Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship [Posted on this website: April 15 2001]
University of Victoria, BC, Canada
Description: 1  Ph.D. student required to reconstruct historical water quality trends and the impact of terrestrial and aquatic perturbations on water quality using paleolimnological techniques and 1  Ph.D. student required to examine the factors related to the mobilization of mercury in terrestrial and aquatic environments
Contact: To apply, please send C.V.'s and any published re-prints of your work (especially for post-doc's) to:
Dr. Asit Mazumder or Dr. Ben Basu,University of Victoria, Department of Biology, PO Box 3020, Station CSC
Victoria, BC, V8W 3N5
 

Graduate Research Assistantship [Posted on this website: April 15 2001]
Fisheries and Wildlife Department, Oregon State University
Newport, Oregon

Description: Financial support for graduate students (both M.S. and Ph.D.) in population genetics studies of salmonid, groundfish, and marine mollusk fisheries. Research using state-of-the-art equipment and molecular and statistical tools. The center has strong academic support in fisheries dynamics, evolutionary ecology, marine sanctuaries, aquaculture, and fisheries economics. Substantial federal and state agency representation allows for additional support and experience in fisheries management and marine ecosystems.
Deadline: 26 June 2001
Contact:Michael A. Banks, Assistant Professor Marine Fisheries Genetics, Coastal Oregon Experimental Station
Hatfield Marine Science Center, 2030 Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365, Phone: 541-867-0420, Fax: 541-867-0138, Email: Michael.Banks@hmsc.orst.edu
 

MS Graduate Research Assistantship [Posted on this website: April 15 2001]
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Description: Assist in oyster culture research focusing on hatchery, nursery, and/or off-bottom culture. Join a research group involved in studies addressing culture, polyploidy, gamete cryopreservation, transgenics, and disease monitoring and resistance. Qualifications: B.S. in biology, aquatic sciences, or related field. GPA of 3.0 and GRE scores of 1100+. Experience in bivalve hatchery, nursery, and/or grow-out systems preferred.
Salary: $14,000 per year.
Deadline: 10 June 2001.
Contact: Send letter of interest, resume, references, copy of transcripts and GRE scores (email attachments acceptable) to:
John Supan, Office of Sea Grant Development, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Phone: 225-578-6527
Fax: 225-578-6331, Email: jsupan@lsu.edu, Website: http://www.lsu.edu