Graduate Research Assistant (M.S.) Microbial Ecology
University of Illinois Springfield
The University of Illinois Springfields (UIS)
<http://www.uis.edu/emiquon/>Therkildsen Field
Station at Emiquon is actively recruiting a
motivated M.S. student to work on an aspect of
microbial ecology associated with The Nature
Conservancys restoration ecology project,
<http://www.experienceemiquon.com/>Emiquon, or a
related aspect of river floodplain ecology. The
Emiquon Preserve is among the largest river
floodplain restoration projects in the United
States. Intensive sampling of microbial loop
organisms has been ongoing since the beginning of
the restoration effort and the GRA project would
build on this foundation. Research will focus on
the diversity and dynamics of microbial
communities, ecological drivers of community
change, and/or documentation of change due to
application of restoration practices. Research
will involve field, lab, and computational
work. The graduate student should be able to
work independently as well as with other lab
members and field crews. The student is expected
to have interests and/or skills in ecology,
microbiology, biogeochemistry and/or statistics.
Applicants need not have all skills to apply, but
preference will be given to those who have. A BS
degree in biology, ecology, microbiology, or a
related field is required. Students will be part
of an interdisciplinary research effort with
ample chance to interact with Illinois Natural
History Surveys Forbes Biological Research
Station and the Illinois River Biological Field
Stations, Havana, IL, as well as many other
partner organizations. This assistantship will
be compensated with a monthly stipend of $1,050
for the first year, $1,100 the second year and
tuition waver. You must be admitted to the UIS
Biology Graduate Program to be eligible for the
assistantship
(<http://www.uis.edu/admissions/graduate/>http://www.uis.edu/admissions/graduate/).
Position to remain open until qualified applicant is selected
Interested students should send a cover letter
and CV/resume to Mike Lemke, Professor (email
preferred:
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]) or Biology
Department, MS 223, University of Illinois
Springfield, One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703
