Fwd: Other: LoyolaU_Chicago.NSF_REU.SticklebackPaleontology

[Ellen Hostert]

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Date: Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Subject: Other: LoyolaU_Chicago.NSF_REU.SticklebackPaleontology
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An 8 week NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates.

Join a field crew outside of Reno Nevada for 2.5 weeks to collect
paleontological samples of threespine stickleback fish. 5.5 weeks before
and after field work in the lab processing samples for fish morphology
and paleoecology. Candidates must be available the entire 8 weeks of
full time research.

Duties and Responsibilities: The  assistant will be responsible for (i)
assisting in field-based paleontological excavation of Miocene diatomite
fossils deposits with Dr. Stuart, project postdoc Dr. Jacopo Cerasoni and
project collaborator Dr. Mike Bell; (ii) organizing and cataloguing the
excavated fossil collection in the field and the lab; (iii) preparing,
photographing, and collecting data from fossil specimens; (iv) preparing
paleoecological samples and collecting data from those samples.  Minimum
Qualifications: Applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in
biology, ecology, paleobiology, paleontology, anthropology museum science,
or a related field. Applicants should be comfortable and excited about
working in and carrying out physical activities in extreme environmental
conditions such as desert and/or high temperature environments.

Preferred Qualifications:  Experience excavating paleontological or
archaeological contexts is welcome.  Possession of the fine motor
coordination, judgement, and patience needed to excavate and process a
large number of fossils is needed.

We will cover travel to and from the field site, to and from Loyola
University Chicago, dinners and lodging in the field, and partially
support subsistence in Chicago.

Students from underrepresented groups in sciences, from small colleges,
and first generation college students are encouraged to apply. We believe
in safe and equitable research experiences in both lab and field.

Application deadline: April 1, 2024

Please email yst...@luc.edu with your application, with your name, and
"Nevada Fossil REU" in the email subject line.

Include with the email:
copies of unofficial transcripts
contact information for two academic references
CV/resume
a one page statement that describes your interest in the REU position,
academic goals, and any previous research experience

Questions about the program and/or application process should be addressed
to the project PI, Dr. Yoel Stuart, at yst...@luc.edu


"Stuart, Yoel" <yst...@luc.edu>

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Ellen E. Hostert, Ph.D. (she/her)
Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Machias
116 O'Brien Avenue
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-1301
ehos...@maine.edu