Lab Helper: Insect Ecology and Biological Control in Agriculture

The Daane Lab (at U.C. Berkeley's ESPM Department) is seeking a Cal student
to work as a lab helper for summer 2008. This position will assist with two
projects studying insects in agricultural systems. The first project is
designed to identify plants that can provide habitat for beneficial insects
in lettuce fields. The second project is studying interactions among ants,
mealybugs, and other insects in vineyards.

There will be approximately 2-3 days/week of field work, to consist of
collecting plant material into plastic bags, inspecting plants and counting
insects, and setting up experiments. There will be approximately 2-3
days/week of lab work, which will include washing insects off plant material
for counting, maintaining lab insects, and using a microscope to sort and
count the bugs we collect from the field. Applicants should be interested in
ecology and insects, willing to work outside in hot or cool weather, and
attentive to details.

This job is open only to current U.C. Berkeley students, is not compatible
with summer school, and we require that you have a driver's license. The job
is based in Berkeley, with frequent day-long trips to field sites near
Hollister (lettuce) and Napa (vineyards). Students interested in this job
shoud explore the Daane Lab website, check the
posting on the CalJobs
website (CalJobs ID# 732460), and send an email with their current resume to
the address below.

If you are interested you should let me know immediately and send me your
current resume as soon as possible.

Direct email to Erik Nelson at ehnelson@nature.berkeley.edu.

Daane Lab phone: 510.643.4019
http://daane.uckac.edu/