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The work that our Undergraduate Research Assistants perform is critical to ERI's mission of research, outreach, and education. Students who are offered a position with the ERI commit to expectations and requirements outlined in the Undergraduate Research Assistant Agreement. 
Ian Johnson setting squirrel traps.
During the school year, students work an average of 8 to 15 hours per week in ERI labs and set their work schedules around their class schedules. Students are expected to email their preferred work hours to the lab manager at the beginning of each semester. Work schedules are posted each semester in the Dendroecology Lab, Rm #24, and students are expected to show up for work promptly and adhere to ERI's Student Employment Policies. If students need to call in sick or late, we have a message line exclusively for this purpose. The number is 928-523-8155. 
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During the summer field season, students work on a variety of research projects on the Colorado plateau. Work trips consist of 6 to 8 day field research trips, with a corresponding 3 to 6 days off. All food and beverages are provided. However students are expected to bring their own camping gear. Most trips are car camping and do not require backpacking to the campsite. Every student has the opportunity to earn full-time pay during the summer field season, barring unforeseen circumstances such as wildfires or forest closures. Part-time employment is an option during the summer for those students taking summer classes or who have other academic obligations. Summer field season schedules are also coordinated through the Lab Manager. Students are then evaluated on their performance every fall semester by the Lab Manager and the research trip crew leaders. Click here for a factsheet on our program |