A research assistantship for a masters student is available beginning Fall 2017 in the lab of Laura Gough at Towson University. The student will be supported by an NSF-funded project in collaboration with faculty at Columbia University, University of New Hampshire, University of Texas-El Paso, and the Marine Biological Laboratory. Summer research based at Toolik Field Station, Barrow, and Nome in northern Alaska will examine the role of small mammals in affecting carbon cycling through a combination of field manipulations of mammal densities; plant, soil, mammal, and gas exchange measurements; and modeling. The MS student will assist with data collection for the larger project while developing her/his own thesis project in conjunction with our research questions.
The student may begin as early as summer 2017 to assist with the first field season of the project and then start the MS program in the fall. Students may enroll in the MS program in Biology (http://www.towson.edu/fcsm/departments/biology/gradbiology/) or Environmental Science (http://www.towson.edu/fcsm/departments/environsci/grad/index.html) depending on their interests. Interested students should send a c.v. and short statement of research interests to Laura Gough at lgo...@towson.edu<mailto:lgo...@towson.edu> prior to applying. Laura Gough * Professor and Chair Department of Biological Sciences Towson University<http://www.towson.edu/> * 8000 York Road * Towson, Maryland, 21252-0001 t. 410-704-5033 * f. 410-704-2405
