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Summer jobs in Alaska: Field crew leader and undergraduate research
assistants needed

A field crew leader and 3 undergraduate research assistants will be
hired to work in Alaska summer 1998 as part of a research team
investigating the boreal forest response to climate change at
latitudinal treeline on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.

FIELD CREW LEADER:
Responsibilities:
(1) Assist with organizing field season logistics.
(2) Participating in data collection (includes coring trees, collecting
soil samples, planting spruce seeds and seedlings).
(3) Assist with the supervision of undergraduate research assistants.

Qualifications:
Must be available from approximately June 20 through August 14.  As the
research will involve camping for 6 weeks in extremely remote areas,
the successful candidate must have experience living in remote
wilderness areas.  Applicants without such experience will not be
considered. Other recommended qualifications include: B.S. in ecology or
related discipline, EMT certification or other first-aid training,
experience coordinating logistics for group expeditions, familiarity
with dendrochronology, tundra soils, and vegetation sampling and a
willingness to tolerate bad weather and mosquitoes.

Compensation:
Salary is $380/week.  Travel expenses to and within Alaska will be paid,
and per diem ($15/day) will be provided.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS.
Responsibilities:
Assist with data collection, including:  tree coring, collection of soil
samples, and planting of spruce seeds & seedlings.

Qualifications:
Applicants must be available for the entire field season, which will
begin at the end of June and end on approximately August 14.  The
research will involve camping for 6 weeks in extremely remote areas, so
the successful applicants must have experience living in remote
wilderness areas for extended periods.  Because of the difficulties and
risks associated with travel in such remote areas, applicants without
wilderness experience will not be considered.  Other recommended
qualifications include: coursework in ecology or related discipline,
experience conducting ecological field research, first-aid training, and
a willingness to tolerate bad weather, long hours, and mosquitoes.
Research assistants must also own (or have access to) personal camping
gear (tents, sleeping bags, packs, etc.).

Compensation:
Salary is $230/week.   Travel expenses to and within Alaska will be
paid, and per diem ($15/day) will be provided.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please specify in a cover letter which position you are applying for
(Field crew leader or Undergraduate RA).  By April 10, please send a
resume, a cover letter describing relevant experience, and the names and
contact information for two references to: Dr. Andrea Lloyd,  Department
of  Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury VT 05753 (phone:
802-443-3165, fax: 802-443-2072).  Applications may be submitted
electronically to: lloyd@middlebury.edu. Middlebury College is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.