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[johniac]

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 19th, 2025

[evoldir]

Fwd: Other: MichiganTechU.REU.PlantEvolution

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@web.rhpcs.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Other: MichiganTechU.REU.PlantEvolution > Date: 13 January 2022 at 08:41:49 GMT > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > REU Internship in Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Michigan > Technological University > > Overview:We seek 1-2 motivated and enthusiastic undergraduate students > for a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) internship > in Dr. Erika Hersch-Green’s Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology > Labat Michigan Technological University. This is a 10-week, full-time, > paid internship. Dates are flexible but will run from approximately the > beginning of June through mid-August 2022. The selected student will > receive a $5000 stipend (~$500/week for the 10-week duration), up to > $1000 to defray travel costs to Houghton MI, and will be provided with > research funds to support their project. > > The selected student(s) will be mentored by Dr. Hersch-Green to > contribute to an ongoing NSF-funded research project thatfocusses on > the interacting roles that nutrients, disturbance, plant genome size, > and plant morphological/chemical/physiological traits have on community > dynamics and species interactions (herbivores, pollinators, etc.). Data > from this project is collected at experimental sites that are part of the > NutNet and DRAGnet (for design and background see https://nutnet.org/) > research consortiums in which plots are exposed to different nutrient > and disturbance treatments. > > Selected student(s) will develop and conduct an independent research > project that contributes to the overall goals of the larger research > project. Students will have opportunities to conduct laboratory, > field, and/or greenhouse work and field work will be done locally at > our experimental field site and/or by accompanying graduate students to > other sites in the NutNet/DRAGNet research consortium. > > Eligibility: Applicants must currently be a (1) U.S. citizen, > U.S. national, or permanent resident and (2) an undergraduate freshman, > sophomore, junior, or senior graduating no earlier than September > 2022 or a high school senior that will start their undergraduate > education the following fall semester after the REU program. We are > especially encouraging applications from students from traditionally > under-represented groups in biology/STEM fields (i.e., African Americans, > Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, > other Pacific Islanders, students with disabilities, first generation > college students, veterans, women, LGBTQ students) as well as students > from institutions with limited research opportunities (e.g., community > colleges) and/or students in financial need.Applicants should be flexible > to adapt to the ever-changing constraints and opportunities associated > with field research. > > To Apply:Applications should be submitted to Dr. Hersch-Green by > email (eherschg@mtu.edu) no later thanMarch 1st, and should include > the following documents: (1) letter of interest that describes your > educational background, career goals, and how this internship will > contribute towards those goals, (2) current curriculum vitae/resume, > and (3) unofficial transcripts.  Additionally, please arrange to have > two letters of recommendation emailed directly to Dr. Hersch-Green by > the application deadline. > > -- > > Erika Hersch-Green, Associate Professor > Department of Biological Sciences > 740 DOW Building > Michigan Technological University > 1400 Townsend Drive > Houghton, MI 49931 > Office: 906-487-3351 > Fax: 906-487-3167 > Email: eherschg@mtu.edu > > Erika Hersch-Green > via IFTTT

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