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A Resource for EBIO StudentsWebsite Programmer needed for Kociolek Lab
We seek someone who has website programming skills (programmer who primarily works with Databases, sometimes referred to as DBA or database administrators/administration, and uses SQL, and/or MySQL, and/or PostgreSQL also known as Postgres OR Flash, Javascript, and maybe other programs/languages), to help develop a website on the Freshwater Algae of northern Michigan. The student would work with Dr. Patrick Kociolek, and a website designer. Hours are flexible, and the work can be done from anywhere.
Please send a resume, experience in website programming, links to previously accomplished websites, and the number of hours per week, and during, you are available. Information can be sent to patrick.kociolek@colorado.edu.
U.S. Geological Survey Summer Internship in Boulder
Position is for a Hydrologic Technician Field Assistant and would include technical work in a laboratory or field environment in support of professional or technical employees engaged in hydrologic data collection activities or chemical analysis of water samples in a laboratory. Performs one or more of the following duties:
–Collects surface-water, ground-water, and quality-water data from gaging stations, wells, or QW
monitoring stations.
–Performs routine laboratory analysis of water samples to determine specified sediment, chemical,
or biological concentrations or physical characteristics.
–Operates a government motor vehicle as an incidental driver.
For More Information: Geological Survey Summer Intern Boulder
Summer Internship with Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys insulin producing beta cells. Our laboratory is interested in delineating mechanisms involved in triggering the disease. We are particularly interested in identifying the role of the innate immune system, the first line of defense against infections in islet destruction. We are also performing studies to identify potential islet antigens involved in the autoimmune process against insulin producing beta cells. We are looking for excellent undergraduate students for a summer internship at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver. Candidates can email Dr. Danny Zipris at danny.zipris@ucdenver.edu with a cover letter and resume or with requests for additional information.
Summer Position with Geological Survey in Utah
This is a two-month seasonal position. Incumbent will perform laboratory and field work from mid-May to mid-July. This position is in the Canyonlands Research Station, Moab, Utah. Work is performed over a wide geographic area requiring overnight trips and possibility of work in remote areas for up to 10-days. Incumbent participates in a research program focusing on the ecology and physiology of plants and biological soil crusts, soil ecology, biogeochemistry, physical soil science, plant-soil interactions, and invasive plants. Course work in botany, plant physiology, chemistry, and soil science is optimal. Incumbent will perform routine laboratory and field work. Duties include long days of collecting field data under extreme conditions, processing vegetation and soil samples for chemical analysis or archiving, use of complicated scientific instrumentation, and use of excel and/or access for data entry and summary.
Paid Summer Internships!!!
Colorado Youth Corps Association is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management to offer paid internships across the state as a pathway to natural resource careers. CYCA is currently seeking to fill 13 positions that are 12-week, full-time, paid internships ($10-$13) with Field Offices across Colorado to perform meaningful natural resource work and research. A handful of the positions have an early May start date.
You may find these listings at www.cyca.org/careers/ with links to the Position Descriptions for your review.
If you have any questions about these positions please feel free to reach out to the identified contact for each position; or contact CYCA Associate Director Scott Segerstrom at ssegerstrom@cyca.org and 303-863-0604.
Biological Field Technicians Wanted!
Heritage Environmental Consultants is seeking biological field technicians to conduct field surveys in the western U.S. A Bachelor’s in Biology is preferred, but not required, though EBIO course work is a must. The most immediate survey is in the San Joaquin Valley, California and would require leaving on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Survey would include blunt-nosed leopard lizards, giant kangaroo rats, and other more common species. Rigorous hiking endurance is a must. Another position is located in El Centro, CA and involves Burrowing Owl surveys as well as flat-tailed horned lizard surveys. Must be willing to travel extensively and for multiple weeks at a time. Good wages and all expenses paid. Please contact Patrick Golden at pgolden@heritage-ec.com or (303) 618-7910.
