Student Opportunity Announcements
Ph.D. Assistantship, Marine Molecular Ecology
Ph.D. Assistantship in Marine Molecular Ecology: Geographic
Range Limits of Hybridizing Blue Mussels
A Ph.D. assistantship in marine molecular ecology is available
at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, to begin Fall
2010. The position is part of a funded collaborative project
with colleagues at the University of New England, which
examines the role of larval dispersal and physiological
tolerance in establishing range limits of the northern blue
mussel, Mytilus trossulus, in the Gulf of Maine. The selected
candidate will work closely with a molecular ecologist, a
benthic ecologist, and a physical oceanographer. The
position is interdisciplinary and will involve intensive field and
laboratory studies of patterns of dispersal, recruitment, and
postsettlement mortality in relation to the Eastern Maine
Coastal Current. The successful candidate should be highly
motivated, work well in a team, and have solid molecular
laboratory skills. Desired qualifications include an excellent
academic record in marine biology and oceanography and a
strong background in molecular ecology and evolution; an
interest in the genetics of hybrid zones is also a plus.
Candidates should email Dr. Michael McCartney a letter of
interest and a C.V. (mccartneym@uncw.edu;
http://www.uncw.edu/bio/faculty_mccartney.htm) and are
encouraged to visit
http://24.97.224.81/research/msc/faculty.cfm for
information on PIs Dr. Phil Yund and Dr. Charles Tilburg. For
details on applying to the Ph.D. in Marine Biology, visit
http://www.uncw.edu/bio/grad-phd.html (deadline is April
15, 2010).