[ESSP] great internship in Alaska

[Vanessa Paulman]

Dear all,

I just got the field assistant posting  below.  I 
know these people very well and they are 
excellent scientists - and it's Alaska!  A lof of 
Hampshire students have worked at Toolik - one 
summer so many they called it the "Hampshire 
mafia"!

Charlene

The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking
applicants for summer field assistant positions on an-ongoing ecological
research project.  These positions will be located at the Toolik Field
Station in Alaska.  For additional information about the Ecosystems Center
and it programs, visit our website at ecosystems.mbl.edu/.  Information
about the Arctic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project is available
at http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/ and information about the Toolik Field
Station is available at http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/.

DUTIES:
• Streams Summer FA:  The successful candidate will participate in
research on arctic tundra stream ecosystems at Toolik Field Station in
northern Alaska.  Duties will include monitoring physical parameters in
streams, collection and analysis of water samples, benthic samples and
juvenile and adult fish.  Previous chemistry experience a plus.
• Lakes Summer FA:  The successful candidate will participate in research
on a series of lakes at thet Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska.
Duties will include taking physical and chemical measurements in lakes,
and collection and analysis of water samples.  Previous chemistry
experience a plus.
• Land-Water Summer FA:  The successful candidate will participate in
research on a tussock watershed at the Toolik Field Station in northern
Alaska.  Duties will include measurement of carbon and nutrient flux from
streams, lakes and terrestrial ecosystems.
• Terrestrial Summer FA:   The successful candidate will participate in
research on tundra ecosystems.  Duties include precipitation and weather
data, collection, sampling and processing plant and soil samples.

SKILLS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:  Applicants should be recent college
graduates, (BS or MS) with significant course work and/or field experience
in ecology.  Some background in terrestrial ecology, soil science, aquatic
ecology, hydrology, chemistry, fish ecology and/or ecosystems ecology
preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Applicants should be in good health, capable of
rigorous physical activity (e.g., working long hours outside in
potentially severe weather, carrying >40 pound pack across uneven terrain,
hiking many miles per day across tundra) and be prepared to live in an
isolated setting with harsh environmental conditions.  Applicants should
be prepared to live in a setting where cooperation with others is
essential and living accommodations are spare and simple.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:  Applicants should be available for travel by
early June 2004 and should be able to remain in Alaska until at least
through August, 2004.  Travel and living expenses will be paid in addition
to a salary.

DEADLINE:   Until suitable candidates are identified.

To Apply:  Please send a resume, copy of transcripts, names, addresses,
telephone number and email address (if available) of 3 references to:
marine Biological laboratory,  Attn:  Human Resources, reference code [SFA
ECO], 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA  02543; phone: 508-289-7422; e-mail to:
resume at mbl.edu

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Non-smoking workplace.

--
Charlene

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Charlene D'Avanzo
Professor of Ecology 
Dean, School of Natural Sciences
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA 01002

Voice 413-5595569
FAX 413-5595448
Email - cdavanzo at hampshire.edu

website: http://helios.hampshire.edu/~cdNS/
TIEE: http://www.tiee.ecoed.net/
Course website: http://ns.hampshire.edu/ns207/

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Vanessa Paulman       
Science Outreach Coordinator
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

phone: (413) 559-5792
fax: (413) 559-5438
Adele Simmons Hall #132

http://ScienceExploration.hampshire.edu


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