Illinois Natural History Survey • Prairie Research Institute
Opportunities
I usually can only employee one hourly employee at a time. I try to expose my hourly staff to as many experiences as possible and prepare them for their next career step, whether it is graduate school or a permanent position. My work often includes fish surveys (e.g., electrofishing, seining, and trawling), freshwater mollusk surveys (e.g., hand-picking and brailing), and helping other biologists (e.g., herpetologists performing salamander or turtle surveys). Other experiences gained include working in natural history museums.
I am willing to take volunteers, which can lead to paid positions with me or other biologists in the area (e.g., fisheries biologists, malacologists, herpetologists). If you are interested in volunteering, contact me (jtiemann[at]illinois.edu).