Job Type: full-time temporary position
Opportunity location: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Closing date (if specified): No date specified (will remain here for 90 days from posting date)
Opportunity Description:
RIPARIAN EXOTIC SPECIES CONTROL & RESTORATION INTERNSHIP
Audubon California’s Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Trabuco Canyon, CA
Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary in Trabuco Canyon, CA solicits applicants for positions (2) as riparian exotic species control and restoration interns. Our approach is research-based and non-chemical. Interns will do physical control of exotics in two riparian corridors on Starr Ranch. Will recruit, train, and supervise “Weed Warrior” volunteers who help with control of exotics. Will re-sample long term passive riparian restoration plots. Will initiate or continue, under guidance of the Research and Education Director, experiments or trials to test methods for controlling exotic species and enhancing native stream vegetation. Will write protocols for major projects and final reports. Must be willing to be involved occasionally with our innovative education program, “Starr Ranch Field Ecology Programs” (see www.starr-ranch.org). Must have enthusiasm for working outdoors and physical work. Opportunity to live on our 4000- acre preserve. Positions (2) are for October 2010 – May, 2011.
Salary: $350/week plus housing (private rooms) and benefits.
Qualifications: College graduate with degree in a biology, ecology, or related discipline who seeks field experience in invasive species control, quantitative monitoring and, native vegetation enhancement. Experience in plant sampling in the field highly desirable.
To Apply: Send cover letter stating career goals, résumé, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Sandy DeSimone, Director - Research and Education; Starr Ranch Sanctuary, 100 Bell Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679; sdesimone@audubon.org; (949) 858-0309; fax (949) 858-1013.
For more information: sdesimone@audubon.org; www.starr-ranch.org
For more info, contact:
Dr. Sandy DeSimone
Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary
100 Bell Canyon Rd.
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679
Our Opportunity ID: 16264
Riparian Exotic Species Control & Restoration Intern
