The Aquatic Ecology Laboratory at Washington State University Vancouver, directed by Dr. Stephen Bollens and Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, has paid assistantships available for new graduate students to contribute to a growing and dynamic program in Aquatic Ecology. We are currently accepting applications to begin study in January 2012, or August 2012. Specific research opportunities exist in the following areas: 1) aquatic invasive species (e.g. zooplankton, crayfish, fish), 2) harmful algal blooms, 3) fish and invertebrate response to wetland restoration, and 4) diel vertical migration of plankton. Graduate students are supported on a combination of Research Assistantships and traditional Teaching Assistantships. Students who begin in January 2012 are also eligible to apply for one-year GK-12 Teaching Fellowships which pay a $30,000 annual stipend with the expectation of 15 hours/week collaborating with a middle school science teacher in a local school district. Degree programs: M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science; M.S. and Ph.D. in Zoology. Application deadlines: For January 2012 admission, apply as soon as possible. For August 2012 admission, applications will be accepted through March 2011; but priority will given to those who apply by January 10, 2011. Campus and Facilities: Washington State University Vancouver is one of four campuses in the WSU system, and is a rapidly expanding institution located within the greater Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA metropolitan area, near the Columbia River, Cascade Mountains and coastal Pacific ocean. The 351-acre campus offers new, state-of-the-art classroom and research facilities, where teaching and research are conducted in an interdisciplinary and collaborative atmosphere. For more information please visit the WSUV Aquatic Ecology Laboratory website (http://research.vancouver.wsu.edu/aquatic-ecology-lab), or the WSU Vancouver Science Programs website (http://science.vancouver.wsu.edu/) or contact us directly: Dr. Stephen M. Bollens ([email protected]) Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens ([email protected]) Washington State University Vancouver 14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue Vancouver, WA 98686-9600 USA
