Graduate Assistantship (Ph.D.) in Fish Community Ecology: University of Alabama

School: University of Alabama

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Job Category: Graduate Assistantships

Website: http://bama.ua.edu/~jghoweth/index.html

Salary: Competitive stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance

Start Date: 08/15/2017

Last Date to Apply: 12/05/2016

 

Description:

    The research project addresses the role of secondary succession in freshwater fish community structure using replicate beaver pond mosaics. This work will utilize field-based approaches in the streams and beaver ponds of the Talladega National Forest in Alabama, including the NSF NEON Domain 8 core site. The project will also involve dendrochronology, GIS/remote sensing, stable isotope analyses, and experiments at the UA Tanglewood Biological Station. This is a NSF-funded research project.

 

Qualifications:

     Candidates with a strong background in related research topics and venues are particularly encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be dedicated students who are highly motivated to conduct research in the field and in a laboratory environment. Students will be funded on a combination of teaching and research assistantships, which include a competitive stipend, health insurance, and a tuition waiver. Highly qualified applicants will be considered for departmental Aquatic Biology Fellowships, which offer a research assistantship during the student’s first year.
Prospective graduate students should apply to the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama (http://bsc.ua.edu/graduate-program/applying-to-graduate-program/) AND send an e-mail to Dr. Jennifer Howeth (jghoweth@ua.edu) no later than December 5 with "Graduate Assistantship" in the title, and include: 

(1) Cover letter

(2) CV

(3) Statement of research interests and experience

(4) Scientific writing sample (e.g., laboratory report, thesis, manuscript)

(5) GRE scores (if available)

(6) Unofficial copies of transcripts

(7) Contact information for three references in biology/ecology.