About the Project:  Multiple Element Limitation in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems (MELNHE) is an NSF-funded project that seeks to examine the limits to forest productivity in the context of resource optimization theory. Experimental tests of N and P limitation in temperate forest systems are few, and those few have been short-term with very high rates of fertilization. In 2011 we began long-term low-level additions of N, P, and
N+P in 13 forest stands distributed across three sites in the White
N+Mountain
National Forest of New Hampshire. At Bartlett Experimental Forest, which is underlain by granite, we have three young, three mid aged, and three mature stands. At both Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, on granodiorite, and Jeffers Brook on amphibolite (metamorphosed basalt), we have one mature and one mid-aged forest stand. Each stand has four plots treated annually with N
(30 kg N/ha/yr as NH4NO3), P (10 kg P/ha/yr as NaH2PO4), both N and P, and control. These treatments allow us to test for NP co-limitation and to challenge balanced forest nutrition and thereby induce mechanisms that maintain co-limitation.  More information on the project is available at http://www.esf.edu/melnhe, including a blog from previous field crews.

Internship Description:  Interns will be guided in the design of their research projects and will interact closely with graduate students and senior research scientists.  Research projects could include the effects of nutrient addition on fine and woody litter production, seed rain, tree water use (sap flow), soil respiration, and canopy spectral properties, which involves ground truthing remotely sensed tree crown locations. Interns will gain a wide variety of skills by assisting in all ongoing projects.  Interns have the opportunity to present their results at the annual Hubbard Brook Cooperators Meeting in July.
Interns are provided with shared housing at Bartlett Experimental Forest; tenting is optional.  Work days typically begin at 8:00 and end at 4:30, but may be shorter or longer depending upon the day’s activities.  Food is prepared communally by the interns and graduate student researchers, and costs generally run between $5-6 per day. A stipend of $200 per week is provided for living expenses.

Desired Qualifications:  Ideal applicants will have a strong interest in forest biology, ecology, or biogeochemistry.  Undergraduate students and recent graduates will be considered.  A positive attitude is important and a sense of humor is a plus.  Willingness to work and live in a communal setting is critical. Candidates should be able to perform repetitive tasks with attention to detail in a field setting under adverse conditions.
Applicants should be flexible in their expectations, but an estimated breakdown of the summer is: 60% fieldwork, 15% lab work, 10% data management, and 15% research proposals and reports of independent projects.

To Apply:  Please send a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references to Alex Young, aryoung@syr.edu. Interested students should apply by Friday, March 9th, but applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. The field season will begin on June 4 (arrive June
3) and end on August 10 (depart on August 11).

The Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale is seeking a new Researcher I (fisheries biologist).

For details on how to apply go to
https://affact.siu.edu/jobs/vcr140.html

Apply by 2/19/2018

Duties: Including, but not limited to: operation of boats, conducting fish hydroacoustic sampling in rivers, processing and analyzing hydroacoustic data in the office, routine collection and identification of riverine fishes, surgical implantation of acoustic transmitters in fish, analyzing and interpreting fisheries data for reports or publications. The successful candidate must make multiple overnight trips for field work (up to 100 nights per year), work long hours under adverse weather conditions, maintain a valid driver’s license, and be able to routinely lift 50 pounds.

Qualifications: B.A. or B.S. in Biology, Fisheries, Aquatic Ecology or related field (M.S. preferred). Additional relevant experience is desirable. Applicant(s) must exhibit a strong background in fisheries research techniques, including data analysis, boat operation and maintenance, and fisheries research techniques such as setting gill and trammel nets, and operating electrofishing equipment. Experience with telemetry and/or hydroacoustic techniques is preferred.

M.S. graduate student position to study the influence of soil heterogeneity
on plant diversity.

This NSF funded project examines the role of soil heterogeneity and aggregated seed arrival on plant community assembly in tallgrass prairies.
In 2017, a large, field experiment was established to test how these factors influence plant diversity and potentially relate to species coexistence.
Additionally, the experiment has direct implications for the restoration of grassland plant communities.  The position is in the Houseman lab at Wichita State University (see link below) and the student will work at the WSU field station and will be . The student will be responsible for collecting plant and soil data from the experiment, supervising other technicians, analyzing data, and submitting at least one paper for publication.  This position will start either August 2018 or January 2019 although a paid technician position is available in May 2018.

Application details: Interested students should contact Dr. Greg Houseman by email for further information.

Gregory R. Houseman
Associate Professor
Wichita State University
greg.houseman@wichita.edu
www.wichita.edu/biology/ghouseman

Iracambi Atlantic Rainforest Research and Conservation Center offers year-round opportunities for unpaid interns and researchers on conservation and ecology topics in a conservation hot-spot. The list is on the Iracambi site here:
https://en.iracambi.com/download/before-you-come/Iracambi_Research_opportunities_2018.pdf

Subject: Job Ad: Temporary Academic Coordinator – Introductory Biology UCSB

The Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology (EEMB;
www.eemb.ucsb.edu) at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a Temporary Academic Coordinator position, at the rank of Academic Coordinator I.

The Academic Coordinator assists in administering course activities in the Introductory Biology Program consisting of a laboratory course and one or two lecture courses each quarter. These courses have enrollments of approximately 800-1100 students each quarter.

The Academic Coordinator will provide logistical assistance to the operation of both lecture and lab courses. This includes scheduling of lectures, exams and laboratories, production of syllabi, maintaining the course web sites, and honors sections. Additionally, the Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Program Manager in scoring of lecture and laboratory exams, and distribution of teaching materials to faculty.
The Coordinator will be included in lab planning, assisting with weekly training sessions, the preparation and maintenance of supporting documentation of all quarterly lab expenditures, manage inventory of all equipment and lab consumables, and coordinate repair and maintenance service for all lab equipment.

The Coordinator will work closely with and report to, the Academic Coordinator II but must be capable of all duties with a minimum amount of supervision.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate the ability to integrate material from different parts of the Introductory Biology course(s) and understand how they relate to one another by providing evidence of previously managing an instructional program in the biological sciences. Candidates with prior experience coordinating and managing large (several hundred
students) Lecture / Laboratory courses in biology are preferred.

The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree. This position will start as soon as possible and will be for an initial period of one year with the possibility of an additional year. Electronic applications (including a cover letter, CV and contact info only of 3 references) should be submitted to: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01190.

For Full consideration, please apply by 02/16/18. Thereafter, position will be open until filled.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Positions Available:
Ecology Field Research Interns

B4WARMED (Boreal Forest Warming at an Ecotone in Danger) is a manipulative experiment that warms simultaneously plants and soil and implements summer rainfall reduction in the field. Main goals of the project is to examine broadly defined ecological processes in a scope of warming and rainfall reduction. In particular, our work focuses on: soil processes, tree seedlings physiology, phenology, growth, and survival and other. For more
information: http://forestecology.cfans.umn.edu/Research/B4WARMED/.

Position overview:
We seek independent and mature field assistants with a background in biology, ecology, environmental science, forestry, or a related field for a paid field research internship ($10/hr). First round of open positions will start in late March/April; second round will start in midsummer and go until end of November. Start dates are flexible and up for negotiation. In general, an internship lasts about 4 months. Typical workdays are eight hours Monday through Friday; however, tasks may require early morning, evening, or weekend work. A valid driver’s license is required. The intern will work and travel mostly independently and occasionally in a pair or small group. Maturity to work autonomously and for long hours is required.

Responsibilities:
*       Work independently to collect biotic and abiotic data in field and
lab settings in accordance with established protocols
*       Measure seedling growth, germination, physiology, and phenology
*       Measure soil characteristics and microbe activity
*       Routine maintenance of field sites and research equipment.
*       Data entry using Excel and Google Drive
*       Travel frequently between sites
*       Employ experimental rainfall reduction treatment
*       Aiding principle investigators and graduate students as needed.

Desired qualifications: 1) Eagerness to work hard in an outdoor setting. 2) Capacity to collect data following established protocols. 3) Familiarity with plant and tree species of northern Minnesota. 4) Willingness to work well and live alone and/or with others in a remote area. 5) Demonstrated ability to work under changing weather conditions and with large swarms of insects. 6) Ability to adapt to a frequently changing schedule with frequent travel.

Research sites:
Field work will be split between research sites at the Cloquet Forestry Center in Cloquet, MN (http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/) and the Hubachek Wilderness Research Center (https://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/facilities/hubachek)
near Ely, MN. Both research sites are in beautiful forested settings and provide access to the natural areas of northern Minnesota including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. An individual’s home base will be at either of these locations, though travel between sites will be required depending on project needs. University vehicles are used for such travel.
On-site housing with furnishing and a kitchen will be available.

Contact:
Please send cover letter (including available working dates), one-page resume, and contact information for two references electronically to:

Artur Stefanski
stefa066@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
1530 Cleveland Ave N. | St Paul, MN 55108 USA

Highest priority will be given to applicants possible start date before April 1.

SEASONAL FIELD TECHNICIAN POSITIONS: FOREST ECOLOGY Tyson Research Center Washington University in St. Louis

The Myers lab at Washington University in St. Louis (http://www.myersecologylab.com) seeks two seasonal field technicians to participate in two large-scale research projects at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center (http://tyson.wustl.edu): 1) a 35-year study of forest diversity and dynamics in a large-scale temperate forest plot that is part of the Smithsonian ForestGEO global network of forest research plots (http://www.forestgeo.si.edu); and 2) a landscape-scale experiment investigating the importance of plant functional traits in determining responses of plant diversity to environmental change (prescribed fire & soil-resource availability) and natural enemies (seed predators & herbivores). The technicians will develop skills and gain experience in: 1) field protocols for censuses of long-term forest plots, including plant identification, tree mapping, and measurements of growth and mortality; 2) data collection for large-scale field experiments, including surveys of plant community composition and functional traits across environmental gradients; 3) management of large data sets; and 4) mentoring of undergraduate and high school students in field research.

Position details: The positions are full-time, temporary positions (up to 6 months) with no benefits.
Wages will be commensurate with experience. The start dates are flexible, but ideally the positions would begin between April and May 2018. Successful applicants will need to secure their own housing in St. Louis or near Tyson Research Center (20 miles from campus). Located on the edge of the Ozarks ecoregion, Tyson Research Center is a 2000-acre field station dedicated to multi-scale research, teaching opportunities, and collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and levels of academic training.

Minimum requirements: Bachelors degree in a related field (e.g. biology, ecology, forestry) and experience in field research. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in ecology, excellent teamwork skills, enjoy working outdoors under a range of conditions that include walking across steep terrain and hot/humid weather, and enthusiasm to learn new field skills.

To apply: Please combine the following into a single PDF file: 1) a cover letter describing your interest in this position, relevant past experience, start date availability, and contact information for three references including email addresses and phone numbers; and 2) a CV or resume. Application materials must be submitted electronically throughhttps://jobs.wustl.edu/ by entering the job ID number (39083) as a keyword under “Basic Search.” Review of applications will begin February 15 and continue until the positions are filled. Candidates are encouraged to e-mail Jonathan Myers (jamyers@wustl.edu) to indicate interest in the position as soon as possible using the subject line “Ecology Technician”.
Questions regarding the position can be directed to Jonathan Myers.

The Heffernan Lab at the Nicholas School at Duke University seeks 3-4
technical research assistants to conduct urban field sampling in the Miami,
FL this spring (~March-June). Duties will primarily include conducting
surveys of vegetation, insects, and birds in residential yards and local
parks.

Desired qualifications include any of the following: experience with field
work in urban environments; ability to identify plant, insects, and/or
birds of south Florida.

For more info and to apply: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10749