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Sevilleta LTER REU Opportunities for 2006 - 6 positions
The Sevilleta LTER has received funding for a total of 6 Research Experiences
for Undergraduates (REU). 3 of these REU awards will go to Minority undergraduate
students.
The Sevilleta LTER REU webpage is in the process of being updated. The
2004 application forms can be used for the 2006 process. Applications
are due April 15, 2006. ( http://sev.lternet.edu)
The Sevilleta LTER is an ecological research project funded by the National
Science Foundation, where scientists and students are conducting long
term studies of ecological pattern, processes and dynamics in riparian,
grassland, shrubland and woodland ecosystems. Our research site is located
80km south of Albuquerque, NM, in and around the Sevilleta National Wildlife
Refuge. General requirements for participation in the Research Experiences
for Undergraduates Programs in the Biological Sciences are set by the
National Science Foundation. These requirements are listed below.
Applicants to the Sevilleta LTER Program must be:
- Citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions
(e.g., Puerto Rico).
- Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program (full- or part-time)
leading to a Bachelor's degree.
- Undergraduate students who are transferring from one institution
to another but are not enrolled at either institution during the intervening
summer may participate.
Students are not eligible if they are:
- Foreign nationals residing in a country other than the United States.
- Students that have completed high school but have not yet enrolled
in a degree program at an educational institution of higher learning.
- Students that have completed an undergraduate degree and are no longer
enrolled in a degree program at an educational institution of higher
learning.
Requirements for the Sevilleta LTER REU Program:
- The Sevilleta LTER Minority REU Program requires that the candidates
be from an underrepresented minority group. Applications will be accepted
from students at any stage of their undergraduate program (freshman
to senior) and any discipline, so long as the applicant is interested
in conservation biology and/or ecology.
- One goal of this REU Program is to encourage students that have had
limited opportunities to conduct independent research at their home
institution. We welcome applications from students at four year colleges,
students that are the first member of their family to attend college,
non-traditional students, and students from traditionally underrepresented
groups.
Additional Information:
- Housing is provided at NO COST at the Sevilleta LTER Field Station
- Research materials and supplies are provided
- Weekly seminars - attendance is required.
- Selected candidates need to arrive on Sat. June 3rd if flying to Albuquerque
(you must pay your own airfare to and from ABQ). *arrival date can be
negotiated.
- REU's will present the results of their summer projects during an
informal summer symposium.
- Minority REU receipients will be given the opportunity to attend the
Ecological Society of America (ESA) meeting in Memphis, TN. August 6-11.
If you have futher questions - contact jjohnson@sevilleta.unm.edu
Applications packets should be mailed to:
Jennifer E. Johnson
c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 1248
Socorro, NM 87801
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