Position: Summer Field/Research Assistant
Date: January 7, 2014
Position Summary:
The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking
applicants for summer field assistant positions on an ongoing
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 web site 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.
Additional Information:
* 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.
* 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.
* General FA including Terrestrial, Aquatic, and/or Human
Dimensions research: The focus of effort of this position is still to
be decided. In any event the duties will involve field research,
sampling, and basic data analysis, working under the supervision of
one or more senior project collaborators in terrestrial, lake,
stream, or Human Dimensions research.
Basic Qualifications:
Applicants should be college graduates (BS or MS), with significant
course work and/or field experience in ecology.
Candidates for these jobs should be available to live at Toolik Field
Station for 2-3 months during June, July and August. Travel to Toolik
Field Station is paid for by the grant as well as the cost of room
and board at the station and a salary.
Preferred Qualifications:
Some background in terrestrial ecology, soil science, aquatic
ecology, hydrology, chemistry, fish ecology and/or ecosystems ecology
preferred. Applicants with skills and experience that is particularly
suited to some of our ongoing research (e.g., field photosynthesis
systems, advanced analytical chemistry methods) may be considered for
employment at higher rank and salary.
Physical Requirements:
Applicants should be in good health, capable of rigorous outdoor
activity, and prepared to live in a field camp where cooperation with
others is essential, personal privacy is limited, and living
accommodations are spare and simple.
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Molly Kelleher
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