Temporary Resource Monitoring Intern

Florida International University is a top public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 56,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.

This position is through a program called the Resource Monitoring Internship (ReMI), which is collaboration between the South Florida/Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network of the National Park Service and Florida International University. The ReMI program is designed to facilitate the introduction of students via a recently graduated student or a graduate student to gain experience in resource monitoring. This position is mostly concentrated on soil sampling, bird monitoring, vegetation sampling, sampling of exotic vegetation, and mapping of vegetation communities. However, the research assistant will work on a number of projects related to the management of natural resources in Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, and possible work occurring in Dry Tortugas National Park, Virgin Islands National Park and Salt River Ecological Preserve, St. Croix. This position has a large field component. Please see the link http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfcn/ for more background information.

To Perform the duties associated with the Resource Monitoring Intern Program which is supervised work in the following areas:

• Vegetation
• Periphyton
• Bird nesting
• Soil monitoring in the following sub area field work
• Data collection
• Data input
• QA/QC of inputted data
• The production of basic interpretations of rendering of data
• Equipment maintenance
• Cleaning and cataloging of equipment
• Specimens

Duty stations is at South Florida / Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network, 18001 Old Cutler Road Suite 419

Temporary

• Ideal candidate will have knowledge about South Florida Ecology, some vegetation knowledge, GIS, and sampling experiences, and/or a strong desire to learn these skills.
• Candidates will have completed a undergraduate degree in the Biology, Earth and the Environment, or related field.
• Candidates should be comfortable working independently on task orientated-type projects.
• Candidate should be comfortable camping for extended period of time.
• Any research experience is helpful and more beneficial if research experience is associated with vegetation, birds, soils, and/or water. Or other natural history experience.
• Any experiences with data collection, basic skills in Excel, MSWord or other comparable programs, photography, or photographic manipulation, and or GIS.
• Outdoor experiences camping, boat skills, kayaking or canoeing is useful, Candidate must be able to swim.

Monday-Friday

$15/hr

Driving on behalf of the university (MVR Check only)

• Criminal Background Check

As a temporary employee, you will not be eligible to participate in all employee benefit programs (e.g., paid leave, retirement, or tuition reimbursement).

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a temporary employee who works on average 30 hours or more per week may be eligible to enroll in health care benefits. As a temporary employee, you are also eligible to enroll in supplemental plans (e.g. dental, vision,) which requires full payment on your part.

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Current Employee

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Prospective Employee

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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