Student Opportunity Announcements
Graduate Assistantships in Fisheries & Marine Science
The NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) based at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore seeks students from diverse backgrounds for its MS and PhD programs in fisheries and marine science. Those with degrees in the following disciplines will be considered: marine sciences, biology, mathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering. All students should have completed basic courses in biology and be able to meet the entrance requirements of the Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science program (www.mees.umd.edu).
A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and US Citizenship is required.
The Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) was established in October 2001 as a cooperative agreement between NOAA’s Educational Partnership Program, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), lead institution, Delaware State University (DSU), Hampton University (HU), Savannah State University (SSU), the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (UM/RSMAS), the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (UMCES-IMET), and Oregon State University (OSU). The Center conducts research focused on four broad areas (Essential Fish Habitat, Quantitative Fisheries, Fisheries Socioeconomics and Aquaculture), while training students to become the Nation’s next generation of fisheries scientists.
Please contact Todd Christenson, Program Manager, LMRCSC at tchristenson@umes.edu or 410-251-2440.