MS Graduate Research Assistantship— spatial variability of stream mussel assemblages and sampling sufficiency, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Graduate student and postdoc positions
Posted: 5 May, 2008
Expiration Date: 20 May, 2008

Responsibility: The successful applicant will conduct a 2-3 year research project to evaluate the reach-scaled variability of mussel assemblages and sampling sufficiency in Illinois wadeable streams. The project is a cooperative effort with the IL Department of Natural Resources and will involve field and laboratory work to collect samples, identify mussel species, and analyzing the data. Qualification: The successful applicant should have interests in freshwater mussel ecology, be highly motivated & self-organized, and should be able to work independently in the field and lab. Experiences in mussel identifications and biostatistics will be assets. Minimum academic qualifications include a B.S. in fisheries, ecology, zoology, or closely related field, 1100+ on the GRE's combined verbal and quantitative, 4.5 on the analytical writing, and a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 system). Additional graduate program information can be found at: www.nres.uiuc.edu. Salary: $1,500 per month for 11-month plus tuition waiver and benefit.

Review of applications will begin May 20, 2008. Preferred starting time: Aug. 2008. Send a cover letter, resume, copies of transcripts, GRE scores, and the names, phone numbers, and email address of three references to: Dr. Yong Cao, Illinois Natural History Survey (217) 244-6847, yongcao@ uiuc.edu.