Undergraduate Research Assistant – Invasive grass ecology image analysis
About The Position
Brackenridge Field Lab’s invasive grassland ecology group is looking for a motivated student to assist in our studies of invasive grass impacts on Texas rangelands. The focal study explores ungulate activity through a long-term camera trap network on a large ranch. We’re using counts of ungulates to estimate the effectiveness of adaptive grazing management, and seasonal phenology of plants. The primary duty will be evaluation and scoring of these large image sets. Other tasks that may arise would support parallel studies in the lab and greenhouse.
Requirements
- Current UT student in undergraduate program related to biological or environmental sciences.
Nice To Haves
- Data recording experience
- Responsible time management
- Team-oriented
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to maintain focus with repetitive tasks
- Good communication skills, written and oral
- Interest in data management, manipulation and analyses in R, Access, or other data management software.
Responsibilities
- Score images for ungulate presence and activities.
- Process images of ungulates through Microsoft Access forms and export to Excel.
- Score images for plant morphometrics.
- Use ImageJ to measure plants.
- Organize and maintain detailed tracking of images and ensure data is accurately recorded.
- Other duties may support greenhouse studies (cleaning supplies, pots, maintaining irrigation systems) and lab logistics (organizing and cleaning field equipment).
- Attend weekly meetings, write weekly reports, and email communication.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
