Chicago Botanic Garden

Research Scientist

• Develop schedule for fieldwork
• Recruit, engage, train, organize, and support community science volunteers
• Act as liaison between FPCC ecologists and stewards and POC staff regarding plant locations and volunteer assignments
• Conduct rare plant monitoring field work with volunteers and independently within the Forest Preserves of Cook County
• Conduct research project as directed by FPCC staff
• Organize and enter data
• Complete data entry and analysis on multi-year dataset (using R statistical software)
• Follow up with volunteers regarding report submission
• Follow up with site stewards on land management activities
• Present accomplishments at a volunteer event
• Work with supervisor on annual report to submit to granting agency

Research Assistant – Plants of Concern