<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Priscu Research Group is seeking a motivated Ph.D. student to work on the aquatic systems in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica as part of the McMurdo LTER project (</span><a href="http://www.mcmlter.org/" title="Link: http://www.mcmlter.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,126,138)">http://www.mcmlter.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">).<span class="gmail-m_1335713863357284995apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt">This six-year interdisciplinary project extends 24 years of previous data collection on the permanently ice-covered lakes of the region and will focus on biogeochemical responses to changes in landscape connectivity and climate. The successful applicant will be expected to interact with technicians, graduate students and PI’s in Antarctic fieldwork. The successful applicant must also pass the medical and dental exams required by NSF for Antarctic deployment. A Master’s degree in ecosystem modeling, aquatic biogeochemistry, or microbial ecology is desirable.</span><span class="gmail-m_1335713863357284995apple-converted-space" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt"> </span><br><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt">Interested students should contact Amy Chiuchiolo, Montana State University, Bozeman (</span><a href="mailto:achiuchiolo@montana.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt">achiuchiolo@montana.edu</a><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt">) and include a brief statement of interest.</span><span class="gmail-m_1335713863357284995apple-converted-space" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt"> </span><br><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">For more information about the Priscu Research Group, see:<span class="gmail-m_1335713863357284995apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.montana.edu/priscu/" title="Link: http://www.montana.edu/priscu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,126,138)">http://www.montana.edu/<wbr>priscu/</span></a><br><blockquote type="cite" style="font-size:12.8px"><div class="gmail-m_1335713863357284995WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> </p></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div>----<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs<div>Communications Lead</div><div>LTER Network Communications Office (LTER NCO)</div><div><a href="http://us12.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=7e63967daf&e=[UNIQID]" target="_blank">LTER Science Update</a></div><div>t: @USLTER</div><div>f: USLTER</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Office: 805-893-7549</span></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Cell: 617-833-7930</span></div><div><a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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