M.S. Graduate Assistantship

Population Status, Distributional Changes, and Habitat Use of an Endemic, Nongame Species, the Yazoo darter,

Responsibilities: The successful applicant will conduct a two-year research project to provide critical information on the Yazoo darter in four areas: current and historical distribution, population demographics and conservation status, meso- and micro-habitat affinities, land-use and darter abundance, and the role of various instream substrates in reproductive success. The incumbent will make maximal use of historical information and existing stream survey data but will augment these with intensive field samples.

Qualifications: B.S. in biology, ecology, statistics, or related field. The incumbent must have a strong quantitative interest and background (math, statistics, population biology), be highly motivated, have strong organizational skills, and be able to work independently. A solid record of field experience is desirable. Applicants must meet admission requirements for the graduate school and Department of Biological Sciences at UM (see http://www.olemiss.e...raduate_school).

Salary: Contingent on annual funding, the assistantship covers tuition and a competitive stipend with funding renewed annually.

Closing Date: review begins 4/30 and continues until filled

Contact: Please send via email a letter of interest, CV, indication of academic performance, GRE test scores, and 3 faculty references to Dr. Mel Warren, mwarren01@fs.fed.us and Dr. David Reed, dreed@olemiss.edu.

MS Graduate Research Assistantship— Assessment of the effects of emerging contaminants on reproductive biology of freshwater mussels. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Responsibilities: The student will conduct a two-year research project to evaluate the effects of various emerging contaminants on the reproductive biology of native freshwater mussels. The project will involve laboratory exposures to evaluate individual and population level effects of contaminants. The student will use molecular techniques to monitor reproductive physiology (proteins, sex hormones, etc.), perform transformation studies on host fish and culture transformed juvenile mussels for evaluation of relative fitness.


QUALIFICATIONS: The successful applicant should have interests in ecotoxicology, emerging contaminants, and freshwater mussel conservation, and be highly motivated, have strong organizational skills, and should be able to work independently in the lab. Minimum academic qualifications include a B.S. in fisheries, biology, environmental chemistry or closely related field, 1100+ on the GRE's combined verbal and quantitative, and a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 system). The student will participate in the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program at the University of Georgia. Additional graduate program information can be found at:


http://toxicology.uga.edu/

Project Start Date: August 1, 2008.



Salary: $17,000 per year plus benefits and tuition waiver.

Closing Date: Until filled.

Contact: send a cover letter, resume, copies of transcripts, GRE scores, and the names, phone numbers, and email address of three references to:

Dr. Robert B. Bringolf
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
PH: (706) 542-1477
rbringolf@warnell.uga.edu


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Robert Bringolf, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-1477
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