Summer Arctic Research Opportunity
Hiring Organization:
University of Alaska
Employment type: Full-Time
Job Location: Toolik Lake, Alaska
Application Due Date: April 15, 2023
The work is part of the Arctic Observing Networks collaborative research project: Sustaining and amplifying the ITEX AON through automation and increased interdisciplinarity of observations.
This sampling effort is part of a long-term monitoring effort that began in 1989. The work will add to a valuable data set of plant responses to both experimental manipulation of growing season temperatures as well as ambient climate change over the last 25+ years. The work involves identifying and recording plant, bryophyte and lichen species within small 1-m grids at a set of four permanent plots located at the Toolik Lake Field Station. Field Assistants will be expected to work outdoors at least six days a week under conditions that may be cool, rainy, hot, and with insects such as mosquitoes. Expertise in the arctic flora, including vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens preferred. Opportunities for work on analyses of the data and participation in research publications are available. The field crews will work in pairs with an experienced crew leader leading the sampling effort. The positions will report to US Forest Service scientist William Gould. The field work will be July 3 through August 4, 2023. Accepted applicants will report to Fairbanks Alaska with transportation arranged to the Toolik Field Station. Meals, lodging and a stipend will be provided.
This is an opportunity to have an adventurous time while gaining valuable research experience in the Arctic!
If you are interested in this position and want to receive more information, please contact William Gould, Research Ecologist, at (787) 402-9955 or E-mail at william.a.gould@usda.gov .
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