Coastal Critical Zone Network: Summer Undergraduate Internships

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Undergraduates - First Year
Undergraduates - Sophomore
Undergraduates - Junior
Undergraduates - Senior

Note: this opportunity encourages applications from community college students.

Description:
The Coastal Critical Zone Network is an interdisciplinary team project researching the effects of changing climate and sea level rise on the Delmarva Peninsula, which includes Delaware and parts of Maryland and Virginia. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation, a prestigious, taxpayer-supported federal science agency. The Critical Zone team is inviting applications for paid undergraduate research internships for summer; interns will be part of sub-teams in hydrology, biogeochemistry or ecology research. Research will involve mostly outdoor field work and/or lab and computational efforts. We seek a diverse group of undergraduate students to join our team in a welcoming, collaborative environment.

Each 10-week internship provides a $6,000 stipend, with additional funds available for housing.

There are eight internship positions available, working on four different projects. Complete project descriptions are available on our website.

- Plant ecology and physiology in salt-affected forests, led by Dr. Keryn Gedan at George Washington University, Washington DC.

- Sea-level driven transformations of coastal vegetation and soils, led by Dr. Matt Kirwan at Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA

- Biogeochemistry of transitioning lands, led by Dr. Kate Tully at University of Maryland, College Park, MD

- Geotechnical characterization of salt marshes, led by Dr. Claudia Zoccarato at University of Delaware, Newark, DE


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This program is funded by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)


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