The Aquatic Ecology Lab at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln is searching for qualified M.S. or Ph.D. students to work on an NSF-funded study on the interactions of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycling in a recently restored coastal plains wetland experiencing salt water intrusion. This project is a collaboration between UNL (https://sites.google.com/site/burginlab/), Duke University (http://www.biology.duke.edu/bernhardtlab/) and Montana State Univeristy (http://69.36.180.108/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/). The student will be advised by Dr. Amy Burgin and enrolled in the School of Natural Resources at UNL (http://snr.unl.edu/), but will be expected to collaborate with the project participants, which will require frequent travel to the field site in coastal North Carolina.
Qualifications: The successful applicants will have an outstanding academic background including a B.S. or M.S. degree in Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Natural Resources, or a closely related field. This project requires an exceptional work ethic, strong interpersonal skills, strong English writing and oral communication skills, and field-based and/or lab-based research experiences. Preference will be given to applicants with prior experiences in one or more of the following: soil and water chemistry, microbial metabolism assays, and stable and/or radio isotopes. Potential candidates who meet the stated qualifications should send a cover letter detailing your research interests and career aspirations, a CV, photocopy or scan of transcripts and GRE scores, and contact information for 3 references to burginam <at> gmail.com <burgi...@gmail.com> with the subject line “TOWeR student”. Given the on-going nature of the project, the *preferred starting date is January 2012*, though later dates will be considered if the student is available for Summer 2012. For full consideration, please submit application materials by 1 November 2011. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amy Burgin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Wright State University, Earth & Environ. Sci. Mailing address: 260 Brehm Lab 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45435-0001, USA http://sites.google.com/site/burginlab/home office: (937) 775-4930 lab: (937) 775-4948 fax: (937) 775-4997 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
