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Opportunities

Browse below for openings to join our dynamic team! We seek motivated, creative, and hard-working candidates to make the AEL a great place to work and learn. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for updates on job postings!

Graduate Opportunities

At the AEL we seek highly qualified, enthusiastic graduate students that are creative, motivated, and capable of working well both independently and cooperatively. Successful candidates would join a dynamic, interactive group of graduate students, post-docs, visiting scholars, and faculty at The Ohio State University’s Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (AEL) within the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB). Interested applicants should check back for postings (usually in late summer or early fall) or reach out to AEL faculty Lindsey Bruckerhoff, Jim Hood, Stuart Ludsin, or Casey Pennock.

Undergraduate Opportunities

The Ohio State Aquatic Ecology Laboratory is seeking reliable part time student researchers to assist with the Lake Erie Plankton Abundance Study (LEPAS). LEPAS is a long-term monitoring project studying spatial and temporal variations in Lake Erie zooplankton populations. Research assistants will primarily enumerate zooplankton with a microscope and process chlorophyll samples under the guidance of full-time laboratory technicians. Currently we are hiring work study and non-work study students.

Duties include identifying and enumerating zooplankton species and data entry. Prior microscope and laboratory experience is useful but not necessary. Assistants must be able to work in person and use a microscope for four consecutive hours. We are located at 1314 Kinnear Road.

To apply for this position, please contact Haley Miller (miller.12310@osu.edu) with your resume and a brief statement of intent describing your goals as a student researcher, your research experience, your weekly availability (Mon-Friday 8am-6pm), and your work study status.

We are looking for qualified students to fill work-study positions at the AEL. Specific tasks for our Work-Study students include field sampling, in-lab sample processing, and data entry. We strive to ensure that Work-Study students also have opportunities to participate in lab and field research associated with other ongoing projects. AEL graduate students and faculty are committed to educating Work-Study students in the art of scientific research in a cooperative and supportive work environment. 

Projects with Dr. Lindsey Bruckerhoff: R88697 - apply here

Projects with Dr. Casey Pennock: R88875 - apply here

Projects with Dr. Jim Hood: R98164 - apply here

Projects with Dr. Stuart Ludsin: R84803 - apply here

 

AEL faculty seek energetic, committed undergraduate students who are interested in conducting research for OSU credit that focuses on ecologically oriented projects in freshwater ecosystems. For all projects, we ask students for, at minimum, a commitment of one year. For more information, please contact Drs. Lindsey Bruckerhoff, Jim Hood, Stuart Ludsin, or Casey Pennock. 

If you are interested in volunteering in our lab, please reach out to Jenny Pfaff (pfaff.20@osu.edu). 

Technician Opportunities

Postdoctoral Opportunities