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Graduate Research Assistant position In Ecological Oceanography Position for new PhD student available beginning Fall 2014 to develop a dissertation in conjunction with a new National Science Foundation funded project to examine the drivers of spatial patterns of planktonic organisms in a dynamic subtropical oceanographic environment. High-resolution in situ imagery combined with targeted net sampling and individual daily growth measurements of larval fishes will be used to study predator-prey interactions and identify the biological and physical processes driving fine-scale plankton distributions. The successful applicant will have a strong interest in biological oceanography and quantitative marine ecology. Undergraduate research experience coupled with background in biostatistics preferred. Applicants should be highly motivated, organized, and able to work both independently as well as within a team. Applications may be submitted through the Department of Zoology, Oregon State University (http://zoology.science.oregonstate.edu/) until December 15, 2013. In addition, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and unofficial transcripts to <[email protected]>. Position is with the laboratories of Drs. Su Sponaugle (http://yyy.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/reef-fish-ecology/) and Robert Cowen (http://yyy.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/larval-fish/) at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center (http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/) in Newport, Oregon. --------------------------------------- Jessica Y Luo Ph.D Candidate Marine Biology and Fisheries Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Current address: Hatfield Marine Science Center Oregon State University 2030 SE Marine Science Dr. Newport, OR 97365
