Graduate Assistantship (M.S., Ph.D.) opportunities

Opportunities for research and teaching assistantships are available for qualified graduate students for the 2009-2010 academic year at the USM Department of Marine Science (see http://www.usm.edu/marine/). Current annual stipends range from $20,400 for Master Students to 21,600 for first year Ph.D. students, with full tuition waivers, health insurance coverage and other university fees paid. The department offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. programs and has active ongoing basic and applied research programs in marine sciences and oceanography including biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography, remote sensing, ocean acoustics and hydrographic science, with strong field- and lab-based interdisciplinary research components. Departmental resources include extensive laboratory and state-of-the-art analytical and computational facilities. The location of the department at the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center provides ready access to coastal systems and collaborative opportunities with the many federal agencies (NASA, NOAA, NRL, NAVO, USGS, EPA). Potential students are encouraged to contact the Department at marine.science@usm.edu or to contact individual faculty members (see http://www.marine.usm.edu/marine/faculty.php), and should visit http://www.usm.edu/marine/ for additional information and application instructions.