Research assistantships with full stipends ($26-33K) and tuition waivers are available for students interested in pursuing a M.S. or Ph.D. degree in phytoplankton physiology, molecular ecology, and/or trace metal – microbe interactions. Students will join an active group working on several NSF-funded initiatives focusing on the metal physiology and biogeochemistry of marine phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteria. We have been recently funded to investigate Fe cycling and phytoplankton molecular ecology off the coast of Antarctica. This four-year multi-institutional project (Rutgers-Newark & New Brunswick, Princeton, Woods Hole, and U Hawai’i) is focused on understanding the links between Fe and phytoplankton in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
Lab work will be conducted at the Rutgers University campuses in Newark (Earth and Environmental Sciences) and New Brunswick (Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences). The successful candidate is also expected to participate in a 4-week field research expedition to the Ross Sea aboard the R/V Palmer in January – February 2011.
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. The candidate will likely matriculate in Fall 2010, but either Spring 2010 matriculation or casual hourly employment prior to matriculation are possible.
Lab work will be conducted at the Rutgers University campuses in Newark (Earth and Environmental Sciences) and New Brunswick (Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences). The successful candidate is also expected to participate in a 4-week field research expedition to the Ross Sea aboard the R/V Palmer in January – February 2011.
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. The candidate will likely matriculate in Fall 2010, but either Spring 2010 matriculation or casual hourly employment prior to matriculation are possible.
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