Kara Barker Kara Barker

Environmental Oversight Specialist — Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Posted: 

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Expiration Date: 

Monday, September 30, 2024

  • Manage special projects as assigned from conception to completion with little oversight.

  • Perform all required erosion and sediment, stormwater management and pollution prevention inspections for applicable construction projects.

  • Interpret complex plans and drawings.

  • Conduct preconstruction meetings and inspect construction sites for compliance with approved plans.

  • Ensure compliance with laws and regulations for wetland access, protected species, wood and debris disposal, site control and soil disturbance.

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Kara Barker Kara Barker

M.S. Research Assistantship — Lake Champlain Research Institute SUNY Plattsburgh

Posted: 

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Expiration Date: 

Monday, September 30, 2024

The graduate assistant will work on the Northeastern RSGCN stonefly assessment project and conduct MS thesis research with the Lake Champlain Research Institute at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. This position covers a stipend for academic year and summer plus in state NY tuition waiver. The research will focus on the stonefly systematics and conservation in the Northeastern US. Duties for this position will include some field work, sorting, data entry, identification and preparation of specimens for morphological and/or genetic study.

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Kara Barker Kara Barker

Graduate Assistantship — Virginia Tech, Entomology Department

Posted: 

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Expiration Date: 

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Dr. Sally Entrekin (Entomology, Virginia Tech) is seeking applications for a paid graduate student position as part of a collaborative project on the environmental safety of the aerial mating disruption treatments against spongy moth, an invasive forest pest in the eastern U.S.

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Kara Barker Kara Barker

Postdoctoral Research Associate — University of Wyoming

Posted: 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Expiration Date: 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

A postdoctoral research associate position is available in aquatic ecology. This position is part of University of Wyoming NSF EPSCoR grant titled “WyACT: Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions”. The successful applicant will use ecological and physical models to predict responses to climate change induced reductions in water availability. The postdoc will work to advance our understanding of how climate change affects aquatic ecosystems. The postdoc will develop their own research activities related to lake modeling, food webs, or flow-ecology relationships in the Upper Snake River, Green River, or Wind River watersheds, Wyoming.

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Kara Barker Kara Barker

Postdocs at Michigan State University: PFAS biogeochemistry and/or Hg-Se interactions

Posted: 

Friday, October 20, 2023

Expiration Date: 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The Watershed Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene Lab (http://gersonlab.weebly.com) at Michigan State University is recruiting motivated, collaborative, and curious postdoctoral scholars interested in biogeochemistry. We are recruiting for two positions: (1) investigating the fate and cycling of PFAS in surface waters and (2) investigating the impact of Se on Hg microbial methylation and/or accumulation in the base of the food web.

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