Summer Research Opportunity in Northern Alaska
Toolik Lake Long Term Ecological Research
5 June - 25 August 2008
Application Deadline: 31 March 2008
For further information, please contact: George Kling
E-mail: gwk [at] umich.edu
Undergraduates or college graduates interested in ecological research in
remote Alaska are invited to apply for paid positions and research
fellowships for Summer 2008. The fellowships are for second- and
third-year undergraduates as part of the National Science Foundation's
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Both positions
offer an excellent opportunity to gain research experience in ecology
and meet outstanding research scientists from around the world. The REU
and research assistants will work closely with a group of scientists on
projects from microbial ecology to the linkage of terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems via the movement of carbon and nitrogen. The broad
goals of the projects are to understand the dynamics of ecosystem
function in soils, streams, and lakes, and how tundra ecosystems will
respond to climate change. Fieldwork will be conducted at the Toolik
Lake Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site, located in the foothills
of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska.
Experience in ecology, chemistry, and microbiology is desirable. The
fieldwork runs from 5 June to 25 August 2008. Applicants should submit a
resume, one-page description of their goals and background (i.e.,
courses, field experience), and names of references to: George Kling
E-mail: gwk [at] umich.edu Fax: 734-763-0544
More information is available at:
http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gwk/
http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/