We are hiring a Postdoctoral Scientist in Permafrost Microbiome Studies. Please see the job ad here.
I am not currently seeking graduate students for Fall 2023 or Spring 2024.
Undergraduate opportunities: We are often looking for underdgraduates to join us in the lab. Shoot me an email with (1) your resume, (2) a paragraph about your research interests and (3) your schedule of availability if you are interested in applying. We have projects in both Arctic and agricultural biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. We also have the opportunity to mentor students for summer research through a few programs you probably want to check out: the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, the EMERGE REU program , and the ICE-TALKS summer international research experience for students program.
Ernakovich Lab: Our mission is to understand how disturbance and environmental change—ranging from agricultural management to permafrost thaw—affects the function of ecosystems, with a specific emphasis on carbon and nitrogen cycling (e.g., greenhouse gas production and soil organic matter formation). Ernakovich lab members are expected to contribute to a culture of communication, support, equity, service and accountability through open and honest dialogue, peer mentoring, and teamwork. Our group is tightknit and supportive. For more on our group culture and dynamics, please see our co-developed Code of Conduct.
Opportunities for Arctic researchers at UNH: UNH hosts a variety of experts in Arctic research, brought together under the UNH Arctic umbrella, in which the Ernakovich lab is active. UNH students can take advantage of the broad expertise of this group, as well as the greater New England Arctic Network. UNH is a member institution of UArctic, which affords students at participating institutions additional opportunities to work and travel abroad, as well as to join working groups relevant to your expertise. UNH has recently been successful at obtaining funding for graduate education in Arctic research, and your mentor is active on both these awards and would support your application to these programs. See more about the CARPE 2-year NSF graduate research traineeship and the summer ICE-TALKS program.
About UNH: The University of New Hampshire is an R1 research institution that provides high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. Located on a 188-acre campus in Durham, UNH is situated in a dynamic and beautiful part of New England. Approximately one hour from both Boston and Portland (by train, bus, or car), Durham is also conveniently close to the Atlantic Ocean, the White Mountains, and New Hampshire’s Lake Region.
UNH is located on the homeland of the Pennacook, Abenaki, and Wabanaki Peoples, and we wish to acknowledge their spiritual and physical connection to N’dakinna (homeland) and the aki (land), nebi (water), olakwika (flora), and awaasak (fauna) which the University of New Hampshire community is honored to steward today. We acknowledge the hardships they continue to endure after the loss of unceded homelands and champion the university’s responsibility to foster relationships and opportunities that strengthen the well-being of the Indigenous People who carry forward the traditions of their ancestors.
Please direct any questions about the positions to Jessica.Ernakovich@unh.edu.