Post Office Box 38
146 Williams Street
Solomons, MD 20688-0038
(410) 326-4281
Fax: (410) 326-7302
http://www.umces.edu/cbl
CHESAPEAKE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
Graduate Student Assistantship in Quantitative Ecology
Location: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science – Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory
Salary: Competitive stipend, benefits, 3 years of support.
End Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until suitable candidates
are identified. Anticipated start date is January 2015.
Description:
Applications are invited for a graduate student assistantship (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) now available in
the Ecosystem Studies Group at the UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) in
Solomons, Maryland (http://www.umces.edu/cbl). The position will focus on developing
numerical models to support understanding of estuarine ecosystems as a component of a larger
interdisciplinary research project. We seek highly motivated applicants with demonstrated
problem-solving and quantitative skills.
Oyster Reef Modeling: The student will work to further develop an existing advection-diffusion
model simulating particle capture on an oyster reef to also include ecosystem processes
relevant to estuarine nitrogen cycling. This project complements an ongoing empirical research
program to study oyster reef restoration in the Choptank estuary, which is one of two sites in
NOAA’s North Atlantic Region selected as a Habitat Focus Areas under NOAA’s Habitat
Blueprint. Communication skills will be valued to facilitate productive collaborations with field
researchers, and some experimental work may be expected as a component of the modeling
effort. Experience with Matlab programming is a plus.
Applications:
Graduate students at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory matriculate through the Marine
Estuarine & Environmental Sciences (MEES) graduate program at the University of Maryland.
Details about the program can be found at: http://www.mees.umd.edu/. For more information
regarding the position, please contact Dr. Lora Harris (harris@umces.edu) and Dr. Jeremy Testa
(jtesta@umces.edu) by e-mail. Prospective students should send a cover letter, CV, and the
names and contact information of three references (including email and phone) to
personnel@cbl.umces.edu with GRA-LH in the subject line.
UMCES is an EEO/AA employer. Individuals with disabilities, veterans, women and minorities
are encouraged to apply.
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