Dan Gustafson

Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted November 7, 2022

Research Technician: Chesapeake Water Watch – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

Location: This position is based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, Maryland. SERC is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution, located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, approximately 10 miles south of Annapolis, Maryland, 40 miles west of Washington D.C., and 40 miles south of Baltimore, Maryland. The SERC campus…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted October 25, 2022

Technology in Ecology Internships at SERC (Edgewater, MD)

At the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD, the Technology in Ecology Lab designs and maintains many technologically-innovative ecological experiments. We work collaboratively with several partners on ecological research, experimental design, and data infrastructure. For example, we developed and support several ongoing climate change experiments such as SMARTX, GENX, and MERIT, experiments at SERC’s…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted October 25, 2022

SERC Internship & Fellowship Coordinator (Edgewater, MD)

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) invites applications for an Internship and Fellowship Coordinator. SERC is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to ecological and environmental research and education. The 2,650-acre campus includes forests, farmlands and wetlands and 15 miles of shoreline of Chesapeake Bay. SERC is based in Edgewater, Maryland, 25 miles from…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted September 28, 2022

Coastal Disease and Global Change Ecology Internship at SERC (Edgewater, MD)

Start Date: ASAP Length: up to 4 months Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week. Stipend: $730/week, including housing Location: This position is in collaboration with the Coastal Disease Ecology and Global Change Ecology Laboratories at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, Maryland as well as the Gnanadesikan Lab at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted September 20, 2022

SERC Citizen Science Coordinator

Compensation: $61,947 per year. This is a full-time federal position at the GS-09 level with benefits package. Location: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Edgewater, MD) Application Deadline: October 7, 2022 The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) invites applications for a Citizen Science Coordinator. SERC is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to ecological and environmental research and education….

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Dan Gustafson added a new Announcement

Posted September 20, 2022

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Graduate Fellowships Applications Open for 2023

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) offers the following fellowships to support research in residence at its facility in Edgewater, MD. This program is administrated through the Smithsonian Institution Office of Fellowships in DC. Post-doctoral Fellowships are offered to scholars who have held the degree or equivalent for less than seven years. Senior Fellowships are…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted August 8, 2022

SERC Marine Invasions Fall Internship (Edgewater, MD)

We are seeking an intern to work principally in a small-scale hatchery raising adult, juvenile and larval forms of multiple invertebrate species. Currently, there are two species of both mussels, Mytilopsis sallei and Mytella strigata, and barnacles, Amphibalanus improvisus and A. amphitrite, in culture at the lab with the possibility of additional species.  The required…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted July 20, 2022

Fall Environmental Education Internship at SERC (Edgewater, MD)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR A SERC VIRTUAL/HYBRID INTERNSHIP: A collaborative Education Intern will: Learn how to deliver hands-on in-person and interactive virtual field trips, with skills such as facilitating the field trip, delivering the content, and managing groups. Create content related to delivering either onsite or virtual field trips, activities, and sessions (written or visual) Learn…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted March 25, 2022

Webmaster & Digital Content Specialist – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Edgewater, MD)

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) seeks a Webmaster/Digital Content Specialist to join its Communications Office, to further its mission to share environmental science with the wider public. The Webmaster will work with a dynamic team of researchers and public engagement specialists at SERC, including environmental educators, citizen science coordinators, ecologists and science writers. They…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted February 1, 2022

Summer REU Program in Global Change Ecology at SERC (Edgewater, MD)

Overview: We are excited to invite applications from undergraduate students to participate in a National Science Foundation supported summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on global change ecology. These internships are available as remote or in-person opportunities at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center located in Edgewater, MD (10 miles south of Annapolis). Summer interns…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted February 1, 2022

Postdoctoral Scholar in Public Engagement in Environmental Science (Edgewater, MD)

Location: This position is based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, Maryland. SERC is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution, located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, approximately 10 miles south of Annapolis, Maryland, 40 miles west of Washington D.C., and 40 miles south of Baltimore, Maryland. The SERC campus…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted January 14, 2022

Spring Internship Environmental Education- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Edgewater, MD)

Due to restricted access to SERC campus located at Edgewater, MD and/or limitations by groups to access our site and resources, the SERC Education Department is in the process of transitioning back from virtual to a limited onsite program. A hybrid onsite/virtual internship means working onsite some days of the week and remotely, delivering content…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted January 14, 2022

Postdoctoral Scholar in Public Engagement in Environmental Science – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Edgewater, MD)

Location: This position is based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, Maryland. SERC is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution, located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, approximately 10 miles south of Annapolis, Maryland, 40 miles west of Washington D.C., and 40 miles south of Baltimore, Maryland. The SERC campus…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted December 2, 2021

Spring Internship in Plant &Molecular Ecology – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Edgewater, MD)

The Plant Ecology and Molecular Ecology Laboratories at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center conduct an extensive research program on a wide range of topics related to plant ecology.  Most of the projects are based at SERC, which offers a variety of terrestrial and wetlands habitat types to study plant ecological issues. Plant and Molecular Ecology…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted December 2, 2021

Spring Environmental Education Internship- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Edgewater, MD)

Due to restricted access to SERC campus located at Edgewater, MD and/or limitations by groups to access our site and resources, the SERC Education Department is in the process of transitioning back from virtual to a limited onsite program. A hybrid onsite/virtual internship means working onsite some days of the week and remotely, delivering content…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted February 4, 2021

Environmental Science and Education Internships at SERC

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is recruiting students for internships during the summer of 2021. In accordance with COVID-19 safety precautions, we will be unable to provide on-site housing for students, so we are interested in students who live locally and would be able to commute to the SERC campus multiple days per week…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted June 4, 2020

Fall Intern with the Orchids in the Classroom Program at SERC

The Public Engagement program at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is seeking an intern to participate in our Orchids in the Classroom program. Orchids in the Classroom is a citizen science project where middle and high school students conduct research in their classrooms to improve orchid conservation efforts. Interns will be involved with lab…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted January 30, 2020

Summer Environmental Studies & Education Internships at SERC (Edgewater, MD)

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD is now accepting applications for our summer 2020 REU program in Global Change Ecology. Students conduct mentored research projects over 11 weeks utilizing our 2,650-acre research site on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay to provide novel insights into multiple aspects of global change ecology, including biodiversity…

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Dan Gustafson added a new Job

Posted January 30, 2020

Public Engagement Program Internship at SERC (Edgewater, MD)

The Public Engagement program at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is seeking an intern to help with the research and development of hands-on activities related to women in STEM that will be implemented in public areas (i.e. public libraries). The work will involve conducting research to identify women from a variety of time periods,…

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