Graduate Research Assistant in Aquatic Ecology: Murray State University, Kentucky

School: Murray State University

Location: Murray, KY, and DeBeque, CO, USA

Job Category: Graduate Assistantships

Website: http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/hwhiteman/index.shtml

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Start Date: 01/15/2017

Last Date to Apply: 11/15/2016

 

Description:

     Graduate Research Assistant in Aquatic Ecology, Watershed Studies Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University. One full-time position to begin January 2017. Qualifications: B.S. in biology, ecology, or related discipline. Previous experience with field and/or lab experiments, pond ecosystems, and amphibian and invertebrate ecology highly desirable. 

 

Responsibilities: 

     To conduct experimental research on the predatory effects of size-structured salamander populations on population, community and ecosystem interactions while completing a M.S. degree in Watershed Science. 

 

Salary: 

     Commensurate with experience; potential for competitive tuition waivers. Other benefits include housing at the Hancock Biological Station (Murray, KY) during the academic year. 

 

To Apply: 

     Email a letter of application, curriculum vitae including undergraduate GPA and GRE scores, and the names and email addresses of three references to Dr. Howard Whiteman (hwhiteman@murraystate.edu). 

 

Deadline: 

    November 15, 2016 or until the position is filled. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Murray State University is an equal education and employment opportunity, M/F/D, AA employer. 

Qualifications:

    B.S. in biology, ecology, or related discipline. Previous experience with field and/or lab experiments, pond ecosystems, and amphibian and invertebrate ecology highly desirable.