Position: Summer Research Assistant - ITEX
Date: February 28, 2012
Position Summary:
The Ecosystems Center is seeking two or three Summer Research
Assistants to participate in a research project on CO2 exchange and
vegetation canopy structure of arctic tundra ecosystems.
Additional Information:
In the field, the principal tasks of the assistant will be to
participate in measurements of whole-system CO2 exchange using an
infrared gas analyzer system, to measure canopy reflectance using a
scanning spectroradiometer, and to make ancillary measurements of
soil and canopy microclimate, leaf area, and biomass. In the
laboratory, the assistant will participate in data analysis and
comparison and in drying and weighing plant and soil samples.
Experience with any or all of these techniques is desired.
Candidates must be able to spend most or all of the summer 2012 in a
field camp, Toolik Field Station, in northern Alaska. Travel to the
field research site and room and board while doing field research are
paid for by the grant, in addition to a salary.
These will be temporary appointments for at least 2.5-3 months and,
if funding is available, they may continue for up to 6 months (total)
to participate in data analysis following the summer season.
Applicants should be available to start work in mid-late May or early
June, 2012, and to continue through at least mid-August.
Basic Qualifications:
Applicants may be college graduates or undergraduates but should have
significant course work and/or field experience in ecology.
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with spreadsheets and data analysis and with
instrumentation such as infrared gas analysis, spectroradiometers,
and commonly-used field instruments is desired.
Physical Requirements
In addition to scientific experience and/or education, candidates
must be capable of vigorous activity in the field, often in foul
weather. Applicants should be in good health and prepared to live in
a field camp where cooperation with others is essential, personal
privacy is limited, and living accommodations are modest.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Unofficial transcripts are not required, but may be uploaded with
your application materials or faxed to the Human Resources Office,
508-289-7931. If faxing, please reference this posting.
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Molly Kelleher
Human Resources Office
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543
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