Two Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) positions are available in Dr. Jennifer Tanks Stream Ecology Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame for summer 2010. Duties will include collecting sediment and water samples, assisting with field surveys, measurement of physical stream features, use of data-logging equipment, analysis of water chemistry and sediment samples, laboratory assays of biological nitrogen transformations, and gas chromatography. The REUs will work directly with graduate students and have the opportunity to perform independent research complementary to the larger projects.
Each REU will be assigned to work primarily on one of two projects: Restoration of ecosystem function in agricultural streams, or Identifying potential physicochemical constraints on survival of the endangered clubshell mussel, Pleurobema clava, in the Tippecanoe River. These REU positions are offered through the University of Notre Dame GLOBES program, and application materials and further information can be found at: http://globes.nd.edu/reu2010.shtml. Priority will be given to applications postmarked by Feb. 12, 2010. Eligible candidates must be current sophomores and juniors, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Women, minority students, disabled students, and students from small colleges are encouraged to apply.
