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Last Updated:
May 16, 2005
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Biological Science Internships and Jobs
(updated 5/16/05)

In addition to positions listed below there is an extensive listing of many student and permanent type positions on a bulletin board outside FA149

Laboratory/Bench Work

Project: Invertrebate Sample Processing
Location: Desert Research Institute on Dandini Blvd. Possible field work.
Pay/Credit: Hourly (no benefits), approximatley 20 hours per week, $8.00 - $10.00 per hour depending on experience.
Requirements: Prefer person with interest in aquatic biology/ecology.
Contact: Chris Rosamond at Rosamond@DRI.edu or 775-673-7374

Project Description: A Ph.D. thesis project using genetics as a tool to understand the ecological relationship between grizzly bears and army cutworm moths. Lab technician(s) are needed to:
1. key out army cutworm moths from other insect species;
2. extract DNA from army cutworm moths.

Students will be taught how to: 1) use a microscope to key out army cutworm moths from other insect species, and 2) use various lab techniques to extract DNA from army cutworm moths. Attention to detail is imperative in this work. Technicians will have the opportunity to learn more about the relationship between grizzly bears and army cutworm moths and more about army cutworm moth ecology beyond the scope of this lab work.
Location: Biology labs in Fleischmann Agriculture at UNR
Position(s) available: ASAP
Dates: May 2005 on
Hours: Flexible
Pay/Credit: up to three credits of lower or upper division independent study or research OR paid ­ negotiable depending on experience or lack thereof Contact Person: Hillary Robison, 775-530-9952 or hrobison@unr.nevada.edu

Animal/ Plant Care and other Jobs

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Field Work

Job Announcement
U.S. Geological Survey
Equal Opportunity Employer

Temporary Position: Biological Science Technician, GG-0404-05
Salary: $27,569 yearly, $13.21hourly actual salary based on hours worked
Type of Appt: Temporary, Not-to-Exceed 180 working days
Work Schedule: Full Time,
Field Station: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Las Vegas Field Station
Duty Station: Henderson, Nevada
Full details at link

Project: Stream Ecology Field Work
Location: East of Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevadas
Description: Work with minimal supervision collecting biological and physical data from high mountain streams.
Pay/Credit: Biology 491 or 299 credits for successful completion of internship. One to two nights per week will be able to use the University of California, Santa Barbara's Sierra Nevada Aquatics Research Field Station.
Requirments: No experience necessary. Training will be provided. Possible flexibility with scheduling.
Contact: Andy Rost, andy.rost@dri.edu. E-mail one page essay by April 21, 2005 describing why you would like to be an intern for this research project. Please include contact information.

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