The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for summer field assistant positions on an on going ecological research project. These positions will be located at the Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska. For additional information about the Ecosystems Center and its programs, visit our website at http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/. Information about the Arctic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project is available at http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/ and information about the Toolik Field Station is available at http://www.uaf.edu/toolik. The following positions will be filled pending funding.
DUTIES: Chemistry Summer FA: The successful candidate will participate in research on the quantitative and qualitative analyses of nutrients in natural water samples. Duties include facilitating chemical measurements through the preparation of standards and reagents and the maintenance of instruments for a multi-user laboratory at the Toolik Field Station. Some field work involved. Prior chemistry experience is required. Streams Summer FA: The successful candidate will participate in research on arctic tundra stream ecosystems at Toolik Field Station. Duties will include monitoring physical parameters in streams, collection and analysis of water samples, benthic samples and juvenile and adult fish. Basic chemistry skills and knowledge preferred. Terrestrial Summer FA: The successful candidate will participate in research on tundra ecosystems. Duties include sampling and processing plant and soil samples, collection of precipitation and weather data and maintenance of long-term fertilizer experiments and field greenhouses. Basic laboratory skills, familiarity with spreadsheet software and some knowledge of plants and soils preferred. CONDITIONS: Applicants must be in good health, capable of rigorous physical outdoor activity (e.g., working long hours outside in potentially severe weather, carrying >40 pound pack across uneven terrain, hiking many miles per day across tundra) and be prepared to live in an isolated setting with harsh environmental conditions. Applicants should be prepared to live in a setting where cooperation with others is essential, personal privacy is limited and living accommodations are spare and simple. Candidates should be available to travel and live at Toolik Field Station during June, July and August. Travel and living expenses will be paid in addition to a salary. SKILLS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Applicants should be recent college graduates (BS or MS) with significant course work and/or field experience in ecology. Some background in terrestrial ecology, soil science, aquatic ecology, hydrology, chemistry, fish ecology and/or ecosystems ecology preferred. Instructions: To apply, send a letter of interest, resume, copy of transcripts, the names addresses and phone numbers of 3 references and email addresses to: The Marine Biological Laboratory, ATTN: Human Resources reference code [SFA LTER], 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1015, or email materials including reference code SFA LTER to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Non-smoking workplace. Deadline: Until suitable candidates are identified.
