Follow link to job announcements describing several Research Assistant positions that are available for students this summer at the Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, CT.

Seasonal Assistants- Mosquito Program 2017

The Atwood and Kettenring labs in the Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology Center at Utah State University have openings for graduate students (MS and/or PhD) in wetland ecosystem services and wetland plant restoration, starting summer and fall 2017.  One project is primarily focused on quantifying ecosystem services in natural and restored Great Salt Lake wetlands and the prioritization of management actions based on different ecosystem service scenarios, under the guidance of Dr. Trisha Atwood (http://trishaatwood.weebly.com/), an aquatic ecologist with a focus on global change.  Students with past experience working in wetlands and/or working with conservation prioritization tools are particularly encouraged to apply.  A second project is focused on techniques for reestablishing native plants for supporting ecosystem functions and services in Great Salt Lake wetlands, under the guidance of Dr. Karin Kettenring (http://karinkettenring.weebly.com/), a plant ecologist who focuses wetland restoration and management.  Students with a background and interest in seed ecology, plant propagation, and/or wetland restoration are particularly encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should email Dr. Atwood (trisha.atwood@usu.edu) and Dr. Kettenring (karin.kettenring@usu.edu) with their transcripts (unofficial okay), GRE scores, a statement of research interests including preference for one or both projects, and a resume or CV.=20 Review of applicants will begin April 14, 2017, and the positions will remain open until filled.

Utah State University is located in picturesque Logan, UT, a community of 100,000 people situated 85 miles north of Salt Lake City.  Logan has a low cost of living and is located in a semi-rural mountain basin with nearby ski resorts, lakes, rivers, and mountains providing unparalleled recreational opportunities.

The Atwood and Kettenring labs in the Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology Center at Utah State University have openings for graduate students (MS and/or PhD) in wetland ecosystem services and wetland plant restoration, starting summer and fall 2017.  One project is primarily focused on quantifying ecosystem services in natural and restored Great Salt Lake wetlands and the prioritization of management actions based on different ecosystem service scenarios, under the guidance of Dr. Trisha Atwood (http://trishaatwood.weebly.com/), an aquatic ecologist with a focus on global change.  Students with past experience working in wetlands and/or working with conservation prioritization tools are particularly encouraged to apply.  A second project is focused on techniques for reestablishing native plants for supporting ecosystem functions and services in Great Salt Lake wetlands, under the guidance of Dr. Karin Kettenring (http://karinkettenring.weebly.com/), a plant ecologist who focuses wetland restoration and management.  Students with a background and interest in seed ecology, plant propagation, and/or wetland restoration are particularly encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should email Dr. Atwood (trisha.atwood@usu.edu) and Dr. Kettenring (karin.kettenring@usu.edu) with their transcripts (unofficial okay), GRE scores, a statement of research interests including preference for one or both projects, and a resume or CV.=20 Review of applicants will begin April 14, 2017, and the positions will remain open until filled.

Utah State University is located in picturesque Logan, UT, a community of 100,000 people situated 85 miles north of Salt Lake City.  Logan has a low cost of living and is located in a semi-rural mountain basin with nearby ski resorts, lakes, rivers, and mountains providing unparalleled recreational opportunities.

A full time, three month REU internship is available as soon as May 2017.

Successful applicants will assist the Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research (SBC LTER) project in its investigations of factors (environmental, physiological) influencing the availability and utilization of various dissolved nitrogen species by macroalgae (and phytoplankton) in giant kelp forests off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. The project is an excellent opportunity to apply concepts of general chemistry and biology to answer fundamental questions about the functioning of important, sensitive coastal ecosystems.

Please send a resume, a statement of interest, and the names and contact information of two references to Jason Smith jmsmith@ucsb.edu

Field assistant for research plague and small mammals

Agency: Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Idaho

Salary: $1,160 – $1,440 per month depending on experience

Job Category: Temporary/Seasonal Positions

Dates of Employment: 1 May 2017 =96 15 July 2017

Location: Council, Idaho

Last Date to Apply: 12 April 2017

Job Description:

The northern Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus) is federally threatened under ESA. We are using field experiments to assess the presence and effects that plague may have on northern Idaho ground squirrel populations and other small mammals associated with them. We capture and mark small mammals using PIT tags and ear tags from May through July.  We compare demographic parameters among treatments, including capture-recapture analyses to assess population attributes (e.g., survival rates).  We anesthetize small mammals (Columbian ground squirrels, northern Idaho ground squirrels, chipmunks, and mice) to collect fleas (a plague vector).=20

Field assistants will devote the majority of their time to trapping chipmunks and mice using Sherman traps.  We will vaccinate these animals to evaluate the presence of plague.  Field assistants may also assist other crews with: 1) ground squirrel trapping, 2) telemetry, 3) flea removal, and 4) other field duties.

Housing will be provided for the applicant during the field season.=20 Field housing may be rustic.  Housing may be a camp trailer, a cabin, or a wall tent.  Applicants must be willing to live for 3 months without daily phone and email access.  Field work will include various types of weather conditions (rain, snow, and heat), long hours, odd schedules, and physical work.  We will provide a vehicle for work to transport technicians between housing and the field sites.

Skills you will acquire:

=95 Trapping, handling, and processing small mammals (northern Idaho ground squirrels,=20=20=20    Columbian ground squirrels, chipmunks, and mice)

=95 Use of anesthesia in the field =95 Experience working with a listed species

Minimum Qualifications

=95=09Education:  B.S. degree in Natural Resources, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Environmental Science, or related field

=95=09At least 1 field season of prior outdoor field work (wildlife or plants) in a job setting =95=09Excellent skills in time and data organization/management

=95=09Demonstrated oral and written communication skills

=95=09Demonstrated ability to work independently =95=09Must be available for employment from 5 April of 2017 through 12 August 2017

=95=09Must be a US citizen or have a valid US green card to apply

Desirable Qualifications

=95=09Experience trapping and handling small mammals

=95=09Must be self-motivated

=95=09Experience living/camping in remote locations for extended periods

**Employment may be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background and/or driving investigation.**

How to apply:

Apply by sending a cover letter, CV, copy of college transcripts (unofficial are ok), and the email and phone numbers for at least three references in one document (PDF or Word) to Amanda Goldberg (agoldberg@uidaho.edu).  Please write “vaccine” in the subject line.  We will review applications as they are received.=20

The job will remain open until 12 April 2017 or until the position is filled.

Job Description:  The USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Northern Plains

Agriculture Research Laboratory in Sidney, MT is seeking an enthusiastic and

hard-working individual to serve as a biological science aide.  Our research

focuses on grassland insect and rangeland ecology; specifically how

interactions between grasshoppers and Mormon crickets affect Mormon cricket

and grasshopper diets, insect immunity to pathogens, and grassland health.

Work may include sampling grasshoppers and other rangeland insects in large

scale experiments, sampling rangeland plants, setting up and conducting

manipulative experiments in the field and lab.  Most field work will be

conducted in subalpine meadows at 9000 feet elevation in the Bighorn

Mountains in northern Wyoming. A willingness to drive on overnight travel to

sites in Wyoming will be required.

Salary: $11.48 =96 12.53 per hour (GS-2 =96 GS-3) dependent on experience and

education.  Dorm-style, shared housing is available on location for ~$140

per month, including utilities, internet and basic cable TV.

Dates: Starting June 11 through the end of September or October, depending

on a candidate=92s availability.

Qualifications: The candidate must be a US citizen.  Additionally, the

candidate should be physically fit, able to walk rapidly over rangeland, and

comfortable spending long hours outside at high elevation. The candidate

will need a driver=92s license.  Willingness to work long days, and some

weekends when necessary is also a must.  Undergraduate course work in

ecology, entomology, range or environmental sciences, and previous field

work experience is preferred, but not required.=20

Application process: Please send cover letter, resume, and names and contact

information of two references (electronically) to Robert Srygley

(robert.srygley@ars.usda.gov).  Be sure to include available start and end

dates. In your cover letter and please describe any experience or coursework

you have in relevant areas such as field ecology, entomology, or plant

identification In your cover letter or resume.

Evaluation of applications will begin immediately and continue until the

position is filled. For more information on the grasshopper research program

visit: www.ars.usda.gov/pa/nparl/rsrygley or contact us directly.

PRIMATE SENSORY ECOLOGY PROGRAM

Research assistants on this project will use feeding experiments to test the reliance of saddleback (Leontocebus weddelli) and emperor (Saguinus imperator) tamarins on vision, olfaction, and taste in the wild.

Tamarins are a particularly special subset in which to examine the role of vision because they display a sex-biased variation in trichromatic, or color, vision. In this project, we also explore sensory ecology in relation to a variety of stimuli, such as familiar/unfamiliar alarm calls, urine, or scent-gland compounds. Participants will learn how to design and conduct the experiments, record behavioral data, and perform basic data analysis in the field.

All of this work is sanctioned by the Amazon Conservation Association, the Animal Care Committee of the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Peru.

PROGRAM DATES FOR 2017

Session one: June 16th =96 July 8th

Session two: June 30th =96 July 22nd

APPLICATION DEADLINE

April 17, 2017, or until all program openings are full

PROGRAM FEE

$1350 for the minimum 3-week session; RAs may stay longer at a rate of $450 each additional week (includes all lodging and food, as well as transportation from Puerto Maldonado to the field station and back).

PAYMENT ASSISTANCE

While we currently do not offer any scholarships for these programs, we do provide an optional peer-to-peer crowd funding platform that can significantly reduce costs.

LEARN MORE

https://fieldprojects.org/research/sensory-experiments

ABOUT US

Field Projects International is a 501(c)(3) organization chartered to conduct field biology research and provide tropical ecology education.

Graduate Research Assistantships in Wetland Ecosystem Services and Restoration

The Atwood and Kettenring labs in the Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology Center at Utah State University have openings for graduate students (MS and/or PhD) in wetland ecosystem services and wetland plant restoration, starting summer and fall 2017.  One project is primarily focused on quantifying ecosystem services in natural and restored Great Salt Lake wetlands and the prioritization of management actions based on different ecosystem service scenarios, under the guidance of Dr. Trisha Atwood (http://trishaatwood.weebly.com/), an aquatic ecologist with a focus on global change.  Students with past experience working in wetlands and/or working with conservation prioritization tools are particularly encouraged to apply.  A second project is focused on techniques for reestablishing native plants for supporting ecosystem functions and services in Great Salt Lake wetlands, under the guidance of Dr. Karin Kettenring (http://karinkettenring.weebly.com/), a plant ecologist who focuses wetland restoration and management.  Students with a background and interest in seed ecology, plant propagation, and/or wetland restoration are particularly encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should email Dr. Atwood (trisha.atwwod@usu.edu)=20

and Dr. Kettenring (karin.kettenring@usu.edu) with their transcripts (unofficial okay), GRE scores, a statement of research interests including preference for one or both projects, and a resume or CV.=20 Review of applicants will begin April 14, 2017, and the positions will remain open until filled.

Utah State University is located in picturesque Logan, UT, a community of 100,000 people situated 85 miles north of Salt Lake City.  Logan has a low cost of living and is located in a semi-rural mountain basin with nearby ski resorts, lakes, rivers, and mountains providing unparalleled recreational opportunities.

Research Assistant/Crew Leader for vegetation Sampling =96 Eastern Massachusetts

Sustainable Working Landscape (SWL)

Full Time 13-week position

Summary

The Harvard Forest is seeking an energetic person with field experience in sampling forest vegetation as part of an ongoing forest dynamics research project. The assistant will work with minimal supervision, locating pre-existing plots, sampling vegetation (trees, shrubs, herbs), entering data into spreadsheets, and establishing new plots. At the beginning of the summer the RA will help with training the field crew, and be leading the crew in the day-to-

day operations of the field sampling. This summer=92s work will serve as the ongoing long-

term ecological monitoring program in Lincoln and Concord Massachusetts, located in and around Walden Woods.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

-=09One full season of field experience sampling forest vegetation REQUIRED

-=09Experience with map and compass, GPS, plant identification, and sampling methods

-=09Understanding of New England=92s forest plant communities and succession patterns

-=09Background in ecology, forestry, and/or botany

-=09Experience in entering data into an Excel spreadsheet

-=09Ability to learn quickly, work independently, and be self-motivated in challenging conditions

-=09Access to a reliable vehicle and valid driver=92s license

Working Conditions

Applicants must be in good physical health and capable of lifting 50 pounds. The ability to use a map and compass and a GPS unit to find sample plots that are located off trails and through dense understory vegetation is a must. Must be willing to work outdoors all day and under most weather conditions while maintaining a positive attitude.  This project will involve minimal amounts of indoor work.

Compensation, Benefits and Application Process

Pay will be $20 hour/ approximately 40 hours a week, 13-week full time appointment. Possible part-time work before the summer sampling starts and after the summer sampling concludes.  No benefits.

To Apply and For More Information

Application deadline is April 20th. Potential applicants are encouraged to visit: http://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/science-initiatives/stewardship-science to learn more about the overall project goals and field methods. Please send your cover letter, resume, and a list of three references to hfapps@fas.harvard.edu to the attention of Jay Aylward.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington is currently recruiting for the

Fall 2017 cohort in the Masters of Science in Environmental Studies program.

Deadline for applications is April 15.

Our non-thesis program is an exciting, interdisciplinary curriculum focusing

on linking classroom experience with hands-on fieldwork, culminating in a

semester-long internship/practicum with an environmentally-related

organization. Our program is both challenging and rewarding, with a high

degree of collegiality among students and faculty.

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MS concentrations are available in:

-Coastal Management

-Environmental Conservation and Management

-Marine and Coastal Education

-Environmental Education and Interpretation

An Individualized Concentration is also available for those who wish to

design their own curriculum in conjunction with faculty.

For more information, and a link to application materials:=20

http://www.uncw.edu/evs/graduate_programs.html.=20

Be sure to watch our short video about the program with student

testimonials:

http://catalogue.uncw.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3D40&poid=3D6798&returnto=3D5215

For more information about UNCW, feel free to see our University=92s web site:

www.uncw.edu.

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Again, the deadline for Fall 2017 is April 15, 2017.

For questions or additional information, please feel free to contact me.=20

Best wishes,

Dr. James A. Rotenberg

Graduate Program Coordinator

email: rotenbergj@uncw.edu