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ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT/INTERNSHIP POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:
Three seasonal positions are available for part of or entire field season
from 23 March through 1 August 1998.  LOCATION:  Sonoran Desert near Bahia
Kino, Sonora, Mexico.  QUALIFICATIONS:  Ability to manage multiple tasks,
work independently and as a team member.  Attention to details, computer
skills and experience databases (i.e., excel) are desirable.  Ability to
work irregular hours under sometimes harsh (i.e., hot) environmental
conditions.  Spanish not required but is preferable.  Background in plant
biology, ecology, and/or entomology is preferable, but not required.
DUTIES:  Assist in the collection and management of data in both field and
laboratory studies of interactions between a cactus and its specialized
moth pollinator.  Research to be conducted includes pollination behavior
of moths, life history of moths, reproductive biology of cactus, and
pollination experiments, among others.  Food and lodging will be provided.
Lodging will be in a house on the beach of Bahia Kino, approximately 2
miles from study sites.  APPLICATION:  Cover letter, resume, and
name/address/telephone/email of three references should be submitted no
later than 2 March, but positions will be filled on first come basis.
CONTACT:  J. Nathaniel Holland, Dept. of Biology, University of Miami,
P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, FL 33124;  305-284-3973;
jholland@fig.cox.miami.edu