The Klemmer Lab

I am looking for a M.S. student to investigate the community and food-web ecology of intertidal, rockweed-dominated (Ascophyllum) habitats in light of commercial rockweed harvest.  The candidate is expected to begin work in Orono, Maine in Summer 2020 under a fully funded research assistantship (combined RA/TA position).  The position will involve working with the Conserving Rockweed and Animal Systems for a Sustainable Harvest (CRASSH) team (https://tinyurl.com/UMaineRockweed), in addition to over 21 stakeholder groups, surveying seaweed, invertebrates, and birds 1-year post rockweed harvest investigating ‘long-term’ impacts from seaweed removal on the intertidal food webs. In addition, the successful student will also work on large, long-term, 10-40 year, datasbases investigating change through time in Maine’s intertidal using R programming language. 

 

The successful candidate will possess a strong academic record, field experience, and the ability to identify/work with rocky-intertidal invertebrates and coastal birds of the Atlantic shore of North America.  Preference will be given to candidates with experience supervising field crews; building partnerships with industry, governmental agencies, non-profits, and public stakeholders; managing large databases; and constructing statistical models (or interest in gaining such an experience).  An enthusiasm for cold temperatures, wet feet, curious landowners, the bold beauty of the Maine coast, and other blessings of field work is required.

 

Interested candidates should send an email with the subject line “Intertidal Food-Web Student Search 2020” to amanda.klemmer@maine.edu with the following materials attached: cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcript, and contact information for three references.  Consideration of candidates will begin on March 10th, 2020 or until the position is filled.