Project description: The focus of our research program is to understand the effects of climate change on carbon cycling in tundra ecosystems. The field site boarders Denali National Park in Healy, AK. (http://www.biology.ufl.edu/ecosystemdynamics/CiPEHR.html).
Position duration: Late Feb/Early March until late Sept 2013 with the possibility of extension Job description: The work will be divided into three parts: (1) winter data collection and management (2 months), (2) snow removal from plots (2 weeks), and (3) set-up and operation of equipment and data collection during the growing season (5 months). Winter fieldwork will involve taking CO2 measurements using static chambers. Summer fieldwork will include maintenance of experimental plots and measurements of ecosystem-level respiration, photosynthesis, isotopes and plant biomass. Ability or willingness to learn to operate technical sensors and data loggers is required. The technician will work and live in a rustic cabin with an outhouse on the outskirts of a small (~1000 people) town in interior Alaska. Travel to and from the field site is via snow mobile in the winter and ATV or car in the summer. Applicants should be prepared to work long hours in cold and adverse weather conditions. Required qualifications: B.A/B.S in related field. Ability to lift and carry 50lbs, attention to detail, ability to work independently as well as part of a research team, desire to live and work in remote settings, and willingness to learn to operate field vehicles off road. Please send a cover letter detailing your preparedness for the position, CV or resume, and list of three references to Elizabeth Webb ([email protected]) and Kirsten Coe ([email protected]) by January 3rd 2013.
