Salary: $10/hr; 40 hrs/week. Housing may be provided at a reasonable rate. This is a non-benefit eligible position. Start Date: 03/01/2015. Description: The Forbes Biological Station is seeking one research technician to assist with a marshbird ecology study in the Illinois River Valley. Duties will include vegetation, shorebird, and secretive marshbird surveys; sediment core and sweep net collection and processing in the laboratory; riding on or operating small and large boats, ATVs, and 4-wheel drive trucks; data entry and management; maintenance of equipment and facilities; and other duties as assigned. Duties will be primarily field-based, but some lab work is required. This position will involve e

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