Position Start Date:  end of May/June 1, 2013
Position End Date:  late August, 2013
Application Due Date:  March 1, 2013, Applications reviewed as received
Number of Positions:  3
Work Expectations:  40 hrs/wk
Pay Rate:  $7.25 per hour
Full time positions transition to part time (5 hrs/week) during the 2013/2014 school year

Are you looking spend time outdoors in the prairies and woods on the Luther campus and want to gain job skills in natural areas stewardship?  Come be a part of Luther’s Land Stewardship Team.  This is an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience with restoration and management of natural areas, including management of invasive species, trail building and maintenance, prescribed burns, vegetation monitoring/research and more.   Applicants will work 40 hours/week summer 2013 and approximately 5 hours/week during the school year (Fall 2013/Spring 2014).

Applicant requirements:

• must have completed Bio 151
• must be available to work through Spring 2014
• be willing and able to perform physical work, including brush cutting, clearing, lifting, etc.  
• happily encounter working conditions with a positive attitude that sometimes includes mosquitoes and weather extremes (hot, cold, and sometimes rainy).

What do current land stewardship interns have to say?

“What I like most about working this summer was seeing all of the Luther land off trail… I also really enjoyed being able to see the difference my work made.  Transforming buckthorn thickets to open woodland, and garlic mustard "carpets" to woodland shrubbery was very rewarding work. ” – current land stewardship intern

To apply, you must:

1. Submit to the Office of Human Resources, Main 25, by March 1, 2013.
   • HR's Student Summer Employment Application
2. Submit to Natural Areas Land Manager
   • Copy of application submitted to HR (Required)
   • An up-to-date transcript (Required)
   • Letter of recommendation (via email okay) from a former or current supervisor who can judge your work (Required)
   • A current resume (Optional)
3. Complete the online common application on the Luther College sustainability web site

Please submit second part of application and direct any questions to Prof. McNicoll:

Molly McNicoll
Natural Areas Land Manager
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
mcnimo01@luther.edu
190C Sampson Hoffland Laboratories
Luther College

Note: unfortunately seniors cannot apply - interns must have current student status and work will continue past May 2013 graduation.