Summer Research Assistant: Grassland Insect Ecology
This position will involve a mix of field and laboratory work including sampling and catching grasshoppers and other insects, sampling vegetation and soils, field site setup, and potential cage study manipulations. Laboratory duties may include sorting and processing insect and plant or soil samples, as well as data entry. These duties can require extended periods of standing or sitting while performing detailed tasks, as well as long days in the field. Most of our field work will be conducted in the Little Missouri National Grassland in Eastern North Dakota as well as on field sites associated with ARS labs in Miles City, Montana and Mandan, North Dakota, and across Eastern Montana. Overnight travel to field sites may be required, with government vehicles provided.