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Environmental Stewardship of the McMurdo Dry Valleys

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The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV), the largest ice-free portion of Antarctica, is a unique and fragile ecosystem that has been designated as an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA). Human activities, including scientific research, are thus carefully regulated to minimize potential damage to the landscape and ecosystem. A workshop, held in May 2016, outlined actions to… Read more »

Collaborative Solutions to Nitrogen Runoff

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How do you begin to approach wicked problems, those that span socioeconomic and ecological spheres, when solutions involve multiple and varied stakeholders? Researchers at the Kellogg Biological Station LTER began to tackle one of U.S. agriculture’s greatest challenges, excess nitrogen pollution, by hosting “The N Roundtable,” to improve the flow of information through a farming landscape that has changed dramatically in the past few decades.

2017 REU opportunities

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NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program. The REU program allows for active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she… Read more »

REU in Tropical Ecology at Luquillo LTER (2018)

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Our summer program provides research experiences for undergraduate students in areas of ecology (streams, plant communities, soils) and evolution (plant-pollinator interactions). We study the tropical rainforest of Puerto Rico at various levels of organization, ranging from genes to ecosystems. Field research is conducted at El Verde Field Station, in El Yunque National Forest. Program Description Our… Read more »

Tenure Track Faculty Cluster Hire at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) seeks applications from exceptional candidates for at least two tenure-track faculty positions to complement CFOS’ breadth of expertise in fisheries and ocean sciences. We invite applicants with sea-going programs in chemical, geological, physical, biological, or fisheries oceanography, whose research plans… Read more »

Environmental Data Specialist (Michigan State University)

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Michigan State University invites applications for a motivated and innovative environmental data specialist to support and promote the mission of the sustainability portion of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) (https://www.glbrc.org/) and the Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Program (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/). GLBRC sustainability research, funded by the US Department of Energy for the past 10 years,… Read more »

President’s Professorship in Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) was recently awarded a prestigious President’s Professor of Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems by the University of Alaska President. The Department of Fisheries within CFOS invites applications for this position, a tenure-track, full-time (9-months annual state support) President’s Professorship in Quantitative Fisheries and… Read more »

Plum Island Ecosystem LTER-2 positions (2018)

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Plum Island Ecosystem LTER The Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for two 10-week positions in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The successful applicant will work as part of a large-scale, multi-disciplinary project examining the effects of sea-level, climate change, and changes in human land use of… Read more »