The Bernhardt lab at Duke University is an interdisciplinary team conducting aquatic and terrestrial biogeochemistry research. This summer we are seeking enthusiastic and detail-oriented research assistants to join several ongoing research projects exploring,
•the effects of increased salt-water incusion/intrusion on North Carolina’s coastal ecosystem and communities, •how the rates and patterns of stream metabolism vary within and across streams, •how development configuration and connectivity influences the delivery of stormwaters and storm- borne contaminants in urban streams, and •environmental implications of nanomaterials on ecosystem processes. Candidates will gain hands on experience with a variety of biogeochemistry field sampling methods (e.g. water, soil, vegetation) in a variety of systems throughout North Carolina and beyond, as well as experience with sample processing and analytical methods. Interns will be working with a large group of post-doctoral associates, graduate students and research technicians affiliated with the Bernhardt lab and Duke River Center. Applicants must be comfortable spending long days outside and willing to endure potentially strenuous field conditions. Undergraduate course work and prior lab experience in biogeochemistry, ecology, and environmental science is preferred but not required to apply. Openings are full-time term positions available from May through August 2017. Please specify your available start and end dates in your application. We will be accepting application until Tuesday April 18, 2017. Please submit 1) a brief cover letter, 2) a single page resume and 3) contact information for two references in a single PDF file to Steve Anderson ([email protected]). For more information on our research visit our website at http://bernhardtlab.weebly.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
