Graduate Research Assistantships available Aquifer recharge and vegetation change A graduate research assistantship is available to study the response of water movement in soil to woody vegetation removal and soil texture variation. The work will include using stable isotopes and other approaches to identify plant water sources and patterns of vertical water movement in soils to better understand how landscape manipulations affect the hydrologic cycle at a regional scale. Field work will be conducted in the recharge zone of the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in southwest Texas. Experience with stable isotopes and hydrological applications is preferred.
Plant hydrogen and oxygen isoscapes A graduate research assistantship is available to study plant stable isotope ratio spatial variation at large scales and its physiological and environmental controls. The focus will be primarily on understanding relationships between environmental water, plant water, and plant organic compound hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios. Experience and interest in plant physiology, biochemistry, geochemistry, or stable isotopes is preferred. The successful candidates will join the laboratory of Dr. Jason West in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University http://essm.tamu.edu/ Interested applicants should contact Dr. West with a description of their research/professional interests, CV, GPR and GRE scores, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for three references. Email: [email protected] Jason West Assistant Professor Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management Texas A&M University
