Fixed Term Research Associate at Kellogg Biological Station

Summary The Evans Lab at MSU’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station is seeking a research associate to examine shifts in microbial community composition and function in bioenergy cropping systems. The research associate would contribute to two highly inter-related projects: The first is the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, a large multi-PO and interdisciplinary project, of which… Read more »

Postdoctoral Researcher – Coastal Food Web Ecology

Job Description: A two-year postdoctoral position is available in the Polito Lab at Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences. The postdoctoral researcher will focus on the analysis of bulk tissue and compound-specific stable isotope measurements of amino acids to help understand the ecological effects of multiple stressors and subsequent restoration practices on the trophic… Read more »

Director, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) seeks an emerging or established leader with both research and leadership skills who has a record of achievement in cold-regions research. The position requires balancing management of the Institute with a vigorous research program and a commitment to training the next generation of diverse interdisciplinary environmental scientists…. Read more »

Postdoctoral Scholar – Quantifying Marine Biodiversity

The Rassweiler lab at Florida State University is recruiting a postdoc to study marine biodiversity, with a focus on data from the Santa Barbara Channel including data from the SBC-LTER. A full announcement is also posted at rassweiler-lab.com, and applications received before June 25th will receive full consideration.  Please contact rassweiler@bio.fsu.edu with any questions. Details: We seek a postdoctoral scholar… Read more »

Research Scientist I – Two positions at Sevilleta LTER

Infrastructure The Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program at the University of New Mexico is seeking to fill a position at the level of Research Scientist I. This position has a large field ecology component and requires the ability to live for extended periods at the Sevilleta Field Station near Socorro, New Mexico, (up to… Read more »

Semester in Environmental Science | 4 positions

The Semester in Environmental Science is a 15-week fall semester at the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The curriculum provides an intensive field and laboratory-based introduction to ecosystem science and the biogeochemistry of coastal forests, freshwater ponds and estuaries. The Marine Biological Laboratory seeks applicants for 4 positions in association with the program…. Read more »

Post-doctoral Position – University of New Hampshire Water Quality Analysis Lab

A position is available in ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, with funding availability of two years minimum. This position will primarily focus on using high-frequency in situ optical sensors to assess carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry and stoichiometry in a temperate, multi-use landscape (Lamprey River Hydrologic Observatory and White Mountains, New Hampshire) and in a tropical rain… Read more »

Science Assistant Position at NSF

Directorate of Geosciences, Division of Ocean Sciences, Biological Oceanography Program Science Assistants serve a vital support function to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) scientific programs. Currently, the Ocean Section in the Division of Ocean Sciences is hiring a Science Assistant for the Biological Oceanography Program.  Working with Biological Oceanography program officers at the intersection of… Read more »

Temporary Field Assistant at Toolik Field Station

The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for a temporary field assistant position on a lake warming project. The positions will largely be located at the Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska. For additional information about the Ecosystems Center and its programs, visit our web site at http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/. Additional Information This… Read more »

PhD Assistantship in Biogeochemistry at Virginia Tech – Hubbard Brook LTER

We are seeking applicants for a Ph.D. research assistantship in the biogeochemistry of forested ecosystems.  Research will focus on the fate and transport of weathering products across spatial gradients within watersheds.  Project goals include characterizing dynamic solute fluxes that will help us understand how ecosystems respond to and recover from different global change drivers. The… Read more »