintaining lab colonies of mice and ticks,

establishing and maintaining field plots with ticks, assessing and

recording tick survival, and downloading data from dataloggers. Meticulous

attention to detail and experience in field ecology is mandatory. Prior

experience handling small mammals is highly desirable. Employment to begin

between March 15 and May 1, with an end date of approximately September 30,

2017. Jobs are full time, 35 hours/week. Wage is commensurate with

education and experience. The final candidate will be required to complete

a post-offer, pre-employment driving background check successfully. On-site

or nearby housing is available. Posting is open until February 12, 2017 or

until filled.

Please submit job application via http

http://www.caryinstitute.org/who-we-are/jobs and include a single PDF file

consisting of a letter of application, a resume, and the names, phone

numbers, and email addresses of three professional references.

The Cary Institute is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and

Affirmative Action (AA) employer. It is the policy of the Company to

provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without

regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,

national origin, age, familial status, protected veteran or disabled

status, or genetic information.

Be sure to cite Job Number 07002-I =E2=80=9CClimate-Tick Project=E2=80=9D

*Position reports to Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld*.

*3. Seasonal Project Assistants =E2=80=9CThe Tick Project=E2=80=9D (up to 12):* Job

Reference #07004-I. Research the effects of tick management interventions

on the survival and behavior of blacklegged ticks and risk of tick-borne

disease in people. Location is the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in

New York=E2=80=99s Hudson River Valley, with travel to sites throughout Dutchess

County, New York. Duties include sampling and collecting ticks in suburban

neighborhoods, live-trapping small mammals, gathering and entering data on

tick encounters with local residents and cases of tick-borne disease,

deploying and maintaining wildlife cameras. Meticulous attention to detail

and experience in field ecology is mandatory. Prior experience handling

small mammals is highly desirable. Employment to begin between April 1 and

May 15, with an end date of approximately September 30, 2017. Jobs are

full time, 35 hours/week. Wage is commensurate with education and

experience. The final candidate will be required to complete a post-offer,

pre-employment driving background check successfully. On-site or nearby

housing is available. Posting is open until February 12, 2017 or until

filled.