M.S. assistantship, aquatic ecology, Ball State University

M.S. ASSISTANTSHIP, AQUATIC ECOLOGY, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

The Wyatt Lab in the Department of Biology at Ball State University has

an opening for a NSF funded MS Graduate Research Assistantship to study

aquatic ecology in Alaskan wetlands. Ideally, the successful applicant

will have a background in aquatic ecology and a willingness to work in

both field and laboratory settings. The multidisciplinary nature of this

project provides research opportunities for students with a broad range

of interests (algal ecology, microbial ecology, food webs, and

biogeochemistry). The field portion of the research will be conducted in

partnership with the Long-term Ecological Research Program at the

University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the position will require travel to

Alaska for summer research. Please see the lab website for more details:

If you are interested in this position please send your CV and a short

statement summarizing your qualifications and research interests to Dr.

requirements can be found at http://www.bsu.edu/biology/. Preferred

start date is January (spring semester) or May (summer semester) 2018.