A Ph.D. research assistantship with a full tuition waiver is available for a motivated graduate student interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in polar marine ecology. The successful candidate will join an NSF-funded research team focused on investigating the impacts of ice conditions and climate change on pelagic food webs in the Arctic. Specifically, this project will examine the composition and distribution of microzooplankton and their trophic interactions with phytoplankton and copepods. Lab work including flow-cytometry and molecular techniques will be conducted at the University of Akron, OH (www.uakron.edu/biology) and the University of Tromsø in Norway (http://www2.uit.no). The doctoral student will also take part in the oceanographic cruises aboard the IMR (http://www.imr.no) research vessels in the Barents Sea. The applicant must meet the University of Akron admission requirements and have an undergraduate degree in Oceanography or Biology from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit their GRE scores, three letters of recommendation, a and statement of career goals and research interests. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Prior to applying please contact Dr. Peter Lavrentyev via e-mail ([email protected]) for further information.
