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Description
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE for UNDERGRADUATES (REU)
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS [AL REU]
The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking
undergraduate applicants for several Arctic research projects.
Successful
candidates will participate in field research on either terrestrial or
aquatic ecosystems in the Toolik Lake Research and Natural Area on the
North Slope of Alaska. The Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU)
positions are available to U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents who are
currently enrolled as undergraduates at U.S. colleges or universities
(no
graduating seniors). In addition to gaining experience by assisting on
a
variety of project activities, REU students typically assume an
independent
project that is linked to larger studies of lakes, streams, tundra or
land-water interactions. REU participants are expected to collect and
analyze data and to produce a poster describing their project near the
end
of the field season. We anticipate funding for supporting 6 to 10 REU
positions to work on Arctic research during the 2002 field season.
SKILLS, EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Applicants should have completed
basic coursework in biology, chemistry and ideally ecology or ecosystem
studies. Attention to detail and a desire to learn new laboratory and
field techniques is essential.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Applicants should be in good health, capable
of
rigorous physical activity; e.g., working long hours outside in
potentially
severe weather, carrying >40lb. pack across uneven terrain, hiking many
miles per day across tundra and prepared to live in an isolated setting
with harsh environmental conditions. Candidates for these jobs should
be
available to live at the 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 stipend.
DEADLINE:
Until suitable candidates are identified.
For additional information about the Ecosystems Center and its programs,
visit our web site at ecosystems.mbl.edu/. Information about the Arctic
LTER project is available at ecosystems.mbl.edu/arc.htm and information
about the Toolik Field Station is available at
mercury.bio.uaf.edu/~toolik.organizations/.
Please send resume, name, addresses, telephone numbers and email
addresses
of 3 references via mail or email to:
The Marine Biological Laboratory,
ATTN: Human
Resources, reference code [AL REU],
7 MBL Street,
Woods Hole, MA 02543
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