Title: MS Graduate Research Assistantship Location: This position will be co-advised by Dr. Paris Collingsworth and Dr. Tomas Höök, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Salary: Approximately $20,000, plus tuition and benefits Responsibilities: Geospatial analysis of data collected via remote sensing. Student will work with scientists from around the Great Lakes basin to develop and optimize maps of primary production from satellite observations. The maps developed from this project will be used to conduct geospatial analyses to determine the factors that influence near shore productivity gradients in the Great Lakes. Many opportunities exist to interact with federal (EPA, NOAA) and non-governmental (Nature Conservancy) research partners. Qualifications: BS in limnology, ecology, fisheries or a related program, minimum GPA 3.2 or equivalent, verbal and quantitative GRE scores in 50th percentile or better and analytical writing 4.0. Special consideration will be given to students with a strong quantitative and analytical background and interest in ecological applications. Contact: Send statement of purpose, contact information for three references and a copy of transcripts and GRE scores (unofficial OK) to Paris Collingsworth, Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources, 312 886-7449, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity employer. Tomas Höök 765-496-6799 http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~thook/
