April 3, 2013 Graduate Fellowship Opportunities at UC Riverside The Department of Environmental Sciences at UC Riverside is seeking graduate students to work on NSF-sponsored investigations of paleolimnology, aquatic ecology and isotope biogeochemistry of the Sierra Nevada. This work builds on the more than 30-year record of limnological and watershed research conducted at Emerald Lake in Sequoia National Park (http://ccb.ucr.edu/emeraldlake/index.html). These Ph.D Fellowships include a monthly stipend, full tuition and fees and funds to conduct research.
Education and experience - An MS or BS degree in aquatic ecology, hydrology, limnology, or similar discipline is required. Experience in aquatic ecology, paleolimnology and stable isotopes desired. Candidates must have the ability to work at remote field sites. Applicants should e-mail, in a single pdf file, to Dr. J. Sickman at UC Riverside ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>): i) a cover letter describing their education, research experience and career goals, ii) a CV and iii) list of references including contact information. For more information about the position please contact: James O. Sickman Associate Professor and Vice Chair Department of Environmental Sciences University of California, Riverside Room 2324 Geology Riverside, California 92521 Office: (951) 827-4552 Fax: (951) 827-3993 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> URL: http://www.envisci.ucr.edu/faculty/sickman.html Facility for Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (FIRMS): http://ccb.ucr.edu/firms.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
