Qualifications: B.Sc. in Biology, Chemistry, or related field with one year of related experience is preferred. Applicants with experience working in a molecular biology/horticulture lab utilizing molecular biology techniques such as PCR, plasmid preps, gel electrophoresis, and sterile technique and/or plant tissue culture may be given preference. Ability to work well with others and perform job in a timely manner is required.

Responsibilities: Plant tissue culture including media preparation, starting and maintaining plant cultures, plant transformation, and plant analysis (Westerns, PCR, DNA preps, isolation of proteins or virus, gel electrophoresis, etc).

Salary: Commensurate with experience Position Available: Upon completion of search Applications: Qualified applicants should email resume (referencing Position #300876) and contact information of three references to carbsrch@umbi.umd.edu

Closing Date: Application review will begin on May 7, 2008 and will continue until a suitable candidate is selected

Visit our website at http://www.umbi.umd.edu UMBI is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity employment. As required by the 1986 Immigration Act, applicants should be prepared to present acceptable documentation showing their identities, their U.S citizenship or alien status, and their authorization to work in the United States.

Lori A. Urban, Ph.D.
Manager, Plant Transformation Facility
Center for Biosystems Research (CBR)
UMBI-Shadygrove
9600 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
240-314-6332 (TEL)
240-314-6225 (FAX)
urban@umbi.umd.edu

The summer interns responsibility will be to enter key index field data for scanned images of formulas for nonbeverage alcohol products to facilitate the process of searching for the images. Once the key index fields are entered, the intern will then import the resulting index data into a TTB database for electronic access.

The individual will be working with a document imaging system, importing existing scanned images and indices to the existing data collection. This will involve staging (preparation of) data, exporting (automated transfer of) data to the Imaging Server, building indices (to expose data to access by users), and providing regular status on progress. Experience with imaging systems, Microsoft Notepad, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access is helpful but not required. A detail-oriented, technology-savvy individual will find opportunities to exercise and develop troubleshooting skills to address data inconsistencies.

This position is a full-time, 40-hour/week position. The salary will be based on the education of the selected individual (GS-4 to GS-5 scale, ranging from $ 28,379 to $31,751 per year). A background investigation, consisting of tax, credit and criminal checks, is required. The individual must be a United States citizen.

Please send resume to Dr. Dawit Bezabeh, Senior Scientist, National Laboratory Center, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 6000 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD 20705. You can contact Dr. Bezabeh at 240-264-1594 or via email: dawit.bezabeh@ttb.gov

We are seeking to fill two full time lab tech positions in the Department of Pharmacology at Uniformed Services University. USU is the military medical school located on the grounds of the National Naval Medical Centre in Bethesda, MD, within walking distance of the Medical Center metro stop. The lab is studying mechanisms of cytokine action after spinal cord injury, and employs a variety of molecular, cellular and surgical techniques to probe the glial response to traumatic injury in the central nervous system. Applicants should be recent graduates in the biological sciences (or graduating this summer) with a strong interest in conducting medical research in a collaborative academic environment. Research experience is desirable although not required. These are great jobs for recent graduates who are interested in graduate or medical school, but wish to take a couple of years off before pursuing further education. Starting date is negotiable, but will be some time this summer. For further information about the lab please see: http://www.usuhs.mil/pha/asymes.html

For further details and to learn how to formally apply for the positions please send your resume to Dr. Aviva Symes, asymes@usuhs.mil

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Microbiology or a related life science
• Must be willing to undergo two government background investigations and successfully complete both investigations to gain full time employment status
• Prefer 6 months hands-on microbiology laboratory experience in a BSL-2 and/or BSL-3 environment

Preferred Requirements:

• Knowledge and skill in performing a wide variety of complex procedures and techniques, such as cell culture, clinical/diagnostic microbiology, DNA analysis, DNA isolation, DNA purification, DNA sequencing, protein analysis, protein purification, purification of viruses, tissue culture, RNA isolation, ELISA

Primary Duties and responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to the following:

• Grows and maintains tissue culture cell lines for the replication of viruses
• Performs identification of viruses by observation of cytopathic effect, DFA, IFA or PCR
• Keeps accurate, up-to-date lab notebooks of all lab activities
• Ability to interpret and evaluate the significance of experimental data as related to the specific project or assignment
• Maintains liquid nitrogen storage of viruses and tissue culture cells and frozen micro-bank bead stocks of bacteria
• Keeps accurate records of each items history and location
• Records daily temperature and equipment monitoring information
• Alerts supervisor(s) if out of range
• Orders supplies and maintains a database and inventory system to keep sufficient supplies on hand while preventing waste
• May be required to handle biological materials, carcinogens, toxins, infectious agents, recombinant DNA materials, acids, biological wastes, etc.
• Prepares and sterilizes Virology and Microbiology media
• Cleans and autoclaves glassware
• Operates and maintains a bio fermentation instrument
• Monitors and controls growth conditions, collects samples, records data, performs ELISA and other tests on samples collected
• Compiles data for reports and transfers to senior staff members
• Responsible for culturing anaerobic and aerobic bacteria using appropriate media and atmospheric conditions
• Perform antigen testing, antibiotic susceptibilities, lyophilization, PCR and RT PCR and pyro-sequencing
• Responsible for writing necessary Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for equipment or functions within Microbiology/Virology as needed
• Follows all company safety practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies

Qualified candidates should email their resume to zvogel@kforce.com with Microbiology RA in the email title.

Zach Vogel
Account Manager
Kforce Scientific Staffing
Phone: 800-513-3349
Fax: 800-513-3406
www.kforce.com/scientific

Want to learn more about neuroscience? The UMD Institute for Systems Research, Neural Systems Lab, is looking for a part time research assistant to help lab members with ongoing experiments for Summer 2008 and beyond. Currently, our lab is investigating auditory receptive field plasticity and other task-related attentional effects in the auditory system. We are also studying the role of the prefrontal cortex in mediating attention and neural plasticity. The research assistant will be involved with behavioral training of experimental animals, assisting graduate students and post docs, as well as being responsible for general lab maintenance and ordering of supplies. We are looking for someone who can reliably work 20hrs/week or more, preferably 4hrs/day, starting June 1, 2008. Pay will be commensurate with experience. Junior or Senior level students are preferred, especially if they have an interest in gaining research experience in preparation for graduate school.

If interested, please submit a brief statement of interest and your CV/resume to Dr. Jonathan Fritz at ripple@isr.umd.edu. Also, feel free to check out our website, http://www.isr.umd.edu/Labs/NSL, for more information.

Applied Cell Sciences Inc is a young and rapidly growing life sciences company located in Rockville, MD. Our major focus is to provide products and services to the drug discovery industry, especially in the area of GPCRs. We are proud to boast that many of the top-tier pharmaceutical companies are our repeat customers. We offer an informal, entrepreneurial work environment, with full health benefits, 401(k) plan and competitive salaries.

We are seeking a full-time BIOLOGIST to add to our custom services team.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• BA or BS in Biology with 1-2 years of experience.
• 1-2 years of experience culturing mammalian cells (especially CHO-K1 and/or HEK293 cells).
• 1-2 years of experience with molecular biology techniques (e.g. DNA mini-preps, restriction enzymes, etc).
• Experience writing and following SOPs.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team.

If your experience matches the above requirements, and if this opportunity excites you, we are interested in speaking with you. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

To apply, please email your resume and a cover letter to Inquiries@appliedcellsci.com

Number of Positions: 1
Salary: $8/hour; up to 40 hours per week in the summer, up to 20 hours per week during the semester
Location: Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park
Dates of employment: May 2008 May 2010 (Flexible to change)

Qualifications:
Bachelors degree (or pursuing) in physiology/biophysics or other related field is required. Laboratory experience and/or animal handling experience is preferred. Must be able to work flexible hours, and pay extraordinary attention to detail. Must also be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Duties:
The undergraduate research assistant will participate in an experiment to reverse the effects of monocular blindness. The individual will be trained to analyze animal visual acuity. Duties include animal handling and behavioral assessment of visual acuity. Must keep excellent records of all experimental outcomes, and provide routine upkeep of experimental equipment.

How to Apply:
Send email to Dr. Elizabeth M. Quinlan, equinlan@umd.edu that includes 1)letter of interest 2)resume, and 3 references with phone numbers or email addresses

Closing Date: Received by May 9, 2008

Schedule: 20 hours/week between the hours of 9 - 5, Monday - Friday. Candidates would need to work part time during the summer and possibly through next semester. Candidates would need to provide their own transportation to Frederick, MD.

Responsibilities: This position would entail supporting the biological laboratories through reagent preparation, cleaning, inventory tracking and other general tasks.

• To assist with general laboratory maintenance: autoclaving, dishwashing, cleaning hoods, removing trash, performing QC activities in the laboratory, cleaning laboratory spaces, etc.
• To create and aliquot stock solutions that are used in the biological labs and track all relevant certificates.
• To assist with equipment maintenance/calibration and tracking of all relevant certificates
• To create an inventory of materials already stored throughout the labs

Requirements: Laboratory experience through school or employment. Strong attention to detail and record keeping skills.

Qualified candidates should email their resume to zvogel@kforce.com with Part Time Lab Assistant position in the email title.

Zach Vogel
Account Manager
Kforce Scientific Staffing
Phone: 800-513-3349
Fax: 800-513-3406
www.kforce.com/scientific

Application Deadline: May 9,2008

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is seeking a part-time student intern to assist in coordinating several health promotion projects. APTR is the professional organization for the academic medical and public health community dedicated to prevent ion research and interprofessional education (www.aptrweb.org).

The intern will obtain hands-on experience working with a small staff in a comfortable work environment conveniently located on Farragut Square in downtown DC.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of APTR staff, the intern will have the opportunity o interact with academics, researchers, and practitioners from multiple health professions. The intern will assist with projects and activities which will include, but are not be limited to:

• Implementation and assessment of national meetings including:
  • A leadership symposium for health professions students
  • An institute on undergraduate public health education
  • An institute on interprofessional prevention education
• Developing marketing and promotional materials for the academic medicine and public health field and specific APTR programs.
• Developing educational tools about the legislative process to assist APTR members in increasing their advocacy role.
• Performing online research in support of existing projects.

Eligibility

Priority will be given to applicants who are undergraduate or graduate public health professions students, including pre-med and medical, nursing, physician assistant, dental, and pharmacy, who have an interest in the promotion of health and wellness and the prevention of diseases. Prior experience is not required. The intern should have excellent written and oral communication skills and be self-directed, motivated, and well-organized.

Work Schedule/Compensation

The position is part-time (up to 20 hours per week) through the end of September. Start and end dates are flexible; however APTR is interested in filling the internship ASAP. Consideration will be given to varying the number of hours worked per week to accommodate class schedules. The intern will be compensated at $15 per hour.

Application Instructions

Applicants should email a cover letter that summarizes the applicants interest and qualifications for the internship, a statement indicating their availability ( start/end dates; hours per week), and a resume to info@aptrweb.org. The email subject line should read: Internship Application www.aptr.org

Requirements:
US Citizenship
Course work in (at least 1 of) the following: Anatomy/Biology/Biophysiology/Neuroanatomy/Neuroscience/Neuropsychology
Histology/Physiology/Psychology

Salary: Dependent on Level of Education and Experience

Location: US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010

Detailed Job Description: Full-time internship positions are available to evaluate neuroprotective potential of drug treatments against organophosphate toxicity, at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Participants will assist with surgeries, EEG recording and analysis, behavioral testing, data entry, statistics, and graphical representation of data. Qualified candidates must have the following: 1) US Citizenship, 2) Received or curently working towards a bachelors degree in Biology, Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Psychology or Physiology or related discipline within three years of the starting date, and 3) Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred. Research experience gained can be excellent preparation for graduate or medical school. Individuals with an M.S. in science related field will also be considered. Stipend dependent on education level and prior experience.

How to Apply:
Email resume & cover letter to Dr. Lucille Lumley, lucille.a.lumley@us.army.mil, or Dr. Mark Moffett, mark.moffett1@us.army.mil

The St. Leger lab is looking for a part-time lab tech to work up to 20 hours/week during the summer and approximately 10 hours/week during the Fall 2008 semester. Hours for this position are flexible. Any student applying must be able to write SAS programs and have a strong background in statistics.

The position will also include collecting samples from a field plot (applicant must have a car), preparing media, using a UV microscope, RNA extraction, PCR, etc. Training for this portion of the position will be provided.

Please send your CV to tammatha@umd.edu if you are interested in this position. This position will remain open until a qualified applicant is hired.

A position is available for summer employment with the Entomology research program at Virginia Techs tree fruit and wine grape research station in Winchester, VA.

Applicants who have experience and/or interest in entomology, biology and/or horticulture are preferred. Duties will involve assisting with applied and basic entomological research in both laboratory and field settings and will include implementing experiments, data collection and data entry, maintenance of plant material, record keeping and other related tasks. Familiarity with the use of dissecting microscopes is an advantage. Applicants must hold a valid drivers license.

The positions are available from May through August, with opportunities for extension into September. The pay rate is $11.00/hour for 40 hours/week.

These positions are best suited to those who have family or friends in the Winchester area with whom they can live during the summer, as temporary accommodation in this area is limited and can be expensive.

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Chris Bergh
Telephone: (540) 869-2560 ext.32
E-mail: cbergh@vt.edu

Information about the Winchester Entomology program at:
http://arecs.vaes.vt.edu/arec.cfm?webname=winchester§ion=about_us&pid=cbergh"

(10 hours/week from May 26th-August 8th, $1500)
Department: Adele H. Stamp Student Union- Center for Campus Life

Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary coordinator for The Adele H. Stamp Student Union involvement New Student Orientation program
• Deliver 20 minute involvement presentations to incoming first-year and transfer students through New Student Orientation program
• Collaborate with Coordinator to develop involvement sessions with goal of increasing student involvement on and off campus and ensuring each student serves as an engaged member of the University of Maryland community
• Serve as an involvement ambassador when outside offices request involvement programs during summer months
• And other duties as assigned;

Additional Information: This 10-hour per week position will work closely with the Coordinator for Student Involvement & Leadership Development Programs to implement an involvement agenda during the summer months. Students that have created a legacy of involvement on campus are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants need to be an engaging presenter that have past experiences with involvement opportunities on and/or off campus. A comfort with presenting in front of large groups is also necessary. You must be available two days per week (5 hours per day).

Qualifications: Must be a current undergraduate student at the University of Maryland. In addition, past involvement in campus life (student organizations, community service, study abroad, etc.) is necessary. Supervisor: Ramsey G. Jabaji, Coordinator for Student Involvement & Leadership Development Programs, rjabaji@umd.edu

Salary: $1,500 stipend paid bi-weekly from May 26th August 8th (translates to $10 per hour).

To apply: Candidates interested in applying should submit a resume and cover letter by no later than Friday, May 2nd. Cover letter should explain why you are interested in the position as well as what you believe all incoming first year students should take away from a 20 minute involvement session. Candidates will be interviewed the week of May 5th and final decisions will be made by Friday, May 9th. http://www.stamp.umd.edu/leadership

The University of Maryland actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, or on the basis of the exercise of rights secured by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The Laboratory of Macrophage Biology, at the University of Maryland has an opening for a full time laboratory research assistant (technician), starting in July 2008. This individuals major responsibilities will include overseeing basic laboratory maintenance, ordering supplies and keeping records, preparing media and buffers, and performing basic immunological assays. The individual will be expected to learn tissue culture, ELISA , Western blotting, and various molecular biological techniques. The requirements for the position are a college degree and a minimum of several credit hours of classroom laboratory experience. Basic techniques in pipetting, calculating concentrations, and sterile tissue culture are required. This position is ideal for college graduates that wish to work in a research lab before applying for an advanced degree in graduate or medical school.

If interested please send a curriculum vitae and three references to mosserlab@yahoo.com (electronic applications preferred).

The Research and Development team is seeking at minimum, one, highly motivated and energetic senior or recent college graduate to work as part of a team in the area of pharmacogenetics and its integration into medical diagnostic equipment. In this full time 14 week paid internship, the successful candidate will utilize current assay development and sample preparation protocols to develop, test and validate new ones. This person will work closely with our team scientists and product design engineers to help develop biological components for our diagnostic equipment. In addition, he/she will have the opportunity to validate clinically relevant pharmocogenetic tests while working with our assay development team. He/she should have at least one-year lab experience working on a research project with knowledge and familiarity in one of the following areas: nucleic acid purification, PCR and assay development. In addition, it is necessary to have good oral and written skills along with knowledge of basic computer programs such as Microsoft Office. Basic lab safety training is a must.

Job Qualifications:

• Rising Senior or recent graduate from a BS program
• Ability and desire to work a 14 week paid internship program
• At least 1 Year lab experience working on research project
• Must be familiar with one of the following: nucleic acid purification, quantitative PCR, and assay development
• Must be able to work well within a team and must be able to establish good relationships with co-workers and supervisors.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and meet deadlines
• Energetic, team oriented, motivated, and a strong work ethic are a must.

Go here for details.
http://www.uslifesciences.com/careers/opportunities/R_D_internship.html

Position is for a Medical Assistant at Wellness Medical Center in Kensington, MD. Overall responsibilities are to perform various clinical duties in order to maintain efficiency in a two-physician internal medicine practice. Applicant needs to be responsible, self-motivated, and looking to help wherever needed. This position provides valuable clinical experience for the right applicant. You will interact with patents and physcialns in clinically meaningful ways. Contact Jazmyn Yoeun 301-942-7900 for more information.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Distribution of departmental information to the University community
• Representation of the department at University events
• Assisting graphics team in creation of advertising campaigns using fliers, posters, brochures and other promotional materials

This student should:

• Have strong, interpersonal skills and an enthusiasm to interact with the public
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required
• Knowledge of graphics programs a plus

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting interviews and assisting with the overall hiring process
• Providing payroll-related information to, and processing payroll documents for, new staff
• Planning and participating in recruitment events
• Working collaboratively with management and staff to facilitate positive relationships

This student should:

• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills
• Be team-oriented, flexible and able to effectively adapt to change
• have strong interpersonal and organizational skills

These 10-week internships at the Institut Pasteur, one of the worlds leading private, nonprofit centers for infectious disease research, offer hands-on laboratory experience to undergraduates contemplating a scientific career. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Living allowance is $400 per week. See our website for information and downloads. Deadline: December 19, 2008.

Full program details may be found on our website: http://www.pasteurfoundation.org.

We are looking for students in the life sciences who are interested in a paid internship as a Research Assistant at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy. Interested students need to apply for either of the "Research Assistant" positions listed; undergraduates can apply for the GS-4 and graduate students for the GS-5. The job description clearly states that it is a temporary position under the Student Temporary Employment Program. Application deadline is April 17.

The link to USAJobs can be found here:
http://www.ndu.edu/info/employment.cfm

Gina Cordero
Research Associate
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
National Defense University
COM: 202.685.2529
DSN: 325.2529
FAX: 202.685.3581
http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/home.html

Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetics of Hawaiian Songbird Radiations:
Adaptive radiation is the evolution of many species with differing phenotypes from a single ancestral species. This study will determine the evolutionary relationships of four lineages of Hawaiian songbirds, including the famous adaptive radiation of Hawaiian honeycreepers. Because the Hawaiian avifauna has suffered a major, human-caused extinction, this research relies on ancient DNA analysis of museum specimens and fossil bones of extinct birds. The study will estimate rates of DNA sequence evolution, and identify patterns and causes of species divergence among the islands of the Hawaiian archipelago. Traditional morphological analyses will also be performed, allowing insights into the rates and patterns of morphological change during adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiations are an important component of evolutionary biology and the Hawaiian honeycreeper radiation has been an omnipresent textbook example of this process. The rates of DNA sequence evolution that will be calculated by comparison of DNA divergence with the ages of the Hawaiian Islands will be of use to many studies of evolutionary history for which rates of DNA sequence evolution are unknown.

The Population and Ecological History of an Endangered Seabird:
At least 59 species of native birds have become extinct in the Hawaiian Islands since humans arrived there some 1000-1300 years ago. Early reports indicate that the endangered Hawaiian Petrel once "darkened the skies", but later declined in numbers until it was nearly extinct by the early 20th century. This study will address: 1) how large the Hawaiian Petrel population was before human arrival, 2) if Hawaiian Petrels on different islands are genetically distinct subpopulations, 3) if the diet and feeding location of Hawaiian Petrels changed over time, and 4) how changes in the population genetics or feeding ecology relate to human activities. These topics can be unmasked by analyzing DNA sequences, stable isotope values, and radiocarbon dates from bones of petrels that died during the past 3000 years - beginning before and continuing after human arrival. The study will also assess whether dramatic declines in numbers of breeding seabirds affected Hawaiian plant communities by reducing the flow of nutrients from ocean to land in the islands. The effects of humans on island and ocean ecology can be understood through studies like this one. By analyzing modern and ancient bird bones, Hawaii's past is brought to life and offers a baseline for ecological restoration and management. For example, understanding marine nutrient flow could prove important for forest and watershed conservation, and reconstructing change in petrel diets over time can enlighten fisheries management.

The Hawaiian Humpback Whale: Field Research, Maui, Hawaii.

Join the Ocean Mammal Institute (OMI) in Maui as a research intern as we pioneer the way in the most important fields of study in the 21st century: Conservation Biology and Ecopsychology. Together, we can turn the tide of extinction!

Course Instructor, Dr. Marsha Green:

• Dr. Green is OMI's President and founder.
• She has a doctorate from Temple University in animal behavior and physiological psychology.
• She is a licensed psychologist.
• Dr. Green is a full time Professor at Albright College in Reading Pennsylvania, where she has been teaching for 38 years.
• Dr. Green she served as Chair of the Psychology Department at Albright until 1993 and founded the Psychobiology and Environmental Psychobiology programs.
• She has taught this Internship since 1986.

As an OMI research intern you will be expected to do the following:
1. Study the biology and behavior of humpback whales while you observe and record their spectacular behaviors.
2. Learn and apply the principles of field research design as you participate in our ongoing field study on the impact of boats on the behavior of the humpback whale.
3. Gain a personal understanding of the politics of protecting endangered species.
4. Learn about current research on whales and dolphins around the world and related conservation issues.
5. Be introduced to the field of Ecopsychology, which studies the relationship between humans and the natural world.

What a typical day is like:

• Conduct shore-based data collection. This involves tracking whales and boats with a theodolite and recording whale behaviors. All this is conducted on the top of a hill where you can look down on the whales. This is conducted approx. 4 hours everyday in the hot sun.
• Plot and graph your data daily.
• Read and discuss articles for the evening discussion. There are over 70 articles in addition to the book you will be expected to read. Evening discussions are conducted every night and last approx 2 hours.

If taking this course for credit from your institution you will have to meet the following additional requirements:

• Take 2 written tests.
• Write a research paper.
• Write an essay.

  Living arrangements:
  

  • Four to five students in a 2 bedroom furnished apartment.
  • Apartment has full kitchen, living area, bedrooms and bathrooms.

  Administrative Info:
  

  • Take this course as an Independent Study Course, through your college. If taking this course for credit you receive your credit from your school, not OMI.
  • Arrive in Hawaii January 4 depart January 23, 2009.
  • Price - $2400.00 paid to OMI. (Includes research supplies and accommodations.) This fee does not include airfare or food.

  Online registration is available on our website, http://www.oceanmammalinst.org

  Joyce O'Neal
  Chief Operations Manager
  Ocean Mammal Institute
  Phone: 302-945-6341
  Email: joneal@pa.net

The SCA gave nearly 2000 students and young adults the opportunity to participate in conservation internships in all 50 states across 50 disciplines. In its 50th year, the SCA is running a series of events throughout the year in addition to the internships to promote conservation. Events include the "Conservation in Action" Multimedia Contest and the Earth Vision: Actions for a Healthy Planet summit hosted in Washington DC.

For more in-depth information about the organization and the programs, visit http://www.thesca.org.

Salary: $175 per week without housing

Location: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, MD

Dates of employment: June 23, 2008 August 15, 2008;

Position Information: Full Time Temporary, NTE 8 weeks

Qualifications: Must have well-developed communication skills and leadership ability; Knowledge of first aid and emergency responses; Skill in operating a variety of equipment and hand tools; Ability to work with teens who have a variety of needs, backgrounds, and skill levels; Ability to plan and organize work; Skill in operating motorized vehicles (must possess a valid driver's license); Bachelors degree (or pursuing) in education, natural resources, or related field desired.

Duties: This Internship will assist the Youth Conservation Group Leader in leading a crew of eight Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) enrollees, ages 15 to 18, in a variety of resource improvement projects and fish and wildlife habitat improvements projects that contribute to the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Assists with providing guidance and direction in all phases of the work projects to ascertain proper performance, answering enrollees questions about projects, and providing a learning experience to the enrollees; planning and working on educational projects; setting weekly priorities and preparing work schedules; assigning duties to enrollees; and planning and implementing a well-balanced and integrated conservation education program designed to enhance enrollees understanding of the natural environment. Assists in demonstrating the proper use of hand and power tools to the enrollees and will be responsible for their safety.

How to Apply: Send resume and list of 3 references with telephone numbers to the email or address below.

Closing Date: Applications must be received by May 15, 2008

Contact Person:
Dionne Briggs
Patuxent Research Refuge
12100 Beech Forest Road, Suite 138
301-776-3090
Dionne_Briggs@fws.gov

Come join a friendly and fun Insect Ecology Lab and spend your summer outdoors in the forest learning about butterflies and moths! This is an excellent opportunity for lab and field biology experience, future references, and building your C.V.

We need part-time interns to work from the first week of June through the last week of August. Interns must work a minimum of 16 hours a week and work either a morning (~8am-1pm) or afternoon (~1-5pm) shift M-F (can be different times on different days). Schedule is flexible and vacation time is okay. Occasional weekend work may be needed on a rotating basis.

At least half of the work is outdoors in Maryland summer weather and can be physically demanding, so it is essential that applicants take that into consideration.

Interns will be going to nearby forest field sites to tag & GPS trees and collect caterpillars & plant samples to be brought back to the lab. Lab work includes setting up and rearing the insects brought from the field (feeding and cleaning insects, washing and restocking insect dishes), learning to identify moth caterpillars, and taking careful notes about the insects. In addition, insects will need to be labeled and prepared for genetic analyses.

Interns will also have the opportunity to help with lab experiments involving caterpillar feeding preference, caterpillar immune response, dissections, and the potential opportunity to do genetics work in the fall. Interns will be responsible for lab maintenance during the course of the experiments.

Applicants must be able to work well as a team, be detail-oriented, take initiative, and be reliable. No prior experience necessary.

If interested, please send an e-mail with "Summer 2008 Bug Internship" on the subject line to Gwen Shlichta at bugheart@umd.edu. Please include a short statement of interest, a C.V., and the names of 2 references. Interested students will be contacted from April 15th through April 30th for an interview.

This is an unpaid internship but you can receive research credits for your work.

Intern positions at the South African Marine Predator Lab (SAMPLA) will be available throughout the year starting in February 2009.

Applications from all undergraduate and graduate students qualified, or studying, in the field of science will be readily considered. Participants will be required to join the program for a minimum of 1 month, but preferably for two months or more. For further information on the intern program and application forms please contact administrative manager Lezanne Brits (info@sampla.org). Information on the research that SAMPLA scientists are conducting can be viewed on the SAMPLA website: www.sampla.org

Interns will actively participate in the institutes white shark, and other marine predator research programs. Studies on the great white shark includes investigating their: population dynamics, horizontal and vertical movements through acoustic tracking, bite force dynamics, predator-prey interactions, genetic profiling, amongst others.

Interns will be hosted by scientists from SAMPLA and their collaborating partners. All conducted research is permitted by the South African governmental department, Marine and Coastal Management, and supported by local universities.

Interested in making a difference in a wild setting? Then look no further than the Environmental Education/Interpretation internship at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge! Parker River is located on Plum Island on the Northeastern Coast of Massachusetts, and provides critical beach, dune, maritime forest and salt marsh habitat for wildlife. The Refuge also offers a variety of educational programs and opportunities for the public, and is in need of enthusiastic, motivated individuals to teach others about wildlife and conservation. Internship duties would include leading educational and interpretive programs for school groups and the public, assisting with teacher workshops and special events, leading summer camp activities, and developing curriculum and outdoor programming.

Applicants should have or be pursuing a degree in the natural resources or education field. Prior experience educating in an outdoor setting is preferred, but not required.

This is a full time internship starting on May 27th, 2008 and running until August 16th, 2008. Housing may be available and a weekly stipend is provided.

For more information please contact Kate Toniolo at Kate_Toniolo@fws.gov or 978-465-5753 ext 210.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and list of 3 references either via email, US Mail, or Fax to:

Kate Toniolo
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
6 Plum Island Turnpike
Newburyport, MA 01950
Kate_Toniolo@fws.gov
Fax-978-465-2807

**Application Deadline is April 28th, 2008 **

U.S. Forest Service - Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) Scholarship/Internship

This year, CAPAL is proud to announce the initiation of a new internship/scholarship program that will place two interns within the U.S. Forest Service's Washington D.C. office. Each intern will be provided a $2,000 stipend towards the successful completion of their internship program and the development of a Community Action Plan. For information go to: http://www.capal.org/ee/pages/index.php?/Programs/scholarships/

Our goal in participating is to train future researchers and developers to not only have awareness and understanding of the value of open-source and collaboratively developed software, but also to gain the programming and remote collaboration skills needed to successfully contribute to such projects. Students will receive a stipend from Google, and may work from their home, or home institution, for the duration of the 3 month program.
Students will each have one or more dedicated mentors with expertise in phylogenetic methods and open-source software development.

NESCent is particularly targeting students interested in both evolutionary biology and software development. Project ideas (see URL below) range from visualizing phylogenetic data in R, to development of a Mesquite module, web-services for phylogenetic data providers or geophylogeny mashups, implementing phyloXML support, navigating databases of networks, topology queries for PhyloCode registries, to phylogenetic tree mining in a MapReduce framework, and more.

The project ideas are flexible and many can be adjusted in scope to match the skills of the student. If the program sounds interesting to you but you are unsure whether you have the necessary skills, please email the mentors at the address below. We will work with you to find a project that fits your interests and skills.

INQUIRIES:

Email any questions, including self-proposed project ideas, to phylosoc @nescent.org.

TO APPLY:
pply on-line at the Google Summer of Code website (http://code.google.com/soc/2008), where you will also find GSoC program rules and eligibility requirements. The 1-week application period for students opens on Monday March 24th and runs through Monday, March 31st, 2008.

Hilmar Lapp and Todd Vision
US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

URLs:
2008 NESCent Phyloinformatics Summer of Code:
http://phyloinformatics.net/Phyloinformatics_Summer_of_Code_2008

Eligibility requirements:
http://code.google.com/opensource/gsoc/2008/faqs.html#0.1_eligibility

Stipends:
http://code.google.com/opensource/gsoc/2008/faqs.html#0.1_administrivia

To sign up for quarterly NESCent newsletters: with announcements about upcoming programs at the Center:
http://www.nescent.org/about/contact.php

LOCATION: Plant Sciences Building, Room 5142, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

PRIMARY DUTIES: The students will work in a molecular systematics laboratory that generates and analyzes nucleotide sequence data from diverse arthropod taxa as part of the process of inferring higher-level evolutionary relationships. The specific tasks of the students will be to organize sequence data on computer workstations in the lab and to assemble the various sequences into consensus sequences. To do this, the students will be taught by Professor Regier to manipulate data within a UNIX environment and to use at least two software programs -- Pregap and Gap -- that are already in use in the lab.

WORK SCHEDULE: Ideally,approximately 20 hours/week anytime between 8-6 pm Mon-Fri., beginning in May or June 2008 and extending through the summer with the possibility, if desired, of continuing into the following academic year.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate (freshman or sophomore preferred), life-science major at University of Maryland College Park, and have general familiarity with computers and biology. Interest in research a plus. No experience required.

SALARY:$9.25 / hour

POSITION AVAILABILITY:Starting May or June 2008.

HOW TO APPLY: Send a brief cover letter and curriculum vitae or resume (a template can be found at: www.careercenter.umd.edu/student/job_search/resume_main.asp) as email attachments to regier@umbi.umd.edu. Selected applicants may be invited for a personal interview. All applicants will be notified by email when the search is completed.

Jerome Regier, Professor
Center for Biosystems Research
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
Plant Sciences Bldg., Room 5140 (office)
College Park, MD 20742