Research Asst. - Insect Curation and Bird Nests - M. Akresh [Work Study]

Job Description

Assistants are needed to help with ongoing research on insect-habitat relationships and bird nest composition in forests in the Northeastern USA. The research assistants will work with AUNE faculty and other collaborators. Lab work will entail pinning insect specimens (mostly moths), photographing moths from trap samples, identifying insects to species, and counting moths per trap-night (30 hours/wk).

• Additional work includes organizing and managing collected data (e.g., taking pictures of collected insects and uploading these pictures to iNaturalist, organizing data in Excel)
• writing up summary reports
• potentially assisting with GIS and statistical analyses on the data (10 hours/week)
• Additional work will help with ongoing research on the structure and composition of bird nests (20 hours/wk)
• Assistant will measure, deconstruct, and weigh bird nests of various species.

Qualifications

• Interest in research that focuses on insect communities and/or bird nests
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent data management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Quantitative skills; ability to use Excel, and some familiarity and experience with using R and ArcGIS would be an added benefit

Pay

Does not specify pay details.

Schedule

Hours per week: 60

Benefits

Method to assess remote work: Supervisor will be in weekly communication with the students to monitor that the work is being completed. Supervisor will check insects that are being pinned, bird nests dissected, and data filled out. Through the above communication and checking, the supervisor will be able to assess if the work hours on task are accurately represented (given the amount of time it should take to complete the work).

Skills

• Research on insects and birds
• Data management and organization
• Communication skills
• Excel usage
• R and ArcGIS familiarity

Requirements

Must be enrolled students at Antioch University living in the United States*

Supervisor

• Michael Akresh
• Peter Palmiotto (Alternate Supervisor)

Application

To apply, send a short cover letter of interest and your CV to Mike Akresh. Email: makresh@antioch.edu

Position Type

Work Study

Department

ES