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Multiple Summer 2011 Opportunities

  1. Call for Applications
    Research Experience for Undergraduates
    Alaska Peatland Experiment
    University of Alaska Fairbanks

  2. Call for Applications
    Summer Student Research Awards 2011
    Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments

  3. Registration Available
    Summer Institute in Circumpolar Health Research
    The International Network for Circumpolar Health Research

  1. Call for Applications
    Research Experience for Undergraduates
    Alaska Peatland Experiment
    University of Alaska Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is seeking applications from
enthusiastic undergraduates or recent graduates who are interested in
summer ecological field research in interior Alaska. The program is
funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and therefore only U.S.
citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply.

The successful candidate will participate in the Alaska Peatland
Experiment (APEX). APEX is conducting experiments examining interactions
between warming, hydrology, and carbon cycling in boreal wetlands of
interior Alaska. The successful applicant will participate in a research
project that focuses on understanding the ecological processes
controlling the carbon balance within the APEX study sites.

Responsibilities include working towards quantifying vegetation
community dynamics, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil hydrological
regime. The student will help scientists using static gas sampling
chambers, gas chromatography for quantifying methane emissions, and
physical instruments for quantifying aspects of wetland hydrology. In
addition to participating in the overall program research, the student
will develop their own small, individual research project, and will be
expected to present their work to project scientists and other LTER
scientists.

Applications for this position can be submitted at:
https://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=73434.

Applications will be received until the positions are filled.

For further information on the Alaska Peatland Experiment, please go to:
http://www.uoguelph.ca/Apex/APEX/Home.html.

For more information on the position, please contact:
A. David McGuire
Phone: 907-474-6242
Email: admcguire [at] alaska.edu

  1. Call for Applications
    Summer Student Research Awards 2011
    Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments

The Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments announces
the 2011 call for undergraduate level applications to the Summer Student
Research Awards. The program is open to Canadian citizens and permanent
residents of Canada.

The Nasivvik Centre will provide funding for undergraduate students to
gain experience by participating in research during the summer months
(May-August). Applications for funding should be made by the researcher
supervising/hiring the student. Applications are invited from
researchers whose work focuses on an issue related to one or more of the
themes identified by the Nasivvik Centre.

The objectives of the program are to stimulate interest in research on
key Inuit environmental health topics of importance to communities and
organizations; to provide support to students for training and research
in Inuit environmental health; and to support the development of highly
qualified researchers with knowledge and experience in Inuit environment
and health issues.

Application deadline: Friday, 8 April 2011.

For further information, including application instructions, please
click on the 'Nasivvik 8th Call for Applications' link in the right-hand
sidebar at: http://www.nasivvik.ulaval.ca/.

For questions, please contact:
Kristeen McTavish
Phone: 705-748-1011 ext. 7242
Email: kristeenmctav [at] trentu.ca

  1. Registration Available
    Summer Institute in Circumpolar Health Research
    The International Network for Circumpolar Health Research

The Summer Institute in Circumpolar Health Research consists of two one
and a half-day courses, aimed at PhD-level and other graduate students.
Basic course descriptions are as follows:

Course 1: Contaminants and Human Health, 13-14 June 2011

The course offers knowledge about current contaminants, their sources,
and health effects on humans and the environment in the arctic regions
and populations. Furthermore, the students will gain awareness of
different assessment methods related to the health effects of
contaminants, and how the health effects are evaluated and validated on
a population level.

Course 2: Risk Communication, 16-17 June 2011

The course gives the students an overview on different aspects related
to risk communication: concepts, definitions, and ethics of risk
communication; risk communication models; process of risk communication;
case study examples; risk assessment and management in relation to risk
communication; risk management and community decisio-nmaking; conflict
resolution by risk communication; conflicting risks and messages; and
the difficulty of communicating scientific information.

The registration fee is 150 Euros for one course and 250 Euros for both
courses. The course fees include participation in the INCHR Annual
Meeting on 14-15 June 2011. Travel and lodging are the responsibility of
the participant. Detailed information about the course programs,
registration, accommodation, and travel grants can be found at:
http://arctichealth.oulu.fi/suomi/SICHR.html.

Registration deadline: 15 May 2011.

For further information, please contact:
Hannele Savela
Phont: +358 8553-7555
Email: hannele.savela [at] oulu.fi