TEACHING/RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (MS) AVAILABLE. The Department of Biology at the University of Louisiana at Monroe is looking to recruit a student interested in studying phenotypic plasticity in various accessions of Arabidopsis using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Applicants should have an interest in botany and morphometrics, and have good math and computer skills. Starting date for the position is on or around January 15, 2007. The position includes a full tuition waiver and stipend ($8,000 per year) and requires the student to teach undergraduate lab courses. Additional stipend funds may be available from grants currently in review. Monroe is a city of 56,000 people on the banks of the Ouachita River in north-central Louisiana, and serves as the educational, commercial, and economic hub of the Delta parishes. ULM enrolls over 8,500 students, and houses Herbarium NLU, one of the largest herbaria in the south with over 450,000 specimens. The cost of living is very reasonable, and the area tends to avoid hurricanes.
We are looking for applicants with a minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA and minimum 1000 GRE (v+q); please note that these are above the minimum entrance requirements for ULM (see below). Applicants lacking graduate degrees in other biological areas will be given preference. Interested students should contact either Dr. Russ Minton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Dr. Tom Sasek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for additional information and specifics on applying. General information on the department, faculty, facilities, and course offerings can be found at http://www.ulm.edu/biology. Students seeking admission to the Biology Graduate Program must first be admitted to the ULM Graduate School. Application forms may be obtained online from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. In addition to a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5, the Biology Graduate Program requires either a score of 900 or higher on the GRE General Test (combined verbal and quantitative scores), or a total of 2400 points when the GPA is multiplied by the combined verbal and quantitative GRE General Test scores. Students must also have taken courses in introductory zoology, introductory botany, introductory microbiology, ecology, genetics, and an upper level physiology class (animal, plant, human, or cell). A limited number of course deficiencies can be taken after admission. Russ Minton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biology University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA 71209-0520 ph: 318-342-1795 fax: 318-342-3312 http://www.ulm.edu/~minton
