There is a research assistantship available through Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Forest Ecology Lab (www.forestecology.ca) and the Taiga Plains Research Network (www.taigaplains.ca) as part of an ongoing partnership with the Government of the Northwest Territories (http://www.wlu.ca/research/LaurierNWT). We are looking for a motivated, energetic individual to join our Scotty Creek Forest Dynamics Plot team. The plot is part of the Smithsonian Institutes Global Earth Observatory (SIGEO) program, which forms a network of 49 large forest monitoring plots from the tropics to the boreal.
Research assistantship details: - Duration: Three months (late May late August) - Location: Scotty Creek Research Basin, a remote study site near Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada. - Salary/travel: In addition to a research assistant stipend, travel between Waterloo, Ontario and the field site(s) will be provided and food and accommodation while in the field will be provided. - Tasks: contribute to the completion of the Scotty Creek 20.8 ha mapped forest plot. - Interested individuals may develop independent research projects prior to departure for the field site and may focus on a range of ecological and/or hydrological topics relevant to the study site. Qualifications Interested individuals should have the following general qualifications: - Be enrolled in or have completed a science-based undergraduate degree. - Fluent in English - Experience camping, preferably in more remote settings - First aid training required at time of employment Interested students should contact: Jennifer Baltzer Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change Center for Cold Regions and Water Science Research and Biology Dept., Wilfrid Laurier University 75 University Ave., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5, Canada Phone: (519) 884-0710 ext 4188 Email: [email protected]
