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Announcement of Position Availability

TITLE:      Research Assistant, Grade-15

Effective:  April 1, 1998
SALARY:     $20,754.72
    Continued employment contingent upon federal funding

NOTE: Extra hours may be required during the week or the weekend. Must be
able to work in the field under high heat and sun exposure. This is primarily
a field position.

PREFER: Field experience preferred in plants, small mammals, reptiles,
and/or invertebrates.  Skill in the use of hand tools.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in field of research applicable to the
position required or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Driver's license.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
     Individual will participate in on-going multi-study, Long Term Ecological
Research program on desertification in the northern Chihuahuan Desert.  The
position will include manual labor including, but not limited to, soil
augering, soil coring, shrub removal, and trenching.  Routine carrying of
heavy instruments in the field for extended periods will be required.
Responsibilities will include plant, hydrology, and soil measurements; routine
handling of small mammals and reptiles; and arthropod sampling; have the
ability to work both as a team member and independently; to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with associates; to make sound
judgments relative to analytical processes; to recognize and appreciate the
extreme accuracy essential to research; to follow oral and detailed written
instructions; to assemble and record accurate data; to communicate verbally
and in writing; some supervisory abilities.
    Collects and records moderately complex technical and non-technical data
in a laboratory and/or field environment in accordance with established
guidelines, rules, regulations, and/or protocols; maintains statistical
records and organizational data collected in a particular experiment or unit
of research; assists other researchers in the conduct of experimental
projects; sets up or assists in the setting up of apparatus, instruments and
other equipment; records results of experiments in prescribed form necessary
to show results; may be required to assist in the design or modification of
test equipment; may compile reports and other data for review; may work
independently or on a team; may be required to do a moderate literature study
on a particular project and report results in writing or verbally; may be
required to travel; performs related work as required.

BENEFITS:  Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance,
state education retirement, worker's compensation, sick leave, and
unemployment compensation.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:  Submit letter of application, resume,
3 letters of reference and supportive materials:  February 11, 1998.

REPLY TO: John P. Anderson, Jornada LTER Site Manager, New Mexico State
University, Biology Dept., Dept. 3AF, Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001
voice: 505-646-5818     fax: 505-646-5665     email: janderso@jornada.nmsu.edu


OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINGENT UPON VERIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL'S ELIGIBILITY
FOR
EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
NMSU IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.


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John P. Anderson
New Mexico State University
Department of Biology
Box 30001/Dept. 3AF
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001
voice:  505-646-5818
fax:  505-646-5665
email:  janderso@jornada.nmsu.edu
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