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Multiple Summer 2010 Job Opportunities Available

  1. University of Michigan seeks Applicants to Research Team
    Ecological Research Opportunity
    Brooks Range, Alaska

  2. University of Washington seeks Students for Field Crew
    Human-Environmental Dynamics Research Opportunity
    Cape Krusenstern, Alaska

  1. University of Michigan seeks Applicants to Research Team
    Ecological Research Opportunity
    Brooks Range, Alaska

The University of Michigan seeks undergraduates or college graduates
interested in ecological research in remote Alaska during summer 2010.
Paid jobs and paid research fellowships are available. The fellowships
are for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates, and are through the National
Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
program.

Both positions offer an excellent opportunity to gain research
experience in ecology and meet outstanding research scientists from
around the world. The REU and research assistants will work closely with
a group of scientists on projects from microbial ecology to the linkage
of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems via the movement of carbon and
nitrogen. The broad goals of the projects are to understand the dynamics
of ecosystem function in soils, streams, and lakes, as well as how
tundra ecosystems will respond to climate change. Fieldwork will be
conducted at the Toolik Lake Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site,
located in the foothills of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska.

For further information on the Toolik Lake site, please visit the
following websites:

- http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
- http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gwk/
- http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/

Experience in ecology, chemistry, and microbiology is desirable.
Fieldwork will take place approximately 5 June 2010 - 25 August 2010. To
apply, please provide a resume and a one-page description of your
background (courses and field experience), goals, and names of
references to George Kling:

Email: gwk [at] umich.edu
Fax: 734-763-0544

For further information, please click on the 'Job & Research
Opportunities' link at: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gwk/.

Or contact:
George Kling
Email: gwk [at] umich.edu

  1. University of Washington seeks Students for Field Crew
    Human-Environmental Dynamics Research Opportunity
    Cape Krusenstern, Alaska

The University of Washington (UW) seeks students to join a field crew in
Cape Krusenstern, Alaska during the summer of 2010.

Successful candidates would be part of a joint UW - National Park
Service research project, conducting archaeological survey, testing, and
GPS mapping at Cape Krusenstern for approximately 6 weeks from late June
to early August 2010. Project participants will live at a remote field
camp for the duration of the project and will have the opportunity to
work with an interdisciplinary team that includes archaeologists,
geologists, and community volunteers who will join the crew for part of
the field season. The project will provide travel, food, lodging, and a
stipend.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The application form, as well as
additional information on the research project, is available at:
http://students.washington.edu/shelbya/Cape_Krusenstern_Project.html.

Application Deadline: Monday, 1 March 2010.

For further information, please contact:
Shelby Anderson
Email: shelbya [at] u.washington.edu