Jobs & Scholarships

Opportunities for research assistantship in marine biogeochemistry are available immediately for qualified graduate students at Ph.D. or Master levels in the Department of Marine Science at the University of Southern Mississippi (http://www.usm.edu/marine/). Research projects include fluxes and biogeochemical cycling of organic matter and nutrients in river, estuarine and marine environments; interactions of trace elements such as Fe(II, III), Th(IV), Pa(IV,V), Pb(II), Po(II, IV), etc. with natural organic matter and colloids/nanoparticles in aquatic systems.

Current annual stipends range from $20,400 for Master Students to $21,600 for Ph.D. students, with full tuition waivers, health insurance coverage, and other university fees paid. The department offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. programs and has active ongoing basic and applied research programs in marine sciences and oceanography including biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography, remote sensing, ocean acoustics and hydrographic science, with strong field- and lab-based interdisciplinary research components. Departmental resources include extensive laboratory and state-of-the-art analytical and computational facilities (http://www.usm.edu/marine/). The location of the department at the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center provides ready access to coastal systems and training/collaborative opportunities with the many federal agencies (NASA, NOAA, NRL, NAVO, USGS, EPA). Please e-mail laodong.guo@usm.edu or visit http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w607661 for more information. For application procedure, please contact Ms. Linda Downs at marine.science@usm.edu.