Summer Undergraduate Research – Alaska

We are hiring an undergraduate student for summer 2017 to assist with
research on the effects of permafrost thaw and fire on export of carbon and
nitrogen from boreal catchments near Fairbanks, Alaska. The student will
work with a network of instream sensors to measure organic matter and
nitrate concentrations in Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed, part of
the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research program.

Research will include day trips to the field site and lab work at UAF. The
student will work as a team with a graduate student and technician, and will
also have the opportunity to conduct an independent research project.

Applicants should have demonstrated interest in ecosystem ecology or
geosciences and coursework in biology, chemistry, hydrology, and/or math and
statistics. Previous research or work experience in biology or chemistry is
desired. The position is available May-Aug.

Interested students should contact Dr. Tamara Harms (tkharms@alaska.edu) and
include: 1) cover letter summarizing research interests and experience, 2)
list of relevant coursework, and 3) CV by April 18, 2017. For further
information on the research, see: www.harmslab.org &
www.iab.uaf.edu/people/jay_jones/