Position/Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Agency/Location: University of Houston Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, Texas 77059
Needed: beginning Spring 2012 or Summer 2012.
Responsibilities: Excellent opportunities exist for new graduate students interested in freshwater, estuarine, and marine fisheries, limnology, wetland ecology, blue crab ecology, and Diamondback Terrapin research. Individuals will be responsible for conducting research projects under direction of a graduate advisor in coastal and/or inland ecosystems in Texas. Potential project topics include but are not limited to:
1) Urban fish population assessment
2) Population dynamics of diamondback terrapin and impracts of blue crab fishery
3) Estuarine Fish community responses to changes in water quality and hydrology
4) Effectiveness of constructed wetlands for habitat enhancement and water quality improvement
5) Ongoing water quality assessment of coastal streams
6) Blue crab mortality studies
Student will be responsible for learning and operating various field and laboratory methodologies including telemetry, acoustic doppler current meters, side scan sonar, electrofishing gear, nets and boats. Student may need to partially live onsite at various locations including wildlife refuges during portions of their study. Extensive travel along Texas coast possible during study period. Campus is located in beautiful natural area adjacent ot NASA and the Armand Bayou Nature Center, and 5 minutes from Galveston Bay and Clear Lake and 30 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico.
Qualifications:
* Graduation from recognized accredited university with a B.S. degree in an appropriate field depending on research interest (e.g. fisheries, wildlife science, herpetology, aquatic/marine biology) with excellent academic credentials and letters of reference
* Acceptance into graduate school in the Environmental Science Program at UHCL (M.S. Thesis Option)
* Ability to carry out strenuous field work (heat, rain, mosquito's etc).
* Academic commitment to work on project fulltime and timely completion of project.
Salary/Stipend:
$1890-2100 per month (full-time) – normally 50% during full-semesters, 100% in summer
* Waiver of out of state tuition rates (in state rates will apply) upon acceptance into school AND award of competitive RA
Closing Date: June 1, 2012 or until filled.
* Note may also have some limited job opportunities at the Environmental Institute of Houston located at UHCL for temporary (part or full-time employement).
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