Chesapeake Conservation Corps Job Opportunities

 Are you an aspiring college student or recent graduate interested in water resources protection and biological monitoring? The Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program is seeking applicants to assist the Maryland Department of Natural Resources! Apply to the Chesapeake Bay Trust by March 12.

The Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program provides an opportunity where young professionals can gain vital green jobs skills and build a network of connections in the environmental field while earning a salary. These one-year opportunities place young adults (ages 18-25) with nonprofits or government agencies to work full-time in the environmental field in the Chesapeake watershed. This program provides hands-on professional and leadership experience. This initiative is supported by the Trust, BGE an Exelon Company, the U.S. National Park Service and the state of Maryland.

Opportunity #1

 

One CCC member would work with their host to protect and restore Maryland’s state-owned lakes by conducting water quality monitoring, harmful algal bloom assessments, and submerged aquatic vegetation surveys and restoration from powerboats, kayaks and on foot. The CCC member would also receive training opportunities to participate in Chesapeake Bay-wide monitoring and restoration projects. Contact: Mike Naylor mike.naylor@maryland.gov.

Opportunity #2

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One member would work with their hosts as a member of the Maryland Biological Stream Survey, one of the premier biological monitoring programs of its kind in the US. These members will travel to streams around the state to evaluate stream health by surveying fish, macroinvertebrates, habitat, and water chemistry. This Corps member's Capstone project would focus on monitoring and evaluating stream restoration projects funded by the Department. Contact: Matt Ashton  matthew.ashton@maryland.gov

Opportunity #3

One member's project would focus on further developing an aspect of the Department's freshwater mussel restoration and conservation initiatives. Contact: Matt Ashton matthew.ashton@maryland.gov

The purpose of the Corps Program is 1) to enable young adults to work with organizations and communities on issues impacting the Chesapeake Bay, and 2) to better prepare young adults pursuing careers in the environmental field. Corps Members will work on projects and programs that fall into at least one of six categories (environmental restoration, community engagement, environmental education, energy conservation, sustainable agriculture or forestry), gain career and leadership skills, and become more engaged through meaningful community service.

​The Chesapeake Bay Trust anticipates placing around 35-40 Corps Members, young adults 18-25, with nonprofit organizations and government agencies throughout the Chesapeake Bay region for a paid year of service ($19,000) beginning on August 18, 2020. To find the application, go to https://cbtrust.org/prospective/

Applications must be submitted through the Trust’s online system by March 12, 2020 at 4:00 pm.

For more information, visit https://cbtrust.org/prospective/.

For questions about this potential internship opportunity with Maryland DNR, please contact Program Manager Mike Naylor at mike.naylor@maryland.gov.

For any questions about becoming a volunteer or about the Chesapeake Conservation Corps, contact Senior Program Officer Tara Drennan, tdrennan@cbtrust.org or 410-974-2941, ext. 102.

WEBSITE: https://dnr.maryland.gov/ccs/Pages/ccc-host-applicants.aspx

Assistant Program Coordinator - Short Term - Remote position

ASSISTANT PROGRAM COORDINATOR for 2021 SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM IN ECOLOGY

(13-week remote position May 17- August 13, 2021) - great opportunity for recent graduates or those graduating in May 2021

Since 1993, the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology has been an integral part of Harvard Forest's research and education mission. In 2021, 12-18 undergraduate students will join the Harvard Forest community in a virtual research program in ecology. The Program Assistant works closely with the Summer Program Co-Directors to organize the educational components of the program, and to provide the information, advising, support, and management required to create a hospitable academic work environment.

Duties and Responsibilities (work under the supervision of the Summer Program Co-Directors)

• Assist with student orientation (May 24th - June 4th)
• Inform students of Harvard Forest activities, policies, and expectations
• Coordinate weekly workshops and seminars
• Work with Summer Program Co-Directors to resolve student issues
• Organize virtual Summer Student Symposium in early-August
• Assist with administrative tasks related to the summer research program
• Hold weekly program meetings
• Plan, organize, and direct community-building events using virtual platforms
• Serve as advisor to student on matters concerning community development, conflict resolution and counseling
• Other duties as needed

Required Skills, Training and Experience

• Must have completed Bachelor's degree as of Spring 2021
• Excellent listening, negotiation, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and computer skills, comfortable using email, list-serves, virtual communication platforms (e.g. Zoom)
• Capable of performing a variety of tasks simultaneously
• Work independently with moderate supervision

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with ethnically and culturally diverse population preferred
• Experience in environmental science work a plus, but note that this is an administrative, not research, position
• Coding experience (e.g. with R) desirable

Time Commitment and Compensation
Compensation is $25/hour, for 40 hours per week for 13 weeks (May 17 to August 13, 2021; start date is firm).

Location
The Assistant Program Coordinator may be based anywhere, with the understanding that the core workday is 9am-5pm Eastern time, with some evening work. Regardless of the Assistant Program Coordinator's location, the work will be performed remotely. Harvard Forest will provide a laptop computer for use during the 13-week period of employment.

Application
Please send a cover letter, resume and contact information for three references to HFApps@fas.harvard.edu . For full consideration, submit your application materials by January 31, 2021.
Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Additional information about Harvard Forest and the summer program is available at http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu .

For questions, please contact Audrey Barker Plotkin, Co-Director of the HF Summer Program at
hf-srpe@fas.harvard.edu  .  NO PHONE CALLS, please.

The Harvard Forest Community
Harvard Forest is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive community that collectively supports and implements our mission: the investigation, understanding, and communication of the ways in which physical, biological, and human systems interact to change our Earth. All should feel that they are critical parts of the Harvard Forest community, whatever their identity groups, while working, studying, visiting, or living here. We will welcome, recruit, develop, and advance talented staff, students, and visiting scholars from diverse backgrounds, and strive to ensure that all are included in our mission.

2021 REU Program in Marine Science - University of Delaware

Summer research opportunities for undergraduates for Summer 2021.

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer REU Program in Marine Science at the University of Delaware, an NSF-Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.

 

Interns will work with faculty in a research-intensive setting on a research topic in chemical, physical, or biological oceanography, marine biology or marine geology. In addition to hands-on research experience, student support includes a $6,400 stipend, campus housing, and travel assistance. The deadline to apply is Friday February 12, 2021.

 

Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences, this REU program supports ten undergraduate students to conduct research in marine science. The program will take place at the University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp campus in the beach community of Lewes, located on the shores of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.

 

More information and the application can be found on our website. You may also be interested to hear directly from former interns, or see one of our field trips on the R/V Daiber on the Delaware Bay.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Joanna York

Director, UD REU program in Marine Science

jyork@udel.edu

 

302-831-7040

Course Announcement: Data Wrangling and Visualization with R (PLSC498B)

Looking for an extremely worthwhile elective next spring? If you've taken a biometry class (GEOG306 or BIOM301, BMGT230, EDMS451, STAT400, etc) and want to excel at using Program R...definitely check out this class below! We'll be happy to have it count as one of your electives!

- Your ENST Advising Team

Data Wrangling and Visualization with R (PLSC498B).

The R Statistical Environment has fundamentally changed how scientists manage, analyze, share, and communicate data. The power and flexibility of R open myriad opportunities. The downside of this power is that it creates a daunting barrier to entering the R universe. Development of a constellation of tools called The Tidyverse is lowering those barriers, but its unique language and philosophy can still be daunting. The purpose of this course is to immerse you in the Tidyverse so that you can use its tools to harness the power of R in ways that will help you transform and elevate your research.

Through a combination of lecture, hands-on demos, quizzes, and increasingly independent coding exercises, you will learn the fundamentals of using R. You will gain experience with approaches for handling, summarizing, and plotting data in ways that are repeatable and transparent. This is NOT, however, a statistics class. Rather, you will learn to get your data into R, wrangle it into the form needed for your chosen analysis, get your results out, and document your workflow for yourself and the greater scientific community. Rather than focusing on a few specific types of analyses, you will learn basic skills and general principles that you can use to analyze data for your field. When you take your statistics courses you will be able to focus on the statistical concepts because you will be fluent in the reproducible vocabulary and grammar of R focusing on methods from the Tidyverse. 

• The course is designed for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students who are meeting R for the first time.
• Students who are just designing their research can benefit by understanding how to collect and manage their data from the outset.
• Students who already have data will jumpstart their ability to process and analyze their data.
• Slightly more advanced students with some R experience can bolster their skills.
• Truly advanced R users seeking in-depth instruction on specific types of analyses or high-level programming techniques will likely not benefit much. Such students will find a better fit in one of the many other great courses in statistics or advanced programming.

Wetland Ecosystems Ecology Technician - Arizona State University

Arizona State University’s Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab (WEEL) is seeking a Research Technician to perform a wide variety of standard laboratory and/or field experimental procedures. The role requires ingenuity, resourcefulness and adaptability to special and changing needs of research in urban, wetland, aridland, and various other environments. Research at the WEEL (http://weel.asu.edu) focuses on wetland, urban, and aquatic ecosystems. The WEEL is part of the Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Program (CAP LTER; http://caplter.asu.edu).

Essential Duties

·       Assist with administrative functions such as procuring supplies and equipment.

·       Assist in judging the validity of data obtained from experimental or monitoring research and recommend additional tests and/or modifications where needed.

·       Create and manage databases for studies which includes setting up databases, metadata, and associated data entry programs and retrieving data from database for purposes of analyses or data review. Proficiency in R-code is necessary.

·       Operate and maintain laboratory, experimental, and field equipment and instruments; perform repairs and make arrangements for repairs to be performed; assist in the design and fabrication of research equipment.

To review and apply please go to Careers at ASU and search for 64363BR. Application deadline is December 16, 2020 at 3:00 pm MST.

https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=25620&siteid=5494#jobDetails=4141528_5494

2021 summer REU opportunity in Costa Rica

Summer 2021 NSF-REU program: "ECOHYDROLOGY OF TROPICAL MONTANE FORESTS – DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY BREADTH, AND GLOBAL AWARENESS". 

This REU Program is fully supported by the National Science Foundation. Students are granted stipends, housing, and all program-related travel expenses.

The goal of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to develop essential skills in designing, executing and disseminating original research that quantifies the hydrologic and biogeochemical fluxes in the watershed of a tropical montane forest. Participants spend 5 weeks on Texas A&M University campus and 5 weeks in Costa Rica.

This program is committed to attract a diverse pool of talented students into careers in science and engineering and to help ensure that they receive the best education possible. We especially encourage applications from student attending community colleges and other non-research institutions.

For more information, and to submit an application, visit our website:

https://costaricareu.tamu.edu/

REU Summer Internships at SERC - Edgewater, MD

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is recruiting students for internships during the summer of 2021. In accordance with COVID-19 safety precautions; we will be unable to provide on-site housing for students, so we are interested in students who live locally and would be able to commute to the SERC campus multiple days per week and students who are interested in virtual internship opportunities.

   The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland offers undergraduate and beginning graduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the fields of environmental research and education. The program enables students to work on specific projects while getting experience in valuable lab techniques all under the direction of the Center’s professional staff. The program is tailored to provide the maximum educational benefit to each participant.

SERC is focused on understanding the causes and consequences of environmental change for marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. Interns at SERC conduct independent projects over 12-16 weeks utilizing our 2,650-acre research site on the shores of Chesapeake Bay to provide novel insights into some of the most profound issues challenging our world today; including habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center has maintained an REU site since 2001 and those students sponsored have used our professional-training programs as a steppingstone to pursue advanced careers in the environmental sciences.

How to Apply

Application to the SERC Internship Program consists of on-line registration,

Student copy of transcripts, personal essay, CV or resume, and two letters of recommendation using the Smithsonian On-line Academic Appointment (SOLAA)  

https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/#/public

Application deadlines are listed below:

Summer (May-August): Deadline is February 15th

For more information please visit our web site

https://serc.si.edu/pro_training/internships/projectmenu.aspx

Or email: SERCintern@si.edu

The Smithsonian Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Students from under-represented groups or institutions lacking research facilities or research opportunities are especially encouraged to apply.

However, all other interested students are encouraged to apply.

Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - University of Virginia

Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm has a wonderful opportunity for undergraduate students to gain research experience during summer 2021 in ecology or evolutionary biology. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) fellowship is open to applicants from any college or university.

The REU program emphasizes experimental ecology and evolutionary biology including a wide variety of topics such as plant-animal interactions, pollinator behavior and ecology, insect population ecology, and ecosystem ecology. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $575 per week (over 10-11 weeks), additional money for food, and free housing. Each student picks a research mentor from our pool of faculty members and graduate students and then conducts a novel research project. The students will gain experience in experimental design, data collection, analytical techniques, and written and oral presentation of findings. REU students also benefit from several professional development workshops.

This is a wonderful opportunity for an undergraduate student contemplating a future in science. The application deadline is Feb 15, 2021.

Further information and application: www.blandy.virginia.edu

Administrative Internship at National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA

This is an opportunity under the Internship Program under Pathways. This position is located in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR), Directorate of Geosciences (GEO), National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA. EAR supports research on improving understanding of the structure, composition, processes and evolution of the Earth.

For more info: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/586562300

Application deadline: Dec 23, 2020

Graduate Research Assistantship