Research interns are needed to assist in a multi-disciplinary,
multi-investigator, experimental study
of the interactions between ecology and evolution in Trinidad. The research is
led by Professor David
Reznick at the University of California, Riverside in collaboration with Joseph
Travis (Florida State), Tim
Coulson (Oxford), Paul Bentzen (Dalhousie U.), Andres Lopez-Sepulcre
(L’Ecole Normal Superieure,
Paris) and Ron Bassar (Oxford). We seek to integrate multiple biological
fields for the study of these
interactions in experimental populations of guppies in Trinidad. Duties include
assisting in monthly
censuses of guppy populations in montane streams. The monthly censuses include
long hours in the
field and laboratory. There will also be 12 days off between each census when
interns can pursue an
independent project.
Qualifications: We seek interns who are entertaining the possibility of
pursuing graduate studies in
some area of ecology and evolution and who wish to gain some additional field
research experience
before doing so. Research will take place in semi-remote areas of Trinidad
sometimes under bad
weather conditions. Applicants must be able to live and work well with others.
Research will involve
carrying heavy packs over slippery and steep terrain. Applicants must be in
good physical condition and
be able to meet the demands of field research under these conditions. Ability
to drive a standard
transmission vehicle is desirable but not required. Applicants with
first-aid/first responder training, skills
in automobile maintenance, and construction skills are highly desirable. Please
address these skills
when applying.
Interns will be required to spend a minimum of 3-months in Trinidad,
with possibility of extension.
Starting dates are as early as May 2017. We will cover all travel and living
expenses and provide housing.
Please see our website <cnas.ucr.edu/guppy> for more information on the
project and access to
reprints. Our video menu includes a “guppy censuses” submenu that
details the main tasks associated
with the internship.
Applicants should send cover letter, CV and the names and e-mail addresses of
three or more
professional references to David Reznick ([email protected]). At least two of the
references should be
academics.
