I am looking to recruit one M.S. student for Fall 2010 to work on population-level genetic diversity in freshwater snails. The student will screen ISSR primers for use with the pleurocerid snail Elimia potosiensis as part of a larger project examining the genetic and environmental components of shell shape.
Pending available funds, the student will receive an $8,000 teaching assistantship plus full tuition waiver for at least two years. Assistantships are available on a competitive basis. More information on my lab can be found at http://www.ulm.edu/~minton. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA and 1000 M+V GRE score. Since assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis, the higher the GPA and GRE the better. Note that these values are higher than ULM's minimum graduate admissions standards. Applicants must also have experience with standard DNA methods including extraction, PCR amplification, and agarose gel electrophoresis. At least one reference/recommendation must speak to the student's ability in the lab. Interested students can contact me directly at [email protected] and browse to our departmental website http://www.ulm.edu/biology. Dr. Russ Minton Associate Professor of Biology University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA 71209-0520 318-342-1795 [email protected]
