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Friday, June 06, 2008

Ph.D. Student Position - Ecological Physiology of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Phytoplankton

A Ph.D. position is available to work on the ecological physiology of Arctic and sub-Arctic phytoplankton. Trainees will have a variety of projects to choose from related to primary productivity and nutrient physiology of marine phytoplankton in field and laboratory settings. Research may require participation in research cruises to the Gulf of Alaska and/or the Canadian Arctic.

The student will be working under the supervision of Dr. Diana E. Varela in the Department of Biology and the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. This position will provide diverse opportunities for seagoing and laboratory studies, and integration of field and lab-based results.

Applicants should submit a C.V. indicating previous research experience, unofficial copies of university transcripts (undergraduate and graduate as appropriate) and a brief statement of scientific interests to: Dr. Diana Varela, Department of Biology & School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3020, Stn. CSC, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8N 3C5. Tel. 1-250-472-5425. Applications should be sent preferably by email at: dvarela@uvic.ca.

http://web.uvic.ca/biology/faculty/facpages/varela.htm
http://web.uvic.ca/gradstudies/

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