<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">We are seeking applicants for an NSF</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">position in summer 20</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">21 </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">to do tree physiology </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">and ecohydrology </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">research at Oregon State University</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">. </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">This project will focus on </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">better </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">understanding the properties of plants, ecosystems, and climat</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">e that govern ecosystem </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">evapotranspiration (ET).</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">The </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">REU </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">student will play an integral role in data collection and analysis. The student will be </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">trained to collect field measurements and </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">have the opportunity to participate in multiple field </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">campaigns throughout the summer collecting data with a team of researchers. </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">The </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">REU student will be asked to focus on one research question </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">relating to </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">tree transpira</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">tion data </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">from sapflow measurements with above and below canopy evapotranspiration measurements to </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">identify the relative contributions of soil and canopy evaporation, understory evapotranspiration, </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">and tree transpiration to total ET fluxes and investigate </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">how these relative contributions change </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif">throughout the growing season.</span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">For full position description and more information please visit <a href="http://jobs.forestry.oregonstate.edu/sites/jobs.forestry.oregonstate.edu/files/job-announcements/REU_position_description.pdf">http://jobs.forestry.oregonstate.edu/sites/jobs.forestry.oregonstate.edu/files/job-announcements/REU_position_description.pdf</a> or contact <a href="mailto:linnia.hawkins@oregonstate.edu">linnia.hawkins@oregonstate.edu</a></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></span></font></div></div>