Field Research Technician

The Kling lab at the University of Michigan is seeking field research assistants for summer 2025. Technicians will work and live at Toolik Field Station, a remote research site on the North Slope of Alaska, for the duration of the summer. This job offers an excellent opportunity to gain research experience in ecology and environmental science and meet outstanding research scientists from around the world. This is a paid position and room, board, and travel to/from the field station are provided.

This position includes both field and laboratory work. Fieldwork involves hiking over the tundra in remote areas, often while carrying heavy equipment in adverse weather conditions. Typical field duties include collecting water samples at rivers and lakes, making field measurements, and maintaining dataloggers. Lab responsibilities include water sample filtering, chemical analyses, and data processing.

We are seeking undergraduates or college graduates interested in environmental research focused on arctic ecosystem functions of soils, streams, and lakes. Experience in freshwater ecology, chemistry, and microbiology is desirable.

Summer employment will be during June – August/September 2025 (exact dates within this range are flexible) with the potential to extend into the future depending on NSF funding.