Graduate Assistantship in Watershed Biogeochemistry, University of Maine

Application Deadline: 18 May, 2009

A graduate research assistantship is available in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine for a student interested in watershed biogeochemistry. The successful applicant will be involved in a NSF-funded project that examines how nitrogen and acid deposition change biogeochemical pathways in coupled terrestrial-stream systems. The student will be based at U. Maine, but will collaborate extensively with stream and terrestrial ecologists, soil scientists, and geochemists at the University of Maine, Virginia Tech, and the U.S. Forest Service. Field work will be conducted at forested LTREB sites in Maine and West Virginia.

Ph.D. students are preferred, but M.S. students may apply. The assistantship includes a stipend, tuition, and health insurance. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Kevin Simon (ksimon@maine.edu) and send a letter of interest (prior accomplishments, research experience and interests, future career goals), a CV, transcripts, and GRE scores. Details about the graduate program at the University of Maine can be found through the School of Biology and Ecology (http://biology.umaine.edu/), the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program (http://ees.umaine.edu/), and the graduate school (http://www2.umaine.edu/graduate/).

The University of Maine, in Orono, sits conveniently between Acadia National Park on the scenic Maine coast and the mountains of the Mt. Katahdin and the Moosehead Lake regions. There is easy access to outdoor activities including hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing, and fly fishing. For more information about U. Maine go to http://www.umaine.edu/.