Post date: Aug 20, 2018 9:48:16 PM
A Masters assistantship is available in the Department of Biology at Georgia Southern University, with an anticipated start date of January 2019. The student will be expected to contribute to a multi-investigator project examining the potential benefits of ribbed mussels, Guekensia demissa, to living shoreline success in Georgia. The project is a collaboration between the lab groups of Dr. John Carroll and Dr. Risa Cohen, who have broad interests in marine ecology, restoration and ecotoxicology. The field work for this effort will start in early spring and continue for two years. The graduate student will be expected to participate in a monitoring program during the summer that requires moderately strenuous fieldwork (lifting approx. 50 lbs., bending, carrying heavy equipment, and walking through marine waters and marsh under variable weather conditions), and to design their own thesis project.
The successful applicant will ideally have interest in restoration and ecology. S/he must be accepted to the Masters of Biology program at Georgia Southern University and awarded a graduate teaching assistantship. This assistantship includes a tuition waiver and stipend for two years to be funded through teaching duties. The applicant will complete course work and graduate with a M.S. degree in Biology. It is anticipated that summer support for the student will be available through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Required qualifications include (1) a Bachelor’s degree in Biology or a related field, (2) excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, and (3) strong self-motivation and ability to work well independently and with a team. Preferred qualifications include (1) previous field experience, (2) strong analytical skills and (3) demonstrated scientific writing ability, such as authorship of a scientific publication, report, or senior thesis.
This position will be based at the Statesboro campus of Georgia Southern University (http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/biology/). Information about the graduate program can be found at the Biology department’s web page (http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/biology/graduate-program-2/). Georgia Southern University is a 27,000-student comprehensive research university located in one of the most biodiverse regions of the southeastern U.S. (http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/). Additional questions about the GSU graduate program can be directed to Dr. Checo Colon-Gaud (jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu). The application deadline is October1st, 2018 for full consideration.
Interested students should contact Dr. John Carroll (jcarroll@georgiasouthern.edu) prior to submitting an application. Please attach a curriculum vitae that includes GRE scores and GPA, and a writing sample. For more information, visit the Carroll lab website: (https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/carroll-lab/home)