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Graduate Research Assistantship in Stream Ecology

The Department of Biology at Baylor University is offering a Graduate Research Assistantship in stream ecology beginning Spring (January) or Summer (mid-May) 2006 to study under the direction of Dr. Ryan King . Funding is available for up to 5 years, with initial funding as a Research Assistant (competitive stipend) for 2 years and additional support through departmental Graduate Teaching and/or other Graduate Research Assistantships. A full tuition scholarship will also be awarded. Both M.S. and Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply; Ph.D. students preferred. The Graduate Research Assistant will participate in a study funded by the U. S. EPA to develop numerical nutrient criteria for wadeable streams in central Texas using an ecological risk assessment approach. The successful applicant will conduct research designed to model the effects of nutrient enrichment on periphyton and macroinvertebrate communities along observed nutrient gradients in natural streams and in 12 outdoor, experimental streams subjected to range of controlled nutrient additions. The experimental stream facility (the "BEAR"--Baylor Experimental Aquatic Research) is located near campus at the Lake Waco Wetlands complex, which also affords 24 outdoor wetland mesocosms and a large research laboratory adjacent to an 80-hectare constructed wetland.

The Department of Biology is housed in the Baylor Sciences Building, a brand-new 500,000 square-foot facility fully equipped with state-of-the-art research and teaching labs. The student will be expected to interact with the lab of Dr. Bryan Brooks (co-PI on this project) and others in the interdisciplinary Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, an association that unites aquatic faculty and students from Biology, Geology, Chemistry, and Environmental Studies.

Minimum qualifications include a B. S. degree in biology, ecology, or related discipline and a current, valid U.S. driver's license. Selection will be based on GPA, GREs (minimum combined score of 1100), and letters of recommendation. Individuals with previous research experience in aquatic ecology, particularly streams, will be given top consideration. More information about application and degree requirements are available on the Biology webpage. Please contact Dr. Ryan King (Ryan_S_King@baylor.edu) for additional information. Review of applications will begin 31 October 2005, although applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

**Note: This is a new assistantship position--a recently advertised Graduate Research Assistantship in aquatic ecology has been filled.**

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