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POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Research Associate
(Oyster Reef Ecology)
(This is a grant-funded, non-tenure track position through June 30, 2010. Continuation will be dependent on funding, job performance, and continued need for the appointment.)
WORK LOCATION: School of Renewable Natural Resources, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NATURE OF WORK: This position will be responsible for managing a project building experimental oyster reefs, and leading collection of data to measure effects of these reefs on shoreline protection, nekton community and adjacent marsh health in southern Louisiana estuaries. The successful candidate will be responsible for all field logistics, field sampling, laboratory analyses, data input, preparation of figures and reports and development of a journal paper in this program area.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must hold a B.S. or M.S. in biological sciences or a related field, M.S. preferred. Applicant must possess experience in some, or preferably all, of the following (1) ability to identify nekton and wetland vegetation desired, (2) experience driving and working from boats, (3) demonstration of skills through field experience in wetlands and other wet habitats, (4) motivation and initiative to work with little supervision, and (5) ability to operate basic water quality monitoring equipment. Ability to work independently, get along with others, and work as part of a team critical.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The LSU AgCenter has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Current benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), university holidays (14 per year, typically includes a week off at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and possible educational leave and tuition exemption for coursework at campuses of the LSU System. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent of full-time and length of employment.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 30, 2008 or until suitable candidate is located.
DATE AVAILABLE: Upon completion of interview process.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send a letter of application, copies of academic transcripts showing undergraduate degrees, vitae, and contact information for three references to:
Dr. Megan La Peyre
124A Renewable Natural Resources Building
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6202
Tel.: (225) 578-4180; Fax: (225) 578-4144
E-mail: mlapey@lsu.edu
Web site: www.lsuagcenter.com
The Department of Fisheries Oceanography at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology invites applications from qualified students to our Ph.D. programs to work on sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) growth.
The sea scallop resource is presently managed using a catch-at-size analysis approach within an area rotation management strategy. Therefore, spatially resolved growth models are essential for stock assessment. One growth equation is used to predict shell growth for Georges Bank and another for the Mid-Atlantic. These two models are based on previous studies which relied heavily on determination of shell rings and the assumption that rings are annual. However, identification and validation of annuli is difficult. Following individual scallops through time with tagging provides an absolute measure of shell growth. Working cooperatively with the commercial scallop industry we have tagged over 129,000 scallops to estimate spatially specific shell growth in six areas on Georges Bank and in the Mid-Atlantic. These studies contribute to understanding spatial and temporal variability in scallop shell growth rates, as well as provide information about mortality and movement essential to improving spatially specific management strategies.
A Ph.D. research assistantship is available to examine spatially specific shell growth of sea scallops and the relationships between growth performance and distributions of depth, physical ocean conditions, surficial sediment and associated benthic megafauna in each tagging study area using the SMAST centric systematic video survey. These analyses will also be linked to the FVCOM oceanographic model (http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/index.html). The research, based on modeling, data analysis, and continued field research, will be supervised by Dr. Kevin Stokesbury, (508-910-6373, kstokesbury@umassd.edu). Applicants must have a bachelor's degree (MS degree preferred) in biology, fisheries, marine science or related field; prior research experience; and be comfortable working at sea. Applicants should possess strong computer, mathematical, and statistical skills. Graduate assistantship includes a 12-month $25,000 stipend, plus tuition and fee waivers.
Applications are encouraged for Fall 2008 admission to the Ph.D. program at the UMass School of Marine Sciences. Applications to our graduate program are available from our website: http://www.umassmarine.net/admissions/. For more information, please also visit our websites: http://www.smast.umassd.edu and http://www.umassmarine.net.
Interested applicants should also send a statement of interest and current resume to:
Graduate Research Assistant in Scallop Growth
Attn: Dr. Kevin Stokesbury
School for Marine Science & Technology
200 Mill Rd. Suite 325
Fairhaven, MA 02719
For more information please contact:
Dr. Kevin Stokesbury
voice: (508) 910-6373
fax: (508) 910-6374
email: kstokesbury@umassd.edu
See Also: AquaNIC and the World Aquaculture Society: Employment Service Web page for job postings.