SUMMARY: We seek a motivated Summer Field Research Assistant to work on a residential ecosystem structure and function project at The Woods Hole Research Center. The successful candidate will assist in projects that assess how management of suburban residential ecosystems controls plant, bird and insect communities, soil biogeochemistry, and the population structure of plant species that move between wildlands and residential areas. The field sites will be in the Boston Metropolitan Region, and the candidate would be expected to live in the Woods Hole region. Qualifications and Experience: The candidate should possess a BS degree, or significant course work and/or field experience in ecology or environmental science. Some background in terrestrial ecology, soil science, botany, or ecosy