For those of you that are thinking about a career change after the
announcement of the end of MPE, the following job offering appeared on
ECOLOG-L this evening:

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Field Assistants Needed (February 2002)
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Field assistants (full-time, short-term, $8.50/hour) needed to collect
small mammal and invertebrate data for a research project at Fort Huachuca
Military Reservation in southeastern Arizona investigating fire-based
restoration of biodiversity in grassland ecosystems. Study plots are
located at approximately 4,400-4,900 feet elevation.  Field housing (in
Sierra Vista, AZ), transportation between the field housing and the study
plots, and occasional transportation between Tucson and Fort Huachuca will
be provided.

Duties:
- Trap small mammals and invertebrates on established study plots at Fort
Huachuca.
- Accurately collect and record data on captured small mammals (e.g.,
species identification, body measurements, sex determination).
- Process captured invertebrate specimens and accurately record data.
- Work long hours in adverse field conditions (e.g., beginning early in the
morning, in extreme weather conditions, etc.), alone and/or as part of a
team, with an irregular work schedule.
- Employees will be trained and required to follow hantavirus safety
precautions.
- Assist with some computer data entry and/or proofing.

For more information or to apply, please contact Andrea Litt
([log in to unmask]).

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I particularly like the part about long, irregular hours in adverse field
conditions and extreme weather for $8.50/hr. Nonetheless, the offer is real,
should anyone be interested.

Wirt Atmar

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