The O’Halloran lab in the Department of Forestry and Environmental
Conservation at Clemson University currently has an opening for an M.S.
student starting in fall of 2018. We seek an enthusiastic and inquisitive
student who is interested in understanding greenhouse gas emissions and
carbon cycling in the salt marshes of coastal South Carolina. The student
will join an ongoing project funded by the South Carolina Sea Grant
Consortium in the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
in collaboration with Dr. Erik Smith at the University of South Carolina.
The student will take courses on Clemson’s main campus during the academic
year and spend summers in residence at the Baruch Institute of Coastal
Ecology and Forest Science to conduct fieldwork and writing. A full
research assistantship (including stipend and tuition waver) is available
for two years.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a natural science field with
strong quantitative abilities and self-motivation.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in ecology, biology, marine
science, atmospheric science or other closely related environmental science.
Programming experience in MATLAB or R. Fieldwork experience in
ecology/marine science.
To apply, send a CV, unofficial GRE and TOEFL scores (if available) and a
cover letter stating your previous experience, interest in this specific
position, and future goals to Dr. O’Halloran by July 23. Contact info and
more details about the lab are available here:
http://tinyurl.com/ohalloranlab
