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Salt Fieldwork | Bernhardt and Wright Labs

by Grace L. Schumaker on April 16, 2018

The Bernhardt and Wright Labs at Duke University are seeking a current undergrad or recent college
graduate for a full-time technician position. Successful applicant will work closely with our graduate
students and research technicians doing field and laboratory work this summer.

We are conducting a large scale field experiment in a coastal wetland (eastern North Carolina) to
determine the effects of salt additions on vegetation and carbon cycling. Applicants must be
comfortable spending long days outside and willing to endure potentially strenuous
field conditions. Once a month we will spend 3-5 days (and nights) at our field site (2.5 hours east of
Raleigh/Durham) with accommodation provided. The remainder of the month is spent in the lab
facility or greenhouses at Duke analyzing soil, water, and plant samples. The project is very wide in
scope and there is opportunity for gaining experience in a variety of biogeochemistry and plant
ecology research techniques.

Preference will be giving to applicants who can start the first week of May and stay on at least 10
weeks. Previous experience not required, but we strongly prefer candidates with undergraduate
course work in ecology, biology, environmental science, geology, chemistry or similar, and
demonstrated comfort working outdoors.

To apply, please send a 1-page cover letter and 1-page CV that includes contact information for two
references to emily.ury@duke.edu by April 10th. In your cover letter, please include your earliest
available start date and any other relevant constraints on your work availability.

Please direct any questions to emily.ury@duke.edu. For more information on our
research visit our website: http://bernhardtlab.weebly.com.

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