Summer Amphibian Ecology Research Assistant

Positions are available for full-time research assistants to assist with field and laboratory
research on the ecology and conservation of amphibians with Dr. Michael Benard of the
Biology Department at Case Western Reserve University. The employment period is 1 June
through 17 July. Pay is $500 per week. Housing on the University of Michigan’s E.S. George
Reserve is provided.

Description of job duties: Assist with research investigating the ecology and conservation
of amphibians. Research assistants will receive preliminary training at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, but will spend much of the rest of the summer at
the University of Michigan’s E.S. George Reserve. Check it out at

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/esgr/home

Primary research duties include collecting metamorphosing Wood Frogs at drift fences,
measuring and marking those metamorphosing frogs, and then releasing them at the
point of capture. Additional duties include assisting with experiments, dipnet-sampling
ponds, and repairing and building drift fences. Fieldwork includes early-morning and late-
night work with amphibians.

Requirements: Valid driver’s license required. Experience – Some previous experience
conducting ecological field research is preferred. Ideally, this experience should include
work with amphibians in the field. Research assistants must be able to work outdoors in
sometimes difficult weather conditions. Research assistants must be comfortable
anesthetizing and marking small (~1 cm) amphibians with injections of Visible Implant
Elastomer.

To apply: Email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional
references to Michael Benard at

mfb38@case.edu

Michael Benard
Biology Department
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio