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[Ellen Hostert]

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From: <evo...@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Subject: Other: MichiganTechU.REU_internships.EvolBiol
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REU Internship in Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Michigan
Technological University

Overview:We seek 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
end of May or beginning of June till August 2024. The selected student
will receive ~$600/week for the 10-week duration as a stipend, up to
$1000 to defray travel costs to Houghton MI, and will be provided with
research funds to support their project.

The selected students will be mentored by Dr. Hersch-Green to
contribute to an ongoing NSF-funded research project thatfocusses on
the interacting roles that nutrients, disturbances, 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 students 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,
greenhouse, and/or field work at local our experimental field site
(see https://youtu.be/H6MtEnAIyi0).

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 2024
or a high school senior that will start their undergraduate education
fall 2024. We encourage 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:Interested students should submit an email to Dr. Hersch-Green
(eher...@mtu.edu) no later than March 1st that includes the following:
(1) a letter of interest that describes your educational background,
educational and/or career goals, and how this internship will contribute
towards those goals, (2) a current curriculum vitae/resume, and (3)
an unofficial transcripts; after review of applicants I will contact
selected candidates for further discussion - at which time two letters
of recommendation will be requested.

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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: eher...@mtu.edu

Erika Hersch-Green <eher...@mtu.edu>

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Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Machias
116 O'Brien Avenue
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-1301
ehos...@maine.edu