Student Opportunity Announcements
Student positions: Impacts of Nanosilver on a Lake Ecosystem
We are seeking highly motivated graduate
students to participate in the Lake Ecosystem
Nanosilver (LENS) project; a study of ecosystem
level responses to nanosilver. The graduate
positions will be based at Trent University in
Peterborough, ON, Canada as part of the
Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program
(http://www.trentu.ca/els/). This is a highly
interdisciplinary project and interested
candidates should have a background in one or
several of the fields of ecology, limnology,
environmental science, toxicology, analytical
chemistry or environmental chemistry. Candidates
should be able to work as part of a large
interdisciplinary team, and be willing to
conduct research in both the field and the
laboratory. The projects will be highly
integrated and will include elements of:
• Speciation and fate of nanosilver in
lake ecosystems.
• Effects of nanosilver on trophic
interactions
• Food web and ecosystem responses to
nanosilver addition.
The positions would ideally begin on May 1,
2013. The graduate positions are intended to be
funded at the Ph.D. level but we will consider
exceptional M.Sc. candidates. For consideration,
please send to one of the contacts below by e-
mail: a letter of intent, a statement of
interests, a c.v. and the contact information
for 3 references.
Contacts:
o Dr. Paul Frost (paulfrost@trentu.ca),
Department of Biology, Trent University
o Dr. Marguerite Xenopoulos
(mxenopoulos@trentu.ca), Department of Biology,
Trent University
o Dr. Holger Hintelmann
(hhintelmann@trentu.ca), Department of
Chemistry, Trent University
o Dr. Chris Metcalfe
(cmetcalfe@trentu.ca), Environmental and
Resource Studies, Trent University