The Ardón lab at East Carolina University invites highly qualified candidates to apply for a graduate research assistantship on a new project funded by the National Science Foundation Coastal SEES program. The successful candidate will study landscape salinization and impacts on freshwater-dependent ecosystems in coastal North Carolina as part of a larger, interdisciplinary effort to understand coupled human and natural processes associated with climate-driven salinization of surface waters and adjacent lands. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary cohort of doctoral students whose research foci will span natural and social sciences. Desired qualifications include a Master’s degree in biogeochemistry, aquatic ecology, soil ecology, or related environmental sciences, experience with fieldwork under adverse conditions, experience in soil and/or water chemical analyses, and familiarity with environmental sensor networks. Exceptionally qualified Bachelor’s degree holders will also be considered. The expected starting date is January 2015. The position includes a competitive stipend, tuition, fees and health insurance benefits. For further information or application instructions contact Dr. Marcelo Ardón ([email protected]), Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a candidate is selected.
