Castle Lake Limnological Research Station
in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Northern California, USA Contents
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CA - Mount Shasta
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- Visibility: 16.1 kilometers
Fri, 2008-05-09 05:56
Spend your summer interning at the UC Davis, University of Nevada, Reno Castle Lake Limnological Research Laboratory!
Located 20 minutes outside the town of Mt. Shasta, on the shore of beautiful Castle Lake, in Northern California’s Siskiyou mountains, the Castle Lake Limnological Research Laboratory has been in operation for going on fifty years. In addition to data collection for the Castle Lake Long-Term Monitoring Program the Lab supports graduate and postgraduate researchers from the University of California Davis and the University of Nevada Reno. Responsibilities of summer research associates and interns include field work and physical and chemical data analyses for the long-term data set, assisting with graduate and post graduate research projects, upkeep and improvements to the facility, and hosting field trips and community focused educational events.
Interns and researchers at the Castle Lake Limnological laboratory typically operate on a regular eight hour a day work schedule though some variation can occur on sampling days. The summer field season typically begins June 20th and runs through September 20th and internships can be organized for all or portions of the summer field season.
Ideal candidates for internship positions are junior and senior level undergraduate students, in good academic standing, interested in environmental science and field based research and learning. While no specific work experience is required, comfort living in the outdoors and good physical health are important as housing provided at the Castle Lake facility is fairly primitive and the field work and facility maintenance require a good deal of lifting, hiking, rowing and other strenuous physical activities. Compensation for summer internship positions ranges from units to units with stipend depending on the needs and qualifications of the candidate.
For more information on Castle Lake and its ecosystem, present and past research at Castle Lake, or opportunities with the UCD/ UNR Castle Lake Limnological Research Laboratory, please visit the research program website (http://castlelake.ucdavis.edu) or send inquiries to castlelake@gmail.com.
